Manta Bushcraft Blog

A friend gave me a present the other day. Sigg oval bottle and cup set. It is difficult to find in online market. I replace its original synthetic leather strap to pure leather....

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Before going to Sammackol, a rainbow is hanging in the sky. It rains fitfully. I work alone in my cottage. To keep away cracks, I mix clay powder with ceramic powder. E...

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I finally passed the exam Aug. 17 Today, I receive the certificate of national qualifications. It means that I become an engineer forest. :) I'll take forest or woods more...

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The rainy spell comes to an end. I must hurry as much as I can to repair my country cottage. I go shopping some construction materials in a passenger boat and truck.   O...

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Your encouragements and prayers made to pass off all exams without a hitch, lady and gentlemen! Thank you very much. The decisiontopassorfail will be notified in August 17. I de...

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The second written exam is near at hand(July 8). I'm cramming for this exam. The practical skill test is on 13th of July. I have passed anxious days, because its overall success rate...

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For a while, I have prepared for the examination that fills the requirement to be a forest engineer certified by the government. The examination consists of written and prac...

http://manta-bushcraft.blogspot.com/2012/05/forest-engineer-test.html

I finished the second double bit making. Its head has to be made to local blacksmith. I add some grinding for shape what I wanted. Its handle is made of the trunk of juniper tre...

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Last Friday, slates were replaced with steel shingles on my cottage roof. My cottage looks like a hermitage. I'll have a contemplative disposition. :) The walls need to be ...

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Literally translated as a 'back-carrier', these simple wooden carrying frames were originally used by farmers and workers to carry heavy loads, but were soon adopted by United Nations tr...

http://manta-bushcraft.blogspot.com/2012/04/frame-chige-korean-traditional-back.html

My pine burl kuksa looked bored. Then I decide to inscribe some patterns. But it has coarse texture. The pattern should be consisted of straight lines. The infilling m...

http://manta-bushcraft.blogspot.com/2012/04/kuksa-kolrosing.html

I go to my country cottage on weekend. Cut timbers that were removed, and pile up under the floor as firewood. The slated roof will be changed... Then this cottage shows marked ...

http://manta-bushcraft.blogspot.com/2012/04/country-cottage-and-camping.html

I want to make a machete always. But I fouled up several times before I got a good material. This is Japanese forging steel sheet. I make it with a hand grinder with no extra ...

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I make two wooden bird calls. When I am making, these performance is half in doubt. These wood is as hard as iron, 'Sansuyu(Cornus officinalis)' tree wood. I add some coarse k...

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I have an earnest yearning for forest life. So I decide to return my area of childhood. There is a big lake 'Soyangho' at the front of my cottage. The boat slips is 200m down ...

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I get some pieces of wood from a fallen Mongolian oak tree. It is the best wood for the spoon. Grasp the rough shape with carving axe. Go into details with carving knife and s...

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I leave the office at six. When I arrive my camp site, it is after dark. The shelter takes crooked shape  due to darkness. But, its pitching is ease; one guideline, one wood stic...

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The above picture was my first Nessmuk's set. This set was less useful as it is rather symbolic. Here is my new Nessmuks ; more practical, the unfied tone of color. All arra...

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I recover my SAK that I have lost a month ago. On this occasion, I feel an indescribable attachment to it. I decide to remodel its scales. Remove plastic scales. Transfer its patter...

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(Quoted pic : http://www.frostriver.com/tents_tarps/whelen.html) I love to sleep in the open air near a fire. It is possible to realize with Whelen's lean-to. I determine to make a mine....

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At nightfall, I whittle the maple wood into an oval shape. And I groove the phone's seat. There is room enough for speaker sound. The phone slopes its back slightly. This phon...

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I get some Agathis(=Kauri) wood pieces from my club member. Agathis wood is very soft, so it is easy to carve with this wood. I hollow out with spoon knife and mallet. Being too se...

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Looking Bushtramp's post in BCUSA, I am aware of its serviceabilty. Thus I make a mine. It is made of 2mm thick stainless steel band. Height : 150mm Length : 200mm Width : 12mm ...

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I have two small diamond flat files. But these are free from dandy. :) I put wooden handles of juniper tree on these. Drill a hole in the block... Insert these tang to the hole...

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After getting off work, I make a pot tie of several leather straps. And I varnish the sap of lacquer tree on it. The pot looks like a Roman soldier. :) If I make a pouch for it, t...

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