Fairly new at this stuff. Sort of. Big take away for me from this: difference between hollow ground and scandy for shaving. Gonna tuck that one☝️ Thanks bro. Subbed and I most likely will add you to my own modest channel’s recommendations 😎
Hi Rob, just found your channel here in the wilderness of RUclips. Delighted to find another Welsh bushcrafter and RUclipsr. Where about you from? I'm born in Swansea but grew up in West Wales about 20 miles south of Cardigan, though i'm now living in Northern Ireland. Really, enjoyed this video. Looking forward to watching more. All the best, Mike
Great video, well explained, cheers! there’s some good tips I’ll bear in mind. I like the honesty about pushing the feathers back with your thumb instead of the knife, proper helpful 👍🏻
Thank You Rob! Sure glad I bought a Scandi grind Mora now! Which wood do U think makes the best feather stick curls please?? Stay safe and well....Old John
Hey I’ve just started my own RUclips channel and was recommended to watch this vid. Amazing featherstick, gorgeous accent (reminds me of my Nan) and subscribed, thank you 😊
Good luck with the channel. It can be slow getting started, don't let that put you off, be yourself and remember when you're editing to cut out dead air time , people have a short attention span!
Really useful to see this video done on spruce which is what I seem to be surrounded by. So much for being a "soft wood", it's hard as nails when it is dry and knotty as hell too. When I was a Boy Scout (many years ago!) we used to call them fuzz sticks and we were supposed to use them as the central upright in the fire lay but with cheap knives that were never sharp enough, we could never make good ones and it seemed like a waste of time in SA where the kindling was mostly dry anyway. Great video Rob, thanks!
Soft my arse! I've watched a few of your videos and it's exactly the same timber with you. We know how tough it is, I've had comments saying I'm splitting wrong, my technique is crap, I'm a wimp, you name it!!!
when i need too ... i make curls and pull them off (just to make a pile/nest) mine are more for kindling ... but i dont bother with feather sticks, next time i'm out i will have to make a point of doing a few (as skills deteriorate if not maintained)
That there is Paul Kirtley level feather sticks...please do except that as a compliment mate, his feather sticks are next level as well. I'm much more of a birch bark and thicker feather stick kind of guy (got an A1 & an F1) in my home environment (Sweden). Love your work sir, loving that wee Bush Tool as well.
No mate, Paul Kirtley is at Rob Evans feather sticks level! You want to see them with perfect sticks, this woods dosen't have perfect feather stick wood. The Forrest I used to camp in regularly has the perfect connifers for feather sticks, haven't been there this year due to high winds in the winter and Covid restrictions in the spring.
Great tutorial, What do you think about a feather stick side by side video, scandi, convex, saber grind and flat grind? It would be great to hear your comments on each one.
@@RobEvansWoodsman your channel just became my latest subscription as I think you me and Mors had/ have the same philosophy when it comes to outdoor living
Hi Rob, Thank you for the great tutorial! Quick question please. I know you need a sharp knife for this, but how sharp? Meaning, would a rough edge of a blue DMT "stone" be good enough or do you I need a polished edge? Thank you and Cheers Lars
What jacket are you wearing? Thanks! Helicon Tex woodsman? Also that’s a knife of your own right? What’s the edge geometry? Thickness of the blade at the spine is 3mm? Scandi at 11 degree bevel on each side? 22 degrees total? Lovely mirror finish!
Mora knives, Robust, bushcraft black and companion HD. All excellent go for carbon, sharpen on a DIY wet and dry set and strop (Google it). If you don't abuse the knife the sharp edge should last a while just stopping.
@@RobEvansWoodsman one thing...just googled and says because carbon need to store carefully and keep dry.. is this because they're the cheaper option and stainless ones at the higher price range? Or do survival knives tend to be carbon?
Carbon blades are generally stronger and easier to sharpen than stainless but they will rust, just don't store wet . I'd learn with a carbon blade, considering how much mora knives cost you could get two Companion HD knives for around £30, a stainless and carbon. I have a review in two parts on the companion HD Stainless and a pretty awful old one on the carbon!!
@@RobEvansWoodsman thank you for reply . I’m a newbie and not sure what edge geometry is but the wood is old pine that has sat dried for months . Ok keep going , my hands on ribbons from it!!
Jokes aside, I'm from Wales in the United. Kingdom. Here's a few famous actors that come from Wales , Anthony Hopkins, Richard Burton, Michael Sheen, the three of them came from the same area 30 mins drive from me.
Only discovered your channel in the last week or so but you're becoming a firm favourite. Genuinely bloody useful
Cheers mate.
I try!
Useful and well done , your accent is on harmony with the birds around you. Thank's and see you. 👍👍👍
Thank you, for your take on feather sticks. And the comedy🤣
So informative! A
i love your stuff Rob, so down to earth
Fairly new at this stuff. Sort of. Big take away for me from this: difference between hollow ground and scandy for shaving. Gonna tuck that one☝️
Thanks bro.
Subbed and I most likely will add you to my own modest channel’s recommendations 😎
Cheers mate, plenty of videos to catch up on here.
