Learn how to split kindling with this instructional article by woodsman Vince Thurkettle.
The Delight of Kindling The ubiquitous petroleum-based firelighter has to a large extent replaced traditional kindling in fire lighting, both in the home and with the summer barbecue. This is a pity. I…
Learn how to make a perfect wood fire with this instructional article by woodsman Vince Thurkettle.
Our Debt to Fire Most anthropologists believe that people first ‘domesticated’ fire over one million years ago; some believe it was very much earlier. I believe it is hard to overstate the importance…
Learn how to care for your axe with this instructional article by woodsman Vince Thurkettle.
The Axe, our Oldest Tool? In caring for and using an axe it is worth a moment reflecting upon the history of this singularly useful tool. The first axes were made around 1.5…
Learn how to split firewood with this instructional article by woodsman Vince Thurkettle.
A lifetime of splitting firewood. In writing this piece I thought it best to begin by addressing the question of why I feel it is so important that anybody who has wood fires…
An insight into how to pan for gold by a world champion gold panner, Vince Thurkettle.
Hunting for gold In writing this piece I thought it best to begin by addressing the question of why I feel it is so important that the ancient skill of gold panning is…
