Great vid FF you live in a beautiful part of the world mate and thanks on the info on the sheath I always wandered why they were so deep. makes a shed load of sence now :) .
Cheers
AL
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Great vid FF you live in a beautiful part of the world mate and thanks on the info on the sheath I always wandered why they were so deep. makes a shed load of sence now :) .
Cheers
AL
Thanks Al :-)
Today I made a neck knife with a firesteel attachement starting with a Brusletto Balder knife. These are souvenir knives, with a carbon steel blade that is about 3-4 cm long, and a handle that you can jsut wrap 3 fingers around, with a classical puukko look. Comes with a leather sheet. These small knives are not really meant to be used for much other than perhaps sharpening apencil. But the carbon steel takes a wicked edge. So it's nice for cutting tag ends of fishing lines etc.
Also looked at my new ProTec Fire steel. Boring plastic handle, and the usual striker. So why not pimp it up some?
So made a handle from some dried juniper I had. And attached a bungee cord to it. Then took another piece of juniper, and drilled a hole that the firesteel fit into. carved out a sylinder formed sheath for the firesteel, and tied that to the leather sheath of the knife with some hemp twine. Then made lanyard for it all, so know I have a fire steel and striker with a knife edge :-)
Think I have found my birthday/christmass pressent for everyone I care for this year :-)
The knives are around 14£ and the protec fire steels 3,50£ but I can find them cheaper in bulk on that aucton site I guess....
Anyway here is pictures :-)
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Can I just say its my birhday in October ????????????????????????????????????????
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Fantastic idea and love the set up FF Great job mate :D
Cheers
AL
Good work FF :D
Don't know whether it counts as Bushcraft, but yesterday I did a bit of a mega hike.
After rising late, I set off mid morning from St Ives and headed to Trencrom Hill, where I set up my tarp and had a late breakfast. Then followed the Pilgrims Path to Marizion, where I rewarded myself with a brew, I followed the coast path to Porthlevan, then on to Loe Bar, where I had me dinner on the beach, walked around most of Loe Pool (failing to spot Excalibur in its murky depths) then cutting inland, rather than return to the Bar, I made my way up many a hill and across many a farmers field to Relubbus, just beyond where I set up my tarp on the banks of the river Hayle and had me tea. After a brief and untended kip I followed the river to the estuary, made my way along the unofficial coast path to Lelant, then followed the coast path proper back to St Ives.
I actually intended to leave Loe Pool at the Helston exit and get the bus home, but I had my walking head on and as I still had plenty of food and water, decided to walk back instead. Reckon I did just shy of 30 miles.
The food was a couple of rat pack meals and a pudding, a chocolate bar (for energy) a cup a soup, an extra chocolate bar, instant noodles, a spare chocolate bar, lots of my brew concoction, an emergency chocolate bar, fruit juice powder (I love that stuff), hot chocolate powder, midget gems, Kendal mint cake (with a chocolate covering), a couple of fruit and nut chewy bars and some chocolate covered raisins (for energy). I also took about two litre of water with me.
The gear was my new 25L Lidl rucksack inside which I carried my F.A.K., a map, poncho, knee length gaiters, tarp (plus utility rope, bungee ties, tent pegs) Cru cup, cooker, hexi tabs, fire steel, storm lighter, folding spork, cloth, hand towels & lid (all nested together), my poo kit, a spare penknife, my head torch and all of the above food. On the outside of the bag I attached two walking poles (which were used solely to erect my tarp) and carried the 58PWB and my new Swiss WB (which is taller and thinner the the 58P) in the external mesh pockets (which also ended up providing a home from the wayward walking pole handles) and tied my 3 in 1 emergency whistle (in the dry compartment of which I carry waterproof matches and water pure tabs) to a shoulder strap. I also had a slightly better penknife and dropable LED torch in my pockets.
The weather was pretty average, dull and mizzley, a bit windy on the coast paths and atop the higher hills, but still rather warm.
I took in some beautiful sights on the walk and despite all of the chocolate, feel a tad less fat today, but I do ache like a bar steward.
Fun times.
Thats one hell of a day out mate!! lol
How did the rucksack hold up? ok on the shoulders?
Cheers
AL
Sooooo Jealous, I remember when I could do 'milage' like that. Good for you.
Considering the cheapo nature of the rucksack, it sat really well on my back throughout the trip, the shoulder straps didn't really bite as thinner straps can do after a while and with and more often, without the built in rain cover, the pack proved to be pretty water resistant. No a bad little day sack, just about the right size for yesterday's wander.
I can just about do the miles, certainly did enough of them last year on my adventures and on top of my general wandering, I do try to get a ten plus miler in at least once a fortnight. But this is my first 20 plus miler of the year and I am feeling it today. Thankfully not suffering from either tender shoulder, specific achy back or blister feet; just a more a general stiffness and occasional overall ache. And, I'm putting that down to lack of practice (not to the fact I'm getting older, oh no!) Doing longer walks, more often should sort that out :D
Great stuff mate :)
Well the stove is done now just made a windbreak for it out of 2 big foil trays from Bushcraftland and a couple of paper clips to keep it together!! :D
Heres a couple of pics
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