A blog about experimenting with, teaching and learning bushcraft and survival skills in Northern Europe and the UK
Fire by hand drill
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Wednesday 31 December 2014
Used abused but most of all, loved.
My pal from Canada showed me his main and only knife. Used everyday for many years. It was called a ranger knife and looks a bit like an Esse. I like to see tools with a story.
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Willow and elder Hand drill fire collected and used.
Often the challenge of hand drill is finding suitable materials. Here I find a good peice of elder some firm dry dead willow and make fire. The tinder bundle is honeysuckle bark which is exceptional if it is dry.
Foraging the shore
A few pictures from a recent trip to gather seaweeds for food. Great day, the sun was beating down all day.
Hand drill with flip flops.
A method make easier by the addition of flip flops. They increase grip dramatically which is key in this method.
A simple woodland tray
This little project takes about 15 minutes once the materials are collected. A pair of snips is ideal for making it neat but I just used a knife here.
Cooking trout.
This method which uses a trout fillet and a split stick roasts the trout and will make your mouth water. Delicious