I’ve written about bow saws previously and discussed their benefits and drawbacks, one of which is portability. One solution to this portability issue is to make your own bow saw as you go, often refered to as a buck saw. Here’s a method to make your own buck saw. It involves some knife work so […]
This article on downy flower heads was originally published in The Bushcraft Journal issue 17 published in October 2017. Tinders After looking at various methods of ignition I want to turn my attention to tinders. And just like different ways of lighting a fire, this is another big topic and it’s had me wondering where to start. […]
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This vegan frittata with wild greens is a fantastic variation on the classic Italian frittata. And to be honest, you don’t need to be vegan to enjoy it either, it tastes wonderful. Ingredients 1 cup of gram (chickpea) flour 1 tsp of turmeric 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 cooked potato, thinly sliced 1 […]
This post was originally published in Issue 17 of The Bushcraft Journal in August 2017. In the last issue of The Bushcraft Journal I looked at bow drilling posture and technique. What I described works for most people most of the time, but there are situations where people aren’t able to adopt the posture that […]
Last weekend we ran our Applied Bushcraft course, and instead of being based at our normal camp we based ourselves at two separate woodland locations and carried all of our kit with us. And so whilst I’ve long held off doing a ‘here’s my kit’ post, mostly because there’re so many out there already, I’m doing one […]