How have I never seen this video before, perhaps your most useful & well explained 😎
I really like you. You're very knowledgeable. I also like your voice. Im gunna subscribe.
Super videó...thanks...👍🤝
Great info on making feather sticks. I did know I should start from the outside edge of the stick.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial, Rob!
Excellent tutorial. Your feather sticks are very impressive.
Thank you.
South Walian genius! 🏴
I wouldn't go that far !
@@RobEvansWoodsman don’t be so modest
I'm feather sticking like a pro now!
Excellent news.
Hello from Vermont. Awesome video man. Love watching folks from other places do their work.
Hi.
I hope you come back for more my friend.
I've been to Vermont, really nice place, everyone has a Canoe!
@@RobEvansWoodsman if not a canoe a kayak haha. Will come back for sure, subbed and started checking out other videos
Great tutorial, nice one Rob
Superb tutorial 👌 I've always watched your feather 🪶 sticks and wondered how you get them so good , now I know
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 😀
Hi Rob, just found your channel here in the wilderness of RUclips. Delighted to find another Welsh bushcrafter and RUclipsr. Where about you from? I'm born in Swansea but grew up in West Wales about 20 miles south of Cardigan, though i'm now living in Northern Ireland.
Really, enjoyed this video. Looking forward to watching more.
All the best, Mike
Hi Mike , I'm in Llanelli.
Thank you for the great lesson, Sir.
My pleasure.
I'd been meaning to do this video for a while.
Thanks Rob, I will try again. You make it look easy!
Been doing it a long time, made thousands.
Very well done I love the channel your a talented man fair play to you
Most informative rob
Great tutorial and some handy hints. Lovely wee knife.
Thanks mate
Great video, well explained, cheers! there’s some good tips I’ll bear in mind. I like the honesty about pushing the feathers back with your thumb instead of the knife, proper helpful 👍🏻
Excellent tutorial - thank you.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Thx
Great video Rob thanks man..
Lovely knife!
Nice video Rob, showing good tips a great knife skill, lovely bush tool knife as always 👍
Cheers Mick, glad to see you're still with me!👍
A damn fine tutorial Rob 👍
Thanks Stu
Still practicing, Rob!
Very informative and helpful 👍 I think.
Indeed very useful
Great Tips and Cracking Bush Tool
👍🏻
That's the smaller FTP.
FTP?
Great tutorial. #WiseWords
Thanks for sharing brother
Great job my fine feathered friend!
Cheers buddy
Thank You Rob! Sure glad I bought a Scandi grind Mora now! Which wood do U think makes the best feather stick curls please?? Stay safe and well....Old John
Hey I’ve just started my own RUclips channel and was recommended to watch this vid. Amazing featherstick, gorgeous accent (reminds me of my Nan) and subscribed, thank you 😊
Good luck with the channel.
It can be slow getting started, don't let that put you off, be yourself and remember when you're editing to cut out dead air time , people have a short attention span!
@@RobEvansWoodsman thank you so much 😊
Great Advice from you ❤️🌳🌲❤️
Thank you
RobEvans Outdoorsman 👍🏻❤️🌳
Really useful to see this video done on spruce which is what I seem to be surrounded by. So much for being a "soft wood", it's hard as nails when it is dry and knotty as hell too. When I was a Boy Scout (many years ago!) we used to call them fuzz sticks and we were supposed to use them as the central upright in the fire lay but with cheap knives that were never sharp enough, we could never make good ones and it seemed like a waste of time in SA where the kindling was mostly dry anyway. Great video Rob, thanks!
Soft my arse!
I've watched a few of your videos and it's exactly the same timber with you.
We know how tough it is, I've had comments saying I'm splitting wrong, my technique is crap, I'm a wimp, you name it!!!
@@RobEvansWoodsman For sure, imagine that buttery smooth maple and birch other folks get to play with!😂
Wimps.....
Thanks a lot
Nice tutorial Rob, liking the FTP
You know that you want one.
RobEvans Outdoorsman , lol I think I have enough at the moment Rob.
Oooh pretty knife
Thanks, not just a pretty knife!!
RobEvans Outdoorsman the first one, did you make that yourself?
Yes
when i need too ... i make curls and pull them off (just to make a pile/nest)
mine are more for kindling ... but i dont bother with feather sticks,
next time i'm out i will have to make a point of doing a few (as skills deteriorate if not maintained)
A pile of shaving always work well.
Great technique demonstrated there Rob,...but I do think the knife helps😁😉😉
I can do them with a crow bar mate.😜
@@RobEvansWoodsman Now That would make an interesting video!😁
That there is Paul Kirtley level feather sticks...please do except that as a compliment mate, his feather sticks are next level as well.
I'm much more of a birch bark and thicker feather stick kind of guy (got an A1 & an F1) in my home environment (Sweden).
Love your work sir, loving that wee Bush Tool as well.
No mate, Paul Kirtley is at Rob Evans feather sticks level!
You want to see them with perfect sticks, this woods dosen't have perfect feather stick wood.
