Conifers are, without a doubt, among the most useful trees to the Bushcrafter as they were to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The needles of pine, spruce, hemlock, and fir can be brewed into a delightful tea packed in Vitamin C, the roots (particularly those of spruce and tamarack) provide excellent cordage, the browse of fir and … Continue reading Primitive Bushcraft: Pitch Glue and Shell Spoon
Month: June 2014
Primitive Bushcraft: Simple Stone Tools
In a previous post, I touched on the importance of knowing how to improvise cutting tools in the event of a survival situation when you have no knife, axe, scissors, etc., or lost them. Here is a link to the post. For this discussion I will focus on making stone cutting tools – not finely … Continue reading Primitive Bushcraft: Simple Stone Tools
Bushcraft Tea, New Cook Kit, and May-apple
Rainy days mean peaceful days – the trails are desolate and quiet, an unusual though welcome break from the chatter of throngs of summer outers. So it was that I only came across a handful of people during this short day trip. I set out to one of my favourite spots in the forest, the … Continue reading Bushcraft Tea, New Cook Kit, and May-apple
Wild Ginger
Some weeks back I found several Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) plants on sale at a local Agway – I was quite thrilled since I have not found any growing in my area, even though their native range extends down to Georgia and as far west as the Mississippi. My first encounter with Wild Ginger was … Continue reading Wild Ginger
My New Kuksa
I am now the very happy owner of a Finnish-made kuksa that I won a few weeks back in a contest hosted by NaturalBushcraft, of which I am a forum member…and what a beauty it is! I’m not exactly sure what type of wood it was carved from, but I believe it’s some type of … Continue reading My New Kuksa
