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Gear Making

Sewing

All by hand except the hem on the hammock.

Traditional bedroll (treated canvas tarp, 2 80% wool blankets, 1 queen size cotton sheet, 1 cotton pillow case, straps are dog collars and paracord wrapped dog leash)
18 inch tall double walled vinyl draw string bag (have used for food)
14 x 16 inch waxed canvas haversack
11 foot long 1.9oz ripstop nylon hammock (OD Green)
Suntuu MC2 compass case (vinyl, button closure)
Map case (vinyl)
Loose leaf tobacco pouch (vinyl, button closure)
Waxed canvas lunch sack (small)
Waxed canvas lunch sack (large, with leather strap closure)
7'8" by 8'8" oilcloth tarp (400 thread count 100% cotton queen size sheet, 9 tie outs made of lantern wick, sewn onto artist canvas reinforcements, treated with 1 quart Boiled Linseed Oil, and 1 quart Mineral Spirits mixed)
65 liter capacity rucksack -- made of treated canvas tarp, draw string closure made of cotton oilcloth under flap.

Carving

Wooden spoon (juniper wood, coated with boiled linseed oil)
Wooden ladle (juniper wood, coated with boiled linseed oil)
Kuksa (bass wood, coated in BLO, cracked while drying, coated in resin as a repair - successful)

Metal Work

Alcohol stove (trangia clone) pot stand out of a section of a dollar store metal paper towel holder
Alcohol stove out of 2 Dr. Pepper cans and some pink fiberglass insulation

Concoctions

Fixin' wax (beeswax, lard, shae butter)
Wax for use on canvas as a water proofer (7 parts parafin, 1 part beeswax)
Kitchen Pepper in a 3oz tin (a mix of 1.5oz salt, .5oz ginger, .25oz pepper, .25oz cinnamon, .25oz clove, .25oz nutmeg)
Candle lantern (mason jar, wire clothes hanger handle attached to lid, cotton tee shirt wick, paraffin poured into jar)