+Tall Cedars You could always use a bolt until you loose it and then use a twig until you can get another bolt.

Good luck with the video and your new project.

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I made it this past weekend, video won't be up for a few weeks as I have a video in front of it to post. Not bad for the first time trying it this way. Ran into a few kinks, but it is very serviceable and VERY sturdy. Thanks again for showing this way of doing it!

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel.

+V Cole Great. Hope it works well for you.

Yes we are well and blessed. Hope the same for you and your loved ones.

COWs of Suffolk Thank you

Yes I have had a split garden hose on my bow saw blade for maybe 20 years now. Cheap but very effective blade protection

The good thing is they're handy enough to make your own bucksaw with em!

I do have several bow saws and have used them a lot in the past but no I have never used one as a friction fire bow though it should work well. A proper stick to use instead though is always easy to find in the woods here.

probably around 30 minutes. Of course the more often one does a particular project the faster it is to complete.

Yes a bow saw can be made from natural material and some people do it. Depending on your choice of wood or availability of wood types, you may have to heat your branch in a fire to "loosen" the fibers to facilitate bending without breaking. Bend the branch into a U shape that will end up with the ends of the branch being a spread that is slightly further apart then the length of your blade. When you bend the branch ends in far enough to fasten the ends of the saw blade to each branch end there should be tension applied by the branch to keep the saw blade stretched tight.

I don't know personally, but I would be a bit hesitant to carry a shotgun in bear country, but then I started wondering about filling my pump action with 12 gauge slugs. That my just work!

Thanks. That video was recorded back in the days when I was not able to have a full beard due to the need to wear a respirator at work. That is no longer a concern so I let the beard grow out again.

+gary nicholson I have a few mora's, including the classic red handled one. It's a great knife, but the belt loop on it is crap. The fix of it is a piece of paracord or any cord really, and either wear it around your neck, or make a smaller loop and use that loop to hang it off your belt. It fits relatively snug in the sheath, but might jar loose if you fell down a bank. The cheapest fix for that issue is a rubber band around the buillt in plastic belt loop and the handle of the knife. Works just fine to hold it in. The other mora I have is the 'bushcraft black'. Fantastic knife. good grip, and a sharp 90 degree spine for ferro rods, and shaving off bark and such. The belt clip does come loose, and the knife is somewhat loose in the sheath. The fix I use is a piece of paracord, about 10" long. Remove the belt clip, which is removable and leaves a hole. Loop the paracord through there and tie it off, then use the leftover to wrap the handle and tie it into the sheath. Never fallen out of its sheath again on me. I'm sure there are other, more expensive fixes, such as aftermarket sheaths, but these are the cheapest 'broke bushcrafter' fixes I know and use. Hope it helps!

+gary nicholson I thought that I had answered this comment but yet I do not see my reply. Sorry. I made a custom home made sheath out of Kydex for my Mora but before that, I drilled a couple holes in the bottom of the clip and in the sheath itself and "sewed" it together with paracord to turn the clip into a loop. No problems after that up until the time I retired that sheath and began using my custom made sheath.

I didn know I needed to acknowledge your reply , THANKS ! I enjoy your videos .

No, There is no need since I am in remote locations only up to a week or two at most. It is extremely rare that i ever sharpen a saw blade and in fact i have never sharpened any of my handsaws. These bow saw blades like I used here are inexpensive enough that I have replaced a couple of them after many years of camping use. If they are used carefully, they remain sharp for many years of camping type use.

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival that's surprising I always pictured you living in the wild for months from watching the vids would never of guessed you had maxed out at two weeks

Yes we are fine. Hope you and your loved ones are as well. After doing the video channel for 12 years now we have reached a time in our lives where producing another video just is not the priority it used to be, especially when we consider all the work that it requires. I do miss the interactions with the viewers however. I feel like we have come to have good friends all over the globe through these videos. In the future we may or may not upload new videos. Will just have to see how the Lord leads us.

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival well thx for answering, hope you and Connie do well for years to come your friend Harry....

Thanks my friend. You too.

Yep, we are doing great. Hope the same for you and your loved ones.

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival glad to hear your still kicking lol I live in the Shawnee National Forest in So. Illinois. You're in Alaska correct? My biggest threat here are the abundance of Timber Rattlers. No Bears here..lol great to hear from you Lonnie.

@@cajunoneforchrist4545 Yes we live in Alaska. Although we do have grizzlies as well as black, brown and polar bears here in Alaska, I still do not envy you with the rattlers. I used to live in an area with rattlers as a kid and we had some close calls.

@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival you get hit by a Timber Rattler it will change your plans really quick lol I've had one close call and I'll never forget it

@@cajunoneforchrist4545 One of the close calls that I mentioned occured when I was a preteen. It was a very black dark night and our family had just arrived home in our car. Normally we would all get out and stand around the door while my dad unlocked and opened the door as well as turn on the porch light. This night however, we all uncharacteristically stayed in the car except my dad. He unlocked the door and turned on the porchlight. There curled on the cement walkway right where we all would normally be standing was a big timber rattler. My dad informed us all to stay in the car until he dispatched the snake. He grabbed a dirt shovel and did the deed. That was one of many times in our lives that involved direct devine intervention by God Himself. I have a feeling that if we knew how many times that God intervened in our lives for our benefit we would be very surprised. We as humans are so clueless so much of the time. That aspect alone tells how awesome our God is. He is the mighty creator of the universe and all that exists but yet He is involved personally in each of our lives because He has so much love for us. If it was up to me, i would have zapped mankind off of the face of the earth long long ago. He however is even more aware of our shortcomings but willingly chooses to love us inspite of who and what we are. THAT is an awesome God.

A Mosher in Some situations that might be a good idea. However the blade is so extremely compact and by adding a nut and bolt to it you lose a lot of compactness. Some people put their saw blade inside a hollow belt for their pants or others may wrap it around something round like a cook pot. By adding a nut and bolt, the negligible blade thickness now becomes a problem for certain methods of transporting and storage

+A Mosher Ever try finding a bolt? I was lucky and found it but will be switching to twigs, it's less weight also for this weakling. Cheers