The weather outside is very stormy. I can see my locla wood from here and the trees are getting hammered. I suspect I might get a few emergency calls today.
Good weather for fire lighting practice I think.
A blog about experimenting with, teaching and learning bushcraft and survival skills in Northern Europe and the UK
Fire by hand drill
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Leister harpoon
I had a bit of fun building this and I hear they are effective.
Find a curved piece of hazel and split it as shown. Then tie them to a central spike. Put some barbs on and away you go.
All these things are good to make because they develop all sorts of skills. Wood lore, knife craft, binding, cordage.
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Find a curved piece of hazel and split it as shown. Then tie them to a central spike. Put some barbs on and away you go.
All these things are good to make because they develop all sorts of skills. Wood lore, knife craft, binding, cordage.
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