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Thursday, 16 September 2010

Forage Hackney

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Time was running wild, ticking by with the exhilarating inevitability of a James Bond style doomsday device; a very special guest is expecte...
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Plant ID?

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Is this an EDIBlE red currant tree? Just thought I'd check! SBW
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Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Mora Knife Review: Clipper Vs Forrest

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The Forrest has been out for a while now, so I thought it was about time we compared the new model to the benchmark Clipper. When I posted ...
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Monday, 13 September 2010

Sami Folk Art: The Kuksa

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While the last Kuksa I showed you was very nicely made, it was a bit too nicely made, if you know what I mean. I traded for these two with G...
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Saturday, 11 September 2010

Review: Fallkniven F1 Vs Mora Forest

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Lets get ready to ruuuuuumble! Two giants of the swedish knife making industry are squaring up to.... Nah it's not really fair, one is ...
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Friday, 10 September 2010

Foraging The Edible Highway

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See it's spreading, I've been keeping these pears under observation for a while and was planning to go back with a ladder, but yest...
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I Know What I'll Do Next Summer

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"......out here in the cheap showiness of nature." Rev Lovejo y Ever since I saw Ray Mears go there on TV I've wanted to go t...
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Thursday, 9 September 2010

Bushcraft Icons: Kuksa

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Traditionally carved from the burl growth of a Birch tree, these wooden cups known as Kuksa or Guksi are as Scandaweegen as anything. In the...
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Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Unboxing: Mora Forest Knife Review

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In these times of economic uncertainty the overpriced, and the badly made will - if you believe in the sanctity of Adam Smith's worldvi...
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Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Water Purifiers: Pre-Mac Trekker Review

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This afternoon while tool shopping in 'crack converters' ( a chain of pawn shops) I found an unused Pre-Mac Trekker , complete with ...
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Monday, 6 September 2010

Arragh Spider!!!

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This has to be the biggest spider I've ever seen in the UK. There were a couple of smaller versions nearby, I'm guessing this is...
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Sunday, 5 September 2010

League Against Cruel Sports EXPOSED

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" impatient, intolerant, judgmental, tactless -- I'm not very nice, I'm really not. And if you don't do it my way, by God...
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Friday, 3 September 2010

Of Porn Stars And Puppy Killers

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Yeah I know it's not big or clever to mock idiots....... But it's fun SBW
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Thursday, 2 September 2010

I Want One - A Not So Occasional Series Pt18

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Oh well go on then, I may as well confess; once again I'm sitting on the sofa lusting after things I can't afford, but weirdly imag...
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Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Another Ishi?

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I stumbled on this story, written by Monte Reel on Slate.com , a few days ago and I suppose it goes some way to answering the question:...
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Vintage Firearms - Tactical Ring Pistol

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At the Ex Mrs SBW's for the next few days, hanging out with the rugrat's, while they're watching 'Horrible Histories' ...
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Eating Ortolan

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Here's one from the 'Wouldya! Couldya?' files. It seems there is an innocuous little song bird (25g-just less than an ounce), ...
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Friday, 27 August 2010

On This Day 1911: Ishi Stepped Out Of The Stone Age

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A victim of genocide, born on the run from an encroaching culture that was totally alien to the frame of reference he'd have known. ...
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Sunday, 22 August 2010

Let's Play With - Crossbows!

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After all the fun we had thinking about Mini-Cannon ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) and now that we are potentially plagued by Trophy Rats , it was ...
Saturday, 21 August 2010

Show Us Your Guns

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This one is from Saturday Night Live, me I'm looking down the barrel of Saturday Night Home-Alone. SBW
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