The Forrest I used to camp in regularly has the perfect connifers for feather sticks, haven't been there this year due to high winds in the winter and Covid restrictions in the spring.
Feather sticking is a necessity here because of the lack of birch bark and other dry Tinder's and kindling.
Great tutorial, What do you think about a feather stick side by side video, scandi, convex, saber grind and flat grind? It would be great to hear your comments on each one.
That's an excellent idea, thanks.
I used lumber wood. Conifer , pine i think. Just cut them off.
I don know to featherstick.😪
Swansea!!
No, 12 miles west.
@@RobEvansWoodsman your channel just became my latest subscription as I think you me and Mors had/ have the same philosophy when it comes to outdoor living
Hi Rob,
Thank you for the great tutorial!
Quick question please. I know you need a sharp knife for this, but how sharp? Meaning, would a rough edge of a blue DMT "stone" be good enough or do you I need a polished edge? Thank you and
Cheers
Lars
A rough edge will cut no problems at all but it won't stay sharp very long, you'll be touching it up mid job.
Polished is better for fine curls.
Thank you for your answer! It helped a lot!
Cheers from Germany
Lars
What jacket are you wearing? Thanks! Helicon Tex woodsman?
Also that’s a knife of your own right? What’s the edge geometry? Thickness of the blade at the spine is 3mm? Scandi at 11 degree bevel on each side? 22 degrees total? Lovely mirror finish!
Yes Helicon woodsman, blade is 3.2 mm thick, never measured the edge geometry, bit steeper than my mora black.
Where's is Rad Brad..😑😅🤣..he is expert!!!
Can you recommend a cheap beginner knife for survival and also how do you sharpen them? Do they go blunt quickly?
Mora knives, Robust, bushcraft black and companion HD. All excellent go for carbon, sharpen on a DIY wet and dry set and strop (Google it). If you don't abuse the knife the sharp edge should last a while just stopping.
@@RobEvansWoodsman thanks
@@RobEvansWoodsman one thing...just googled and says because carbon need to store carefully and keep dry.. is this because they're the cheaper option and stainless ones at the higher price range? Or do survival knives tend to be carbon?
Carbon blades are generally stronger and easier to sharpen than stainless but they will rust, just don't store wet . I'd learn with a carbon blade, considering how much mora knives cost you could get two Companion HD knives for around £30, a stainless and carbon. I have a review in two parts on the companion HD Stainless and a pretty awful old one on the carbon!!
@@RobEvansWoodsman great, thanks!
Curious to know, why do you use the outside edge for conifers?
Straighter and softer than the middle.
Obviously if it's wet use the middle.
It looks effortless when you do it . Mine is a struggle and I sharpen my knife but yours looks like it’s slicing butter ?
It has a lot to do with edge geometry, wood choice and muscle memory.
Keep at it .
@@RobEvansWoodsman thank you for reply . I’m a newbie and not sure what edge geometry is but the wood is old pine that has sat dried for months . Ok keep going , my hands on ribbons from it!!
Turn the stick as you shave the wood so you are continuously shaving a new edge, therefore less friction.
@@RobEvansWoodsman ok, thank you . Maybe I need to relax about it too , I push really hard doing it
I’d love to know what the knife you’re using is ?
It's one I make myself called the FTP.
If you want one email me robevs73@googlemail.com
I’ll definitely email you . What’s the steel you use for the ftp ?
I’ll definitely email you . What kind of steel do you use for the ftp and about how much does the knife cost roughly ?
@arshanmostafavi9621 I offer 52100 carbon and RWL34 stainless.
@@RobEvansWoodsman Thank you. I’ll email you very soon .
What are the name on the Knife you are using not the falken
It's one of my models called the FTP (full tang Pukko)
@@RobEvansWoodsman is it possible to buy one
@@kennethkristensen5537 you can email me robevs73@googlemail.com
which knife are you using?
My FTP model.
@@RobEvansWoodsman can i purchase one?
@@justinbrewer6899 email me robevs73@googlemail.com
@@justinbrewer6899 I have a carbon blade available quickly, email me robevs73@googlemail.com
Do you sell your knives?
Yes , follow me on Instagram
RobevansWoodsman then you can see what I make , you can send me a message there or email me robevs73@googlemail.com
Hey Vsauce
???
😂 he means you look a lot like this guy named V-sauce .
@@arshanmostafavi9621 an older fatter version 🤣🤣
@@RobEvansWoodsman 😂don’t be so hard on yourself . I bet you’d outlast V-sauce if you were both lost in the woods .
@@arshanmostafavi9621 I'd like to think so.
I can't understand half of what he is saying.
Use captions
Is this guy Finnish, Irish, or an American faking a bad accent? Sometimes he sounds Irish, and sometimes Finnish…don’t buy it.
He's from Tonga.
Jokes aside, I'm from Wales in the United. Kingdom.
Here's a few famous actors that come from Wales , Anthony Hopkins, Richard Burton, Michael Sheen, the three of them came from the same area 30 mins drive from me.
@@RobEvansWoodsman You should have answered him in the Welsh language....that would have confused him.
I should have told him to F off!