wish we could see some newer ones from Ray. He is such an awesome teacher!

@jaroslavcech225

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Feeling gutted he's not putting out any new videos (or is he?) I absolutely love him!

@ReasonAboveEverything

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaroslavcech225 No, he never makes videos for youtube. Its propably not something his company does. They don't interact with their fanbase.

Oh...such LOVELY CALM MUSIC! The insane jangling that accompanies most videos is enough to break anybody's head!

Rays a beast. You