I use a Wal-Mart dog food bag, stuffed full of Wal-Mart and other plastic grocery sacks. Just keep packing them in there until you reach the desired density, leave enough room at the top to tie the big bag shut and tie it off to a stake.. Very cheap, recycled materials, holds up very well.

Sitting here doing some work on my gift,,,getting nervous and hoping is good enough. I know that there are some great artisans here.

In the 1830's there was the Rio Grande camp knife. It was meant to be a knife and hatchet in one, and having owned one it serves both purposes. There were also the large Hudson Bay camp knives of earlier periods, which Condor makes a nice reproduction I have pondered on getting. So, I think your ide...

I have this hefty Khyber knife that would be a good choice.

I'm in. Persona I haven't really settled on a background yet. I am working on a Woodman and Hobbit impression. I like to keep my impressions in the middle ground, nothing fancy. Skills Simple but functional leather work like pouches, bags, sheaths, and belts. Sewing, I make pretty much all of my own...

This looks like a pretty good tutorial.
http://squirrel-slayer.deviantart.com/a ... -398901415

Many delayed thanks! I have been away from teh computer for a bit. I'm sorry I didn't get to my annual mathom giveaway this year.

I love those boots! Oh, and everything else is amazing too, love the used and worn look.

Thanks everyone, we had great experience. I hope to do this with my son in about 13 years.

Very cool!

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Well, I'm back. We had a great time and had some great experiences. I often felt like I could have been walking through the Shire, or other parts of Middle Earth. We stayed in buildings that were 500 years old, crossed Roman bridges, and saw many other ancient sites. The people of Galicia really emb...

I am now one week into my journey. I have spent a couple of nights in centuries old buildings, including one that contained walls originally built by the Knights Hospitaler. I have attended a mass in a 500 year old church, walked among ancient hedgerows, and crossed a bridge built by the Romans. Oft...

In homage to Tolkien, "The Bird and the Baby". It was the nickname of the pub that he and Lewis would meet in while they were writing.
The Eagle and Child was the real name.

Would Elves need flint and steel? The fires that the Dwarves kept following in Mirkwood seemed to just pop up spontaneously. https://www.etsy.com/listing/222605094/e02c-damascus-steel-fire-striker-and?ref=related-0 This is a pretty nice Damascus strike, simple and utilitarian but with a touch of fla...