Outdoor Adventure Manual.

Outdoor Adventure Manual: Essential scouting skills for the great outdoors [Hardcover]

Well, I'm pretty pleased to share with you a bit of news I received this week.

The new Scout Outdoor Adventure Manual has been at the printers and is now on sale world wide.

This hand book for Scouts has been put together by my friends Austin Lill and Terry Longhurst.

The book is jam packed full of top tips from top bushcrafters here in the British Isles.

Here is the acknowledgement page....

Within the

 Outdoor Adventure Manual 

 you'll find all manor of splendid tutorials, skills that are very useful in the great outdoors.

The contents page and some tasters to get your interest piqued...

The

Outdoor Adventure Manual

is available from Amazon for £14.07

And all good book shops.

The

Outdoor Adventure Manual

Also includes a tutorial that will show how to carve a simple wooden spoon.

Written by yours truly.

ENJOY !

J;-)

Haynes has joined forces with the Scout Association (who better?) to create this hands-on, inspirational manual for enjoying the great outdoors, whether hiking for the day or camping in the back of beyond. Featuring step-by-step guides to a range of key backwoods skills such as trekking, navigating, camping, firelighting and cooking, backed by hundreds of colour photographs, this is the ultimate introduction to outdoor skills for families and anyone wanting to get out there . A brief history of the great outdoors and an introduction to scouting. The world around you: geography, environment, weather and wildlife. Camping: tents, wild camping, shelters, planning and packing. Navigation: using the sun and stars, maps, compasses and GPS. Fires and firelighting: quite simply all you need to know. Food: wild plants, foraging, fishing, backwoods cooking, outdoor ovens. Knots untangled: knots, lashings and pioneering projects. Safety and first aid: dealing with emergency situations.

Spoon carving upgrade...

I thought it was about time I treated myself to a new spoon.

I chose a piece of seasoned Apple that had been sat in the yard for a year or so.

I used it for the first time this evening... 

A firm favourite...

J.

Spoon carving from Ralph Hentall.

Some special spoons for sale from master spoon carver

Ralph Hental.

Olympic and Diamond Jubilee Spoon

Olympic and Diamond Jubilee Spoon - Price 40.  This wood was obtained from the Viewing Platform of the Olympic Off Road Mountain bike course at Hadleigh, Essex.

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H.M.S VICTORY
Spoon.

 - Price £30. 

From his woodland workshop - Ralph Hentall, Traditional and historical Spoonmaker, has created from the Oak of Nelson's Flagship
'The Victory '

a "Sailors Fist Spoon".  

                                                                  

This style of spoon was used by sailors at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar.  Included with the spoon is a Certificate of Provenance

                                                                    

signed by the Lord of the Admiralty.

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SPOON CARVING DVD.

- Price £20.  

This DVD shows four spoon carvers:  Adam King - delivers a master class on how to carve your own Celtic love spoons.

            Ralph Hentall, Britains foremost traditional and historical spoon carver demonstrates chain link and figure of eight work.                                

Stuart King shows you how to make an eating spoon from a freshly cut hazel log, using traditional green woodworking techniques.

         Ion Constantin from Romania - skillfully makes a traditional Romanian eating spoon in under 10 minutes.

Drop me a line at.

firststeps@thewood.eclipse.co.uk

for more contact details.

Jon Mac.

Recent Kuksa and spoons.

I've been having great fun recently with my spoon carving folk art.

Happy carving folks....

Interested in purchasing my work ?

Drop me a line at...

firststeps@thewood.eclipse.co.uk

Enjoy...

J.