I was out with the dog last night and the little darling decided to leg it and chase a herd of deer! I wasn't too impressed with this behaviour but it did give me the chance to see some other behaviour!
Whilst waiting for the mutt I was watching a fox, about 100 yards away, meandering through the woods. He was blissfully unaware of me despite my many attempts at calling the dog! Anyway, as I watched him saunter up a slope I was little surprised to see him jump up onto a fallen log and walk along it seemingly just for the hell of it. I've never seen that before so I found it quite cool!
Then the dog decided to join me and so Mr Fox decided it was time to move on ... rapidly!
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
The Outdoor Show
I'm off to the Outdoor Show tomorrow for 3 days at the NEC.
I'm going to be on the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazine stall and will be giving a little talk and demo on each day. It means a nice early start for me tomorrow so wish me luck and hopefully I may see some of you there!
Have fun.
I'm going to be on the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazine stall and will be giving a little talk and demo on each day. It means a nice early start for me tomorrow so wish me luck and hopefully I may see some of you there!
Have fun.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Friday, 29 January 2010
Tip of the Day - 5
I strongly recommend that you do not try to strop a Scandi grind knife with a belt - unless the belt is laid flat on a hard surface.
In many bushcraft books it is suggested that you can use a belt to strop a knife by attaching the belt to a tree, for example, and then holding the belt under tension. This does work to an extent and is perfect for a convex grind knife NOT a scandi. This is because you can't get enough tension in the belt to stop it from rolling round the edge of the knife as you strop. So with a scandi this would eventually turn it into a convex (in an extreme case) - in practice it means that you will be blunting the edge a little by this method.
That's why I say that a belt is ok on a flat surface - that way you do not get the leather curving round the edge in the same way as you would if it was under tension.
Give it a go and see if you get a better edge doing it this way!
In many bushcraft books it is suggested that you can use a belt to strop a knife by attaching the belt to a tree, for example, and then holding the belt under tension. This does work to an extent and is perfect for a convex grind knife NOT a scandi. This is because you can't get enough tension in the belt to stop it from rolling round the edge of the knife as you strop. So with a scandi this would eventually turn it into a convex (in an extreme case) - in practice it means that you will be blunting the edge a little by this method.
That's why I say that a belt is ok on a flat surface - that way you do not get the leather curving round the edge in the same way as you would if it was under tension.
Give it a go and see if you get a better edge doing it this way!
Friday, 22 January 2010
Tip of the Day - 4
If you own a pair of waterproof trousers that don't have zips on the legs and you always find that you have to take your boots off to get them on without covering the legs in mud - then try this tip.
Put plastic bags over your boots and then put on the trousers! This way you don't get mud on the inside of the trousers and the plastic bags also make the boots slide in nicely.
Put plastic bags over your boots and then put on the trousers! This way you don't get mud on the inside of the trousers and the plastic bags also make the boots slide in nicely.
Monday, 18 January 2010
Tip of the Day - 3
Remember to look up occasionally when out tracking - it's always embarrassing to walk straight past someone or something when engrossed!
Thursday, 14 January 2010
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