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That's some great looking leather, JEEP. Congrats!

Here's a picture of my two best friends, Lefty (on the left) and Inti. Lefty is a 4-year-old ACD, and Inti is an 11-year-old Weimaraner mix. They're both fun hiking & camping companions, though...

Man, that is stunning!

Fish & JEEP, I know I've got you guys in my flickr contacts list already. Ashley, I just added you - that's a nice looking Baikal you've got there!

Here's mine. Not 100% bushcrafty, but a fair...

Looks like an excellent time outdoors!

Glad you guys have enjoyed the pics. I can't wait for it to be down in the 70s & 80s down here in the city - it's still been in the high 90s & 100s! Supposedly it'll be cooling off this weekend...

Lady Dog.Breath & I took the day off and took the dogs for a little hike up on the Mt. Lemmon Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains above Tucson. Nice little forest trail in the pines with some aspen...

Thanks, Mike! FWIW, There's a shop in Oregon that sells yew staves & billets. Not real cheap, but might be worth a look. One of these days I'm going to get around to making my own bow, and would...

Wow, very nice. That is just beautiful!

Those are slick!!

I've had this fantastic little knife for months now, but am only just getting around to uploading some pictures. The blade is by a fellow named Mike Bass (in Florida, I believe), and the handle &...

First is a Bernie Garland recurve bushcrafter blank I handled in Pacific Yew. I'm really loving the looks of yew wood lately!

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Absolutely beautiful!

Hahah, awesome, Josh! Gotta love the Goons!

That's a fantastic shelter, mrs. fish!

I don't have nettles in my neck of the woods, but I had a go at making cordage from yucca leaves. I, too, was completely amazed at how strong hand-made cordage could be!...

Thanks for the kind words, everybody. I like your avatar, happybonzo. Looks a lot like my heeler, Lefty:
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Mullein grows pretty readily in the mountains here. I've heard rumors of success using mullein on mullein, but I haven't had any. I have, however, confirmed that a mullein spindle works well using...

Heheh, well, I suppose there's the risk of that, though luckily it hasn't ever turned out to be a problem (especially once the nights & evenings start to cool below about 65/70F). I have woken to...

Yes, that's exactly right. Here's a short video I made of using either a sotol or yucca stalk (can't remember which one this was :ashamed:) to get a hand-drill ember:
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Hi guys, been a while since I've been on the forums and even since I've had the chance to get outside. Finally had the opportunity last weekend.

The excuse was dove hunting, though to be honest,...

Awesome, thanks for the pics! I'm going to try to make a jig soon. I've got a few more blanks ready - just trying to decide what materials to use for the handles. Through a shipping error from an...

Thanks everybody. Tony, is jig like the one pictured here http://thompsonsknives.com/knife_instructions.html ? I was going to make one, but then decided to give it a try with the equipment I had at...

Oooooh, lookin' good, Ben!

I decided to try assembling a stacked-handle knife. I found that the Helle Viking blanks are pretty affordable, so ordered a few. Here are some pics of the first one, which I just finished up the...