Arborist Scott from Uckfield tree surgeons spent the day showing us more skills including coppicing cuts, bow saw construction and axe chopping techniques.

We ended the day cooking backwoods style before hiking back to the hut in the dark.

Oak or Ash?

Using a stone to hone an axe blade.

Assembling the saw.

The finished saw.

The bow saw in action.

Drilling out a broken axe handle prior to fitting a new one.