Bringing the Bushcraft to the 'Burbs

HandofCod

HandofCod

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I live in a large sprawling city, in an apartment with no yard or garage to tool around in so for me, being out in the bush is the only time I get to practice W&S skills. This has mostly being just camping and the odd spoon carving but it's the only chance I get to put my knives to real use. So, fed up having to wait for the next trip away, I tried my hand at bushcraft in the 'burbs.

On my last trip away I brought a section of a branch home in the hope of making something out of it. I decided to try carving something completely non-functional, mostly as an exercise in knife handling and whittling.

I put a garbage bag down and started whittling with a rough plan in mind. This is the result in stages.

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Lessons learned:

The Aurora is far too long for detailed work, my Liten Bror landed this week and made a much better carver, but with less power than the Aurora.

Carving perpendicular to round objects requires great care... OUCH! Two stab wounds and few blood stains in the carpet later.

The Mora is great value for the money but pales in comparison to the other knives I used: F1, Aurora, Liten Bror.

Any suggestions for what I should do for the rest of the branch?
 
Very cool, nice work! Now make a body for him, or maybe the head of an animal or something and do a totem pole:thumbup:
 
Hi all,

There is nothing wrond with doing some in the house or back yard bushcraft.

Great job man on the carving.

Bryan
 
Nice work :thumbup: I've found the sheepsfoot blade of my stockman I carry to be the ideal carving blade. Rarely do i need the clip, or the spey.

Jason
 
I play bushcraft in my backyard all the time. Sometimes you just don't have the time, money, or inclination to head out to the bush, but a couple of hours tinkering around a fire under a tarp in the backyard is just the ticket before another hectic work week.

BB
 
That looks good.
Sometimes "un-finished" work looks better than finished - but that's just me. You managed to get a good sketchy figure.
I would give that beard some texture.
Nice blade selection. Some of my favorites.
 
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys - looks like some sort of totem is in order!
 
Great job, man! I need to try my hand at carving. Mostly drawing and painting for me. Almost looks like a sasquatch, I like it!
 
sicily02 said:
Hi all,

There is nothing wrond with doing some in the house or back yard bushcraft.

Great job man on the carving.

Bryan
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I'll second that. I'm home on a 'snow day' today, and while cleaning my apartment, I came across a piece of Teasel, larger in diameter than I usually use for a hand drill, and wondered how it would work.

Did a coal in my living room - worked well! :D

Doc
 
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