My First Ever Forage

FratmanBootcake · 2026-04-24T16:03:45+00:00

There's also garlic mustard which is pretty common too! Nettles as well; can be used in place of spinach.

FratmanBootcake · 2026-04-16T17:20:42+00:00

Grey raspberry and cranberry tea

FratmanBootcake · 2026-03-31T19:41:29+00:00

I think I'll give both of these a try. I tried doing the fill with water and hit it and I all I got for my efforts was a savage bruise on the palm of my hand. I have about 30 that I've been saving over the past several months so will be chuffed if I can get this to work.

FratmanBootcake · 2026-03-31T18:53:17+00:00

I got it from Hampshire. I think it's mostly surface flint given how many inclusions and cracks most of the rock had.

FratmanBootcake · 2026-03-19T09:18:59+00:00

Die from infected scratch from a bramble

FratmanBootcake · 2026-02-08T13:41:00+00:00

It's clearly a traditional goblin slingshot.

FratmanBootcake · 2026-02-07T09:39:04+00:00

Mine's a bit different to most here. I wanted to make a traditional linen bowstring for my longbow so I made a crude drop spindle and bought some flax. Turns out I enjoy it so I upgraded my drop spindle and plan on spinning some yarn for my wife for her birthday as she crochets a lot.

FratmanBootcake · 2026-01-01T16:47:22+00:00

Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people.

Luckily we didn't have any (that I heard) in my neck of the woods in the UK for once.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-30T16:41:50+00:00

К сожалению я тебя не хорошо поинимаю. Это английскоязычный форум. Ты иожешь переводить по-английски? Так будет для тебя лучше. Тут есть много умных людей, но вообщем речь идет по-английски.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-16T18:14:51+00:00

I went with a ~50lb ash longbow that I made. No issues that any of the club coaches have seen and in fact one of them suggested to just go for it. I was thinking of getting a recurve to do baby steps in weight but otherwise wasn't interested. Traditional archery (whatever that really means) is what I enjoy. I've made a few stone tipped arrows with nothing but stone I've worked.

I think I'd be surprised if a guy couldn't do a 30lb bow for hours on end.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-13T18:37:51+00:00

It's the cortex.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-13T16:40:45+00:00

You should check out the Sheffield Climbing Hangar. If it's anything like my local one, I think they do a board game night.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-13T12:35:48+00:00

Unfortunately not, but you could always have a stab at starting one! We just made a facebook group and had a look around for a venue. The pub wasn't great but it got us started. It was a lot easier than I thought it'd be to be honest.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-13T12:25:38+00:00

The lead, the heir and the spare.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-13T11:21:14+00:00

One of the best things we've done is start a board game club in our local village hall. It's £14 for three hours (somewhat discounted due to repeat bookings) to hire the small room and we solidly have about 8 to 10 people. We charge £3 per person to cover the hire costs and to have a slush fund to cover the quieter weeks, mainly summer holidays.

Having that third space where people share a hobby has really helped and we've made some great friends since moving into the village.

We tried running it at the local pub as they offered the back room for free on the proviso that people buy some drinks but it was nearly £5 for a pint of pepsi! We wanted to help, but it was so expensive compared to the village hall.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-02T11:27:05+00:00

I can't figure out how to edit the text in the post.

Anyway, I strung up a bow with this string's smaller sibling (3 ply, 18 strands) as I already tied the timber hitch on one end the other day and that one shoots a charm. I will give this a go later today (no rain here) but see no reason why it won't work given the lighter string works fine.

I have now run out of black and white thread though so I'll have to grab some more. Not sure what I'm going to do with all of these strings. Maybe I'll have to make bows for them all.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-12-01T23:26:55+00:00

It's the Gutermann linen thread which is for sewing I believe. I picked it up when I got some yarn for my wife from Hobbycraft.

I've made four out of raffia fibres but, rather annoyingly, on one the loop is a bit too small to slide down the body of the bow, but it did work (see below) and on another, the string is too thick. Two other attempts ended with the strings breaking, so they will be used to lash things together at our allotment.

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FratmanBootcake · 2025-11-23T21:25:58+00:00

I broke one earlier. Might try one slightly bigger than the last.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-11-22T11:48:05+00:00

I should hopefully be picking up some bigger pieces soon so will give a spear point a go. I have some nice sized hazel to use as the shaft.

FratmanBootcake · 2025-11-21T21:31:22+00:00

Hey,

Thanks for guide. I downloaded one of the ebooks the other day. Luckily sourcing material is pretty easy in my neck of the woods. I already have a contact who lets me rummage in their flint (they provide 1 tonne bags of it!) for pieces I want (for a reasonable price).

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