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Author Archives: Paul Nicholls

take your time carving the petals

Making Gypsy Flowers – An Exercise In Knife Skills

by Paul Nicholls | posted in: Woodcraft and Carving | 13

Wooden Gypsy flowers are a traditional craft and art form. Paul ‘Spoons’ Nicholls shows us how he makes these charming and versatile flowers which make ideal gifts or decoration…

art, dead standing, gypsy flowers, hazel, knife craft, knife safety, traditional wood crafts
perfectly cooked beef in a pit oven

Cooking Beef In A Pit Oven

by Paul Nicholls | posted in: Campfire Cookery | 1

Paul Nicholls and his camp chums; Martin Tomlinson and Andrew Casey, show us how they cooked a cut of Beef in a Pit Oven, lit with the bow drill method.

bow drill, burdock leaves, fire safety, fire-lighting, garlic mustard leaves, ground oven, pit-oven
carve everything back to lines

How I Carved A Knife In A Log

by Paul Nicholls | posted in: Woodcraft and Carving | 6

Although he is best known as ‘Spoons’, Paul Nicholls has made many other beautiful carvings. Have a look at how he designed and carved the spectacular life-size replica of a ‘Knife in a log’, which he presented as a gift to Paul Kirtley this year.

abranet, axe work, ben orford, dead standing hawthorn, knives, pk1, Raven Armoury, wood carving, wood craft
Woodlander classic knife in a hand

My Knife: The Ben Orford Woodlander 4″ Classic

by Paul Nicholls | posted in: Knives For Bushcraft | 3

Knives! Knives! Knives! But which one? Mora? Ben Orford? Kellam? PK1? We only have to look in any bushcraft, hunting or survival magazines to see pages and pages of different knives. All shapes, all sizes. Some very expensive, some with … Read More

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