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Greener Glens
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Registrace 9. 08. 2007
Greener Glens is a channel dedicated to the outdoor life. Bushcraft, foraging & wild foods are our particular focus but anything involving the countryside & outdoor living is fair game. We will be sharing our bushcraft, camping & canoeing adventures as well as documenting our various wild food gastronomy, crafty creations & general love of nature. Subscribe & say tuned for quality content from the woods.
Beech Leaf Noyau - How to Make this Super Easy Wild Liqueur
Learn how to identify Beech leaves & make Beech Leaf Noyau for yourself. This delicious alcoholic treat is really easy to make & is one of the fastest wild liqueurs from infusion to drinking. In this video Martin takes you through the whole process from choosing & picking your leaves to the infusion, measuring & mixing.
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Wood Ear / Jelly Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) Identification, Edibility & Recipe Ideas
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If you want to learn how to identify Wood ear mushrooms & what you can do with them then this is the video for you. In this video Martin is 40 feet up a tree looking at this interesting jelly like fungi. He explains how to identify the mushrooms, what some of the confusion species are & he harvests some & turns them into delicious chocolaty booze filled deserts!
Foraging a Wild Food Salad - 29 Edible Wild Plants
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Learn what wild plants you can eat in spring, how to eat raw Stinging Nettle & the toxic truth about some commonly accepted wild foods. In this video Martin takes you on a walk around his local woodland paths to see what edible plants & flowers are around in spring. White Dead Nettle, Wych Elms Seeds, Primula flowers & dog violet leaves are just some of the wild edibles that are discussed in th...
Canoeing & Camping on Scotland's Stunning West Coast - Part 3
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Three skilled bushcrafters paddle their open canoes through the wild west coast of Scotland while using their wilderness living skills. In this beautifully shot video Martin & his friends Skye & Colin spend 4 days living out of a bushcraft camp in the stunning coastal woodland around Argyll while foraging, fishing, free-diving, carving, cliff diving, testing axes & saws, practicing fire skills,...
Canoeing & Camping on Scotland's Stunning West Coast - Part 2
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Three skilled bushcrafters paddle their open canoes through the wild west coast of Scotland while using their wilderness living skills. In this beautifully shot video Martin & his friends Skye & Colin spend 4 days living out of a bushcraft camp in the stunning coastal woodland around Argyll while foraging, fishing, free-diving, carving, cliff diving, testing axes & saws, practicing fire skills,...
Canoeing & Camping on Scotland's Stunning West Coast - Part 1
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Three skilled bushcrafters paddle their open canoes through the wild west coast of Scotland while using wilderness living skills. In this beautifully shot video Martin & his friends Skye & Colin spend 4 days living out of a bushcraft camp in the stunning coastal woodland around Argyll while foraging, fishing, free-diving, carving, cliff diving, testing axes & saws, practicing fire skills, talki...
Carving an Alder Spoon in the Ancient Pine Forest (Silent Carving)
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In this video Martin uses an Alder log, cut down by Beavers, to carve a beautiful spoon in the Ancient Caledonian Pine Forest. Immersed in the stunning scenery of the Scottish Highlands you can watch the whole process of carving a finished spoon from a log using greenwood tools such as Axes, Sloyd carving knives & Scorps before finishing by burnishing & oiling. Carving is thirsty work & Martin ...
Making the perfect Amadou in the Ancient Caledonian Pine Forest
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Ever wondered what the secret is to making the perfect wilderness tinder? In this video Martin demonstrates how to make the perfect Amadou, ASMR style, in the beautiful serenity of the Ancient Caledonian Pine Forest. No boiling, no lye, no hours of cutting hard brackets just ancient knowledge & skill. Sit back, relax & take in the sounds of the Sottish forest while learning new Bushcraft skills.
Beginners Guide to Kolrosing
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Want to try Kolrosing or "wood tattooing" but don't know where to start? This video is perfect for you. In this video Martin explains what tools you need to start Kolrosing, what materials you need including pigments & oils, popular designs, what woods are best, how to mark out your design & make your cuts. After explaining the theory Martin demonstrates how the process works by creating some K...
Kolrosing Knife Build
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In this video Martin makes a stunning Zebrano wood handle & sheath for his Kolrosing knife. Proving that you can achieve a professional finish with the most basic of tools Martin carves the rough shape of the handle using axes & knifes before bodging together a simple sanding lathe from tools you can find in any workshop. Using the sanding lathe Martin finishes the handle, fits the Kolrosing bl...
Dryad's Saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, how to identify, confusion species & how to cook it.
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The Dryad's saddle aka Pheasant back mushroom aka the Scaly polypore is a delicious edible bracket fungus that grows on various species of deciduous trees. In this video Martin discusses how to identify this mushroom, how to decipher it from other similar species, gives you some ideas on how to cook & preserve it & climbs a large Beech tree to harvest a giant specimen to make into variety of de...
