I’m back from my three week visit to Lapland and I would like to thank Jeremy and George for covering my absence with such enjoyable and informative posts and I hope they are both willing to contribute again in the future.
This trip has been very different to previous trips, with not all my time spent [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Leather Bound Journals
Posted in Crafts, tagged book, journal, leather on 30/09/2009 | 2 Comments »
I thought I had made my last post for a while but it seems not to be the case after speaking to Kevin last night.
He has just got back from his trip and is quite busy sorting everything out. He said he would post soon with all the details of his trip.
So in the meantime [...]
Crafts made using Spruce Pitch
Posted in Crafts, Uncategorized on 27/09/2009 | 3 Comments »
As a final post before Kevin returns from his trip I thought I would just post pictures of some of my craft items. Specifically those made using the spruce pitch, Sweet Chestnut inner bark and some with rawhide.
I used one of the adzes to fell the Sweet Chestnut limb. Each flint head was positioned in [...]
Adventuring in the great outdoors
Posted in Uncategorized on 25/09/2009 | 4 Comments »
Ask yourself the question, “When was the last time I had a really good adventure?”
Now be truthful to yourself.
Was it recent? Was it enjoyable? Was it different?
In my line of work as an Adventure Training Instructor, health and safety and risk assessment are the norm. Everything has to be planned and assessed for each activity [...]
Primitive Bone Knife
Posted in Tools, Uncategorized, tagged Bone, flint, knife on 21/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the summer I completed the Woodcraft School Primitive Technology course.
The course required that at least one our craft items had to be made using only primitive tools and techniques.
I decided to make myself a bone knife and a bark sheath for it. The knife I made from a Lamb’s thigh bone and the sheath [...]
Bushcraft the Sea Cadet way
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Atl atl, Bowdrill, Debris shelter, Fire by friction, Knife safety, Sea Cadet on 18/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been involved in teaching outdoor pursuits to Sea Cadets now for over 10 years, mainly focussed on land-based activities (though I’ve been known from time to time to get a toe or two wet in some sort of boating activities).
I am very keen to bring Bushcraft into the Adventurous Training part of the Sea [...]
Spruce Pitch revisited: Hot Rocks!
Posted in Uncategorized on 17/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I promised you another way of making spruce pitch: I learnt this method while on a Primitive Technology course with Woodcraft School
The best stones to use are igneous rocks that have not been anywhere near water. It’s also handy if there’s a small depression in the rock for the mixture to pool in. I sometimes [...]
Spruce pitch
Posted in Uncategorized on 15/09/2009 | 4 Comments »
Hi, my name is George Aitchison. I have been friends with Kevin now for a few years and have worked with him on a number of occasions. I teach outdoor skills (including Bushcraft) to SeaCadets.
Kevin asked me to write for his blog while he is on his travels, so I thought I’d share a few [...]
Family holiday
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/09/2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m probably not alone in the fact that other members of my family do not share the same enthusiasm for sleeping on the ground, eating all manner of wild things and taking my ‘call of nature’ well….as bears do! This year I think we found the perfect compromise for our family break. We experienced a [...]
