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by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND Carving tent stakes. ~ ATAGEND How to safely chop kindling. ~ ATAGEND Cutting rounds for” incense and rub” spoons and bowls. Related Links 😛 TAGEND Knife Use and Safety Ax Tutorial for Beginners( video below) Outdoor Classroom Construction Early in the school year, we decided to build an outdoor classroom. … Read more
by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND A screen shot from a recent video of an overhead limb which snagged my ax. Fell fairly trees and you’ll have one hang up mid-fall. My first strategy, if the tree backside didn’t liberation from the hinge, was an attempt free it from the stump. Some experiences the impact on … Read more
by Todd Walker Prepping a cook fire depends on what type of cookin’ you’ll be doing and the fuel available. In my area of Georgia, we have an abundance of hardwood to choose from. I’ll describe my experience with wood we burn. Not every area is as fortunate. That doesn’t mean you can’t cook up … Read more
by Leslie Hill A person might possess the most popular Swedish axe on the planet and tallied up countless hours on the YouTube watching bushcrafting axe videos, but if that person hasn’t gotten out and actually used it, they’d be no better than an armchair quarterback (and that’s putting it nicely). Okay, I know that … Read more
by Todd Walker Snap! My ax handle was in two pieces. Now what? Would I sink or rise above a tool failure? The good news is that my truck was a short walk from fixed camp. I crossed the creek, pulled a hill, and grabbed another ax from my truck. The day was saved. Could … Read more
by Todd Walker I think I now understand why so many pioneer log cabins had packed dirt floors. Ease of construction may have been the #1 reason. Lacking dimensional lumber, time, and labor, a dirt floor was an easy solution. You weren’t necessarily poor, but the term, “dirt poor”, stuck. Believe it or not, there’s … Read more