How to care for leather hiking boots
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In this video Martin demonstrates how to care for leather hiking boots so that they last longer & keep your feet drier. Learn some pro tips on keeping your leather boots supple, nourished & watertight while extending the working life of your boots.
Making the Ultimate Leather Strop for Sharpening Wood Working Tools
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What is a leather strop? How do I use one? What leathers can I use to make one? All these questions are answered & more in this video. Martin explains all as he makes a leather strop for his workbench, discusses what are the best materials & leathers to use, talks about stropping compounds & sharpens his chisels & knives to a mirror finish.
Canoe descent of the River Spey, rapids, bushcraft, lightweight camping & wild foods.
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In this video Martin & his friend David spend 3 days canoeing down the mighty river Spey in Scotland. Lightweight camping along the way they find wild foods, cook them in the woods & savour the pleasures of canoeing down one of the best rivers to paddle in the UK. They run rapids, practice bushcraft, go for an unintended swim & spot wildlife as they take you down the 108km from Kingussie to the...
The rebirth of a bushcraft channel. Greener Glens Taster Video
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The Bushcraft Boyz have grown up & are now Greener Glens. This video is an introduction to Greener Glens Bushcraft, Martin gives you the lowdown on what he's been up to & what to expect from the new channel.
Melting the dubbin with a hairdryer ( not a heat gun ) is THE WAY to do it !
I'm only half way through the video and you've answered all my questions and more. 👍🏻
Brilliant video man!
What a great video. Thank you, big love brother
I made a strop but the wood i did a burnt finish
Hello. I came to your channel by searching for a DIY strop, and I watched your video on that subject. It was a bit long, but I watched it from beginning to end with only a few skips along the way. Your delivery is really good and I find you to be quite personable; on that basis, I looked at the number of subs you have and was surprised your channel (like mine) is quite small. I wanted to see if you were still making videos, and saw that you haven't made a new one in over two years. What a shame that CZcams hasn't treated you better. I, too, have been a while since making my last vid because my earnings went from about $100 per month down to less than a third of that. I was very discouraged, but seeing that as good as you are, your channel has struggled, I am going to try again. I hope you will too. ETA: I see from your reply to another comment that you have some more videos in process, but have stalled on editing. Maybe some of the new AI type features available will reduce the grind of editing. I am thinking of changing to Da Vinci Resolve.
I believe green polishing sticks use chromium oxide as the abrasive.
I found one identical with what you presented, but with a pale colour and without pronounced scales, the scales are just coloured, not protuberant
Thank you for this ! I eat one. Now I am writing to you from the other side
Nice work, man. I can see that you must have watched the same Adam Hawker video that I did, years ago. haha He's the best at kolrosing spoons. 👍👍
I thought you had to boil it with ash to make it like that? You dont need to?
I know this was 3 years ago but 😮, if your still about on CZcams might you 🤔 be able to help ?? The blade that you used for this kolrosing build, did you buy it or make it from an old spade/ flat drill bit ?? Also what angle would you put on the blade ?? I would guess an equal grind on each side, Straight grind or do you put a secondary bevel on the blade ?? Hope you can help 🙏 Cheers Les.
Did the bitch polypore stropping video ever get released? I can’t find it.
Just brilliant.. loved it..
Really informative video Martin, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all. You're a star!
Can you use Leather Chamios for a strop?
Sorry... I can't watch a video and listen to tuneless jangling at the same time.
Great video 👍
Whenever I hear a Scotsman talk, I'm reminded of what the great William Wallace once said..."Ride 'round. Doo it, and let the Anglish see ya doo it."
I'm a newbie. On my first foray I found two pair of dryad's saddle, both within reach. It was mid-December so they were well past prime.....in fact they were totally dried out. I was so eager to learn more I've watched dozens of vids plus ran out and bought 3 field guides. I'm really hooked now, these were my very first finds. I now have a leg up on my first coming season. Riding the saddle off into the forest we go! (I won't be harvesting them at this stage, however....smaller ones, much younger.) (My dad was from Voe, Shetland!)
Martin at his very best. Thank you for sharing this incredible trip. Rest in peace with your beloved nature, my friend.
Just been out looking for woodears for the first time ever. Barely found any, the ones i did find were already dehydrated on the trees i found them. I gathered the dehydrated ones anyway. Will go look elsewhere tomorrow.
How long did it take you to clean up the edge on the chisel badly damaged on the 300 grit diamond stone? I am finding it taking a long time on a 120 and a 180 grit diamond stone, like 10-15 minutes?
Which side goes up on the leather to the board? Are they different on each side or the same?
Great video, thanks
What grit u used on the leader? And is your diamond stone from China or US?
Can you make me one?
Thank you!!!
Does it have any other names
😊good job you do good work Thanks 😊
You are a good teacher, thank you from Spain
What brand of double sided you use. What are the maximum width. Thank you…..
You've showed me everything i wanted to know
why you wanting to remove the bears and I prefer to eat larger grits not smaller.
Very informative.
What make/brand is that face shield/respirator? Surprised me when you turned it on.
Apf 10 evolution powered respirator. I got it from axminster
Whats that middle lower boot?
Been using my Meindl boots for some nine years, with a regular maintenence. Working perfectly, water proof, breathe, support and fit comfortably.. Never dry using a hair drier or a boot drier, just let them be for a while.
Hello. Can someone tell what kind of wax is he using? or What kind of wax do you use? Please.
I was using Grangers G-wax in the video but any hard dubbin will work, you can also see meindl sport wax on the table & a few leather treatments of my own devising. You don't want a really soft wax or oil for hiking boots. You want to keep the leather hydrated & protected but not too soft.
@@GreenerGlens Thank you!!
Cancer is just a Symptom of Fungal Starvation! ....very little research, will bring you to this conclusion.
Today, Sussex, Fallen Ash, Great crop, 3 foot up and tasty as can be!
You got dressed like a true Scott and took us to a beautiful area and show us how to do it . Best video I have seen about making Amadou . Well played .
Did you cut spores off before deydrating
No I don't bother unless they come off themselves 😊
Hi ! Just found your channel and I love it ! Not sure if you will see this comment, I see the video is a year old but will ask anyway just in case you happen across it. Can you use honey instead of sugar ? And do you plan on making anymore videos ? Really enjoy your videos. Sláinte !
Hi I would think you could use honey no problem. The sugar is just a more neutral flavour so you can taste the ingredients. I personally love honey & mead so I think that would be delicious. My preference would be to use a really nice flavourful honey but I'll leave it you to experiment & let me know how you get on. Although if your in the UK you better get busy as the beech leaves are maturing rapidly so get them whike they are young & fresh. I have filmed about 30 new videos but editing them together is my achilles heel. Hopefully I'll have some more up soon. 😊
@@GreenerGlens Aye, I thought that as well and have already foraged some beech leaves. Right after watching your video actually. I’m a big fan of mead and have made a few batches. I used my Grandfathers recipe that he gave me when I was just a young girl and I’m thinking of using what he used which was clover and wild honey. It has a great flavor but mild enough to not intrude on the other flavors. Good to know you’ll be adding some more videos. (Soon I hope) I’m really glad I came across your channel and made sure to subscribe. I was looking up Dryad Saddle mushrooms and your video popped up. They are tasty to be sure ! Thank you for answering my question ! And I’ll be sure to let you know how it turns out ! Edit: tell your French friend to calm a wee bit, understanding we Scott’s is a linguistic challenge as well lol.
Wow! Quite the saddle you found there!
My wife loves Dryad's Saddle! She puts it into her kimchi for and grids the tougher parts and adds to Korean dishes. I've never tasted it but might try next time I get some. Pretty easy to find around here. Got a bunch yesterday but it's all dehydrated now for whatever my wife does with it. Nice video!!!
Beautiful! Never heard of this but excited to try it. Recently found out that I'm Swedish (along with Scottish) so have been looking for traditional arts. Your explanation was fantastic! Thank you!
This is a really inspiring video. I’ve been struggling with Amadou for a while. It would be great if you could go into a little more detail on how to find the right specimen. If I’ve understood correctly, the top should give to pressure? Size should be smaller than hand? The only bit you’re interested in is the very top layer (newest growth, furthest away from spore tubes), the rest can be discarded. Have I got that right? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much. Amadou is tricky & there is a lot of misinformation around about it. I really should do a video on how to do the whole process. I thought the ASMR was a fun idea for this particular video - except for my sniffing (it was cold). It is difficult to find a soft large specimen & if you do it is usually worm eaten so the smaller ones are a better bet at sea level (you can find bigger less worm eaten ones above 1000m). You can feel the skin is thin & the trama layer will be soft enough to push in with a strong press from your thumb. In this video I used the layer just above the spore tubes which is the youngest layer but you can sometimes use the upper layers but these are more likely to be harder & more difficult to stretch out. When rhey are younger the spore tubes are shorter & easier to remove as well. Once you find a seem to open up you can very often seperate the layers then once you've cleaned them up with a knife you can stretch away or beat it out with a mallet or smooth stone. Hope that helps 👍 thanks for watching.
@@GreenerGlens great, that’s given me some good info, so I’ve been going for the wrong bit up to now, good to know. The ASMR works really well I think. It’s a very cool video that has opened my eyes to a better way to go with Amadou.
Oils absorbed into fibrous materials can be prone to spontaneous combustion & the worst culprit is Linseed oil. It is unlikely, but it is always best to leave rags & tissues outside of the house overnight or soak them in water right away. You could also place them in a metal bin with a metal lid. You might like to look at Mike Mahoney's walnut oil. I'll try Kolrosing now, that was a great video, well done & thanks for posting.
Yes very good points. I have a wood burning stove & I just burn them on principle for safety. Linseed is one of the worst as you say & I've heard of friend's workshop bins catching on fire from this heating during polymerisation. If I didn't mention that in the vid - shame on me 😅.