Testing the Alec Steele Auger in the Woods! Bushcraft Project
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Date: 2021-07-15
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Mike
That wood ant nest is fantastic mate.
Their larva make great eating, the secret is to put a small tarpaulin on the ground, and roll the sides back a couple of folds. Then you quickly grab a couple of large handfuls of the nest and throw it in the centre of the tarpaulin. The ants will quickly pick up the larva and move them to the sides you have rolled back in order to stop them drying out. Then collect the larva and fry them in a little bit of oil and a sprinkle of sugar, they taste fantastic!
Another fun fact, did you know that you can use a wood ants nest like a compass for telling direction? The wood ant always builds a nest on the south side of a tree, and uses the tree has protection from cold weather coming from the north!
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Mike
That wood ant nest is fantastic mate.
Their larva make great eating, the secret is to put a small tarpaulin on the ground, and roll the sides back a couple of folds. Then you quickly grab a couple of large handfuls of the nest and throw it in the centre of the tarpaulin. The ants will quickly pick up the larva and move them to the sides you have rolled back in order to stop them drying out. Then collect the larva and fry them in a little bit of oil and a sprinkle of sugar, they taste fantastic!
Another fun fact, did you know that you can use a wood ants nest like a compass for telling direction? The wood ant always builds a nest on the south side of a tree, and uses the tree has protection from cold weather coming from the north!
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Sean
Many different styles of auger cutting arrangements. The cleanest cutting augers I have used have a lobe or vertical cutting blade on the end of each cutting edge to score a clean circle in the wood fibers that the horizontal cutting edge then follows and cleans out. Much like the tooth and raker arrangement on many saw blades and chainsaws. That would have been a challenge for Alex under the time constraints he ended up working under while feeling out the process of making the auger. Amazing he got this one done and working so well after restarting from scratch!
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Many different styles of auger cutting arrangements. The cleanest cutting augers I have used have a lobe or vertical cutting blade on the end of each cutting edge to score a clean circle in the wood fibers that the horizontal cutting edge then follows and cleans out. Much like the tooth and raker arrangement on many saw blades and chainsaws. That would have been a challenge for Alex under the time constraints he ended up working under while feeling out the process of making the auger. Amazing he got this one done and working so well after restarting from scratch!
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David
He can make tools alright. The auger bits need a hard clean edge going up the auger screw, with a little less then square edge. That will help the auger work a little easier and cleaner. I have used a lot of auger bits for mortise and tenon work. I find that edge being a little sharp helps. Looks like you started making Jambalaya, cut up Andouille sausage and prawns.
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He can make tools alright. The auger bits need a hard clean edge going up the auger screw, with a little less then square edge. That will help the auger work a little easier and cleaner. I have used a lot of auger bits for mortise and tenon work. I find that edge being a little sharp helps. Looks like you started making Jambalaya, cut up Andouille sausage and prawns.
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jn
Good show! If you ever happen to jump the pond check out Avery Island in Iberia Parrish, Louisiana USA, the Tabasco factory is there among other things, huge drive thru garden, alligators, bird sanctuary, largest Budda, cool place. Good luck with the fund raiser, my best friend, Derrick, suffered and passed from ALS.
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Good show! If you ever happen to jump the pond check out Avery Island in Iberia Parrish, Louisiana USA, the Tabasco factory is there among other things, huge drive thru garden, alligators, bird sanctuary, largest Budda, cool place. Good luck with the fund raiser, my best friend, Derrick, suffered and passed from ALS.
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Adam
Hi, to prevent it being messy on the back of your timber when you drill through. when your drill bit starts coming out of the back of your timber, stop then take the drill out and then drill from the back of the timber so then you have two good sides
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Hi, to prevent it being messy on the back of your timber when you drill through. when your drill bit starts coming out of the back of your timber, stop then take the drill out and then drill from the back of the timber so then you have two good sides
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GKeyman565
you should get a spindle cutter, kinda like die cutter but no threads just long taper. then you can make real spindle railing and other things. (the same size to fit drill holes of auger shown)
Have a great day
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you should get a spindle cutter, kinda like die cutter but no threads just long taper. then you can make real spindle railing and other things. (the same size to fit drill holes of auger shown)
Have a great day
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Brad
That ant nest is amazing! Ants have always had my respect. We get some pretty cool colonies of species over here in Australia. But I've never seen a nest made of pine tree needles and cones. That's cool.
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That ant nest is amazing! Ants have always had my respect. We get some pretty cool colonies of species over here in Australia. But I've never seen a nest made of pine tree needles and cones. That's cool.
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Joey
Quick tip
If you put paraffin oil on your table legs it should deter the ants from climbing up
This technique is used a lot in ant keeping to keep ants in enclosures
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Quick tip
If you put paraffin oil on your table legs it should deter the ants from climbing up
This technique is used a lot in ant keeping to keep ants in enclosures
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Simon,
Nice one Mike! Thanks for the shout out for the trip and especially the fundraising page - it s going to be epic!
Love auger bit too. oh, and the grub! Top drawer!
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Nice one Mike! Thanks for the shout out for the trip and especially the fundraising page - it s going to be epic!
Love auger bit too. oh, and the grub! Top drawer!
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Schere
03: 14 In the name Formica Rufa, Formica means ant in latin if I remember correctly, so the ants give the acid it's name and not the other way. The more we know.
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03: 14 In the name Formica Rufa, Formica means ant in latin if I remember correctly, so the ants give the acid it's name and not the other way. The more we know.
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