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Title: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on August 10, 2014, 06:17:58 PM
We got some rain yesterday, so I figured this morning I would go out practice some of my fire making skills while everything was wet.

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Used my Sog tomahawk to chop up some logs I cut off a dead tulip poplar tree.

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Battoned some of the wood into smaller pieces with my Mora Bushcraft Black. Love this knife.

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Used my Mora again to make some shavings.

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Used the bark from the poplar tree that I cut to make a few logs to make a birds nest.

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Unfortunately, I could not get a pic while I was striking the flint with the steel.
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FIRE!!! Oh yeah.....
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Now add the shavings.
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Now the small stuff that I battoned ealier.

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Now the wood I chopped with the tomahawk.
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Then add the wet stuff.

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Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on August 10, 2014, 06:41:05 PM
Also here is a pic of my haversack that I made and it contents.
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And some random pics I took during my walk.
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Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on August 10, 2014, 06:53:01 PM
Looks like a great day there mate :)

Sent from the astropathic choir.

Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: Grathr on August 10, 2014, 07:32:17 PM
Nice work! :tu:
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: comis on August 10, 2014, 07:36:15 PM
Thank you for the pictures, always enjoy reading about your outings.  :tu:
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on August 10, 2014, 07:39:10 PM
Thanks Grathr and Comis.
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: zoidberg on August 10, 2014, 11:45:18 PM
Fire!  :tu:
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ironraven on August 11, 2014, 06:18:37 AM
Are you backing your charcloth onto duct tape? Thats actually kinda brilliant.  :cheers:

Looks like a good day out. We've been having an amazing summer and because of everything going sideways for the past couple months, I haven't been able to get out and play a single. Blasted. Weeekend.
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on August 11, 2014, 11:18:06 AM
No duck tape involved. But I use old cotton canvas to make char. Does not fall apart easily and makes for one hell of a hot ember.
Hopefully you will be able to get out soon and get some dirt time. Fall will be coming soon. Thats my favorite time to go out. Maybe this fall will work out better for you.
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Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: TCC256 on August 11, 2014, 07:32:16 PM
Thanks for the pics! It looks like you had a good time and got a chance to practice some skills. I should probably practice my fire making skills more often...  :whistle:
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ironraven on August 12, 2014, 05:08:04 AM
Ooooh..... I feel stupid.  :facepalm:

You're using a white stone, that's what was behind the char cloth. I posted after my bedtime, it's the only excuse for that I've got.
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on August 12, 2014, 11:27:00 AM
Its all good.

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Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: Gareth on August 14, 2014, 09:54:23 AM
Great pics mate.  I need to get myself a good flint and steel set, the one I have is just a little too small to be easy to use.  Great looking kit as well. :tu:
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: Goatlord666 on October 02, 2014, 01:50:52 AM
ahhhh amazing!!!! great pictures and I love the loadout...I hope you don't mind me asking...what do you keep in your Stanley flask?
Title: Re: A little bushcrafting today.
Post by: ducttapetech on October 02, 2014, 01:57:03 AM
Lol. Water on sort hikes. Rum, on long camping trips or backpacking.

Nate