Woodland Magic
Woodland Woodcraft If there ever was a poster child for the idea of making something from nothing, it’s epitomized in…
Beaver Tooth Mokotagen Blade, a Rambling.
When looking into the history of Beaver tooth as a tool, I ran into the mention of an old story…
Pre Steel Mokotagen
A little bit of pre steel fun. Finding the origins of the mokotagen and it’s design influence from nature or…
Mokotagen workshop making of Crooked knives
The Mokotagen more often mislabeled Crooked knife by European trappers, is the multi tool of the north bush. Popularized by…
Mokotagen review
Review: Black Thunder Studio Mocotaugan. Written by: caleb Musgrave owner of Canadian Bushcraft School in keene, Ontario Often mistitled a…
Traditional wood staining using Hemlock bark.
For centuries the bark of the Hemlock tree, (Abies canadensis, Michaux. (Pinus canadensis, Linné;Picea canadensis, Link; Tsuga canadensis, Carrière). has been…
The Man’s Knife of the North Bush
The knife with many names, called Mocotaugan (moe-koh-tah-gan) by Algonquin speakers, Mokotagen by Potawatomi, Waagikoman and Waabikoman by the…
Natural Cordage
Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) Common milk weed (asclepias syriaca) Wood nettle (laportia canadensis) Swamp milkweed (asclepias incarnata) Basswood/ Linden (tilla Americana)…
Making Mocotaugens – A Workshop with Canadian Bushcraft
https://www.facebook.com/events/1018463194863525/ The mocotaugen (often misnamed a “Crooked Knife”) is often nicknamed the Ojibwa Swiss Army Knife. Its’ a spokeshake, a…
Tool Selection and Identification
Tools of the trade, for centuries only four tools were heavily relied on while in the bush. Axe, belt knife,…