This section of the site will cover all kinds of bushcraft and wild food tutorials. These will include step by step guides such as how to do/make nettle cordage, friction fire lighting, primitive fishing hooks, fishing techniques, feather sticks, spoon carving and many more. Please check back on a regular basis for updates and new entries.
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Mini Spoon Carving - Tutorial - 29/05/09
This tutorial is set out in a basic form to make it much easier to follow. Spoon carving is a fun thing to do, but it can be a little dangerous, so please take care not to slip, or cut your fingers! To make this tutorial a little different I have...Comments: 1
Cramp Ball Fire - Tutorial - 07/05/09
When I’m leading bushcraft and wild food courses I’m often asked what these little, hard black ‘things’ are? Well, they have several names, but the correct name...Comments: 4
Pignut Foraging - Tutorial (Conopodium majus) - 28/04/09
The pignut conopodium majus is a small and quite elusive plant of British woodlands, which by its nature can be a little tricky to find. This tutorial takes...Comments: 1
How to make a Catapult - Tutorial - 26/04/09
Catapults (sometimes known as a slingshot) are something I grew up with. In my spare time I was always out and about in the countryside with my granddad learning how to shoot with a catapult, and over the years I became very accurate with them. In fact, my granddad and I used to...Comments: 17
Nettle Cordage Tutorial - 23/03/09
Nettles can be found just about anywhere. Leave a small patch of land uncultivated, and sure enough a patch of nettles will soon be found growing there. Nettles grow tall in their search for light, and as the stems are relatively thin, they must be immensely strong to support the structure of the...Comments: 4
