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Working with birch and cedar

Building A Traditional Birch Bark Canoe With Tom Byers

July 3, 2017 Global Bushlife 2 Comments

A short film by Trustin Timber that shows the construction of a Birch bark canoe. Made with 100% gathered forest…

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Posted in: Traditional Transport Filed under: Aboriginals, birch, birchbark, Canada, hand-crafted, hand-stitched, natural cordage, traditional crafts, tree felling, Tree Resin

Mat Weaving From Pandan In Tawi-Tawi

March 7, 2017 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

In Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi, photographer Jacob Maentz is trying to capture, in one image, the weaving activity, contact and emotion that…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: craftsmanship, hand-crafted, mat-weaving, pandan, Philippines, sama-bajau, tapi, tawi-tawi, traditional

Knife Hobbyist To Knife Artisan

February 23, 2017 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

Complex by Design. Simple by Nature. Ryan Weeks from Ryanwknives.com shares his earliest experience with a knife. “My dad gave…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: artisan, hand-crafted, hobby, knife craft, knife making, ryanwknives, traditional

Traditional Blacksmithing Skills

February 2, 2017 Global Bushlife 1 Comment

Aaron Petersen grew up watching his father work with metal sculpture. This is where his love for blacksmithing comes from.…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: animal sculpture, art, blacksmithing, hand-crafted, hand-forged, sculpture, traditional
carving clogs

The Last Clog Maker

January 17, 2017 Global Bushlife 1 Comment

The clog is one of the oldest forms of footwear made from wood and leather, traceable back to Medieval times.…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: clogmaker, clogs, hand-crafted, leatherwork, traditional, wood-craft

KA-BAR Knives: An American Icon

January 12, 2017 Global Bushlife Leave a comment

Hardcore Lives. Hardcore Knives. From its humble cutlery and razor manufacturing origins in the late 1800s, to its present-day manufacturing…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: American, hand-crafted, ka-bar, knives, marine combat, skilled labour

Making A Damascus Steel Scandi Knife

January 1, 2017 Global Bushlife 3 Comments

A beautiful film by www.neemantools.com that follows the processes involved in hand-crafting a Damascus Steel Scandi Knife blade, wooden handle…

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Posted in: Traditional Crafts Filed under: forged, hand-crafted, hand-stitched, leatherwork, scandi, steel working, wood carving
Spoon carving with large hook knife

A Spoon Comes To Life

December 26, 2016 Global Bushlife 4 Comments

From Log to Spoon in 5 minutes. This charming film by Peter Moule at Hockleycrest Spoon Company shows the processes…

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Posted in: Woodcraft Filed under: axe, hand-crafted, hockleycrest spoon company, spoon carving, template, wood-working

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