"Thanks very much for this! An African version of the deadfall trap was taught to me as a child by some maShona friends that had a lot of influence on my love of bushcraft. I have forgotten that version, but will give this one a go."

"I think this is a very good idea. It could encourage more depth to our current skill levels."

"Apologies for the delay in replying, work is seriously cutting into my leisure time! you can elevate the file with a few pieces of scrap metal, but have enough to prevent the file from sagging from heat. keep the fire going for as long as…"

"place your file in the fire in a that that is elevated from the floor of your forge. You could try feeding the fire a few times and let it die with the file still in it. I did it in my fire box for the duration of the evening and left it there after…"

"an even mix of hard and soft wood. you could also save charcoal from a previous fire and add when there are decent flames."

"This will work, just choose your fuel carefully or you will spend it before your steel is hot enough."

"Hello all,             The knife that I use the most, is a modified Cold Steel Khukri. Second is a small bird knife I made out of an old industrial hacksaw blade. The Khukri serves as a general construction/ destruction…"