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Split Willow spanner
While out on the reserve the other day I needed to undo a nut and bolt but realised I had left the spanner behind. It was a long walk back to the workshop so a decided to try and make something out o… more →
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Split Willow spanner
fenlander1 wrote 17 hours ago: While out on the reserve the other day I needed to undo a nut and bolt but realised I had left the s … more →
Lifeventure titanium cup
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fenlander1 wrote 1 week ago: I have recently made some new purchases and will be reviewing them during the next couple of posts. … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 24th September part 1
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fenlander1 wrote 2 weeks ago: The morning started with me sanding cups and Teres sewing leather bags The temperature was -2 degree … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 23rd September
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fenlander1 wrote 2 weeks ago: We spent the morning collecting fallen trees from the forest for next years fire wood. Its so much … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 20th and 21st September
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fenlander1 wrote 3 weeks ago: The first task of the morning was to row the boys around the lake to collect up the boats. As well a … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 19th September
fenlander1 wrote 3 weeks ago: Heard a strange, regular noise in the forest behind the cabin first thing this morning. It was clea … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 17th September
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fenlander1 wrote 1 month ago: Teres’s children had been given time off school to join us at the cabin, to learn more about n … more →
Great poster designers create for climate change in Ljubljana: a post for Blog Action Day
Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 month ago: Do you look at posters when you are in a new place? I do and I happened across this great poster in … more →
Lapland autumn 2009 - 12th September
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fenlander1 wrote 1 month ago: I began the day cooking breakfast and making a batch of pinn bröd dough Teres was keen to help me ; … more →
Bark Sheath
Happycamper wrote 2 months ago: Now for the sheath. As I was to do all this primitively I had to make up some tools for the job. The … more →
Kenneth Cobonpue
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radmadhatter wrote 2 months ago: Kenneth Cobonpue makes lamps so sleek and modern out of decidedly ‘unmodern’ materials ( … more →
England's Traditional Country Crafts - Bowls and Spoons
fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: Recently I was involved (behind the scenes) in the filming of the first of a new DVD series about so … more →
Fruit leather
fenlander1 wrote 3 months ago: I found a large number of Crab Apples on the ground and decided to try and make use of them. I place … more →
Cooking Roe Deer in the ground - Part 2
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fenlander1 wrote 3 months ago: Nettles were added until a thick layer covered the embers Then the meat was placed on to the nettles … more →
Cooking Roe Deer in the ground - Part 1
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fenlander1 wrote 3 months ago: Following the success of the pit cooking of Roe Deer and Wild Boar during the primitive skills cours … more →
Crusader cup cooking stand update
fenlander1 wrote 3 months ago: I have been experimenting and adapting the design of the cup stand over the last couple of days but … more →
Crusader cup cooking stand
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fenlander1 wrote 3 months ago: An idea I worked at developing in Lapland was a cooking stand for my Crusader cup. It needed to be … more →
Lapland Spring 2009 - 4th June
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fenlander1 wrote 4 months ago: I have had no more fish in the trap and today was no exception. It was nice to see Marsh Marigold f … more →
Lapland Spring 2009 - 2nd June Part 2
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fenlander1 wrote 4 months ago: Having cut the trunk into sections with the intention of floating them across the lake behind my boa … more →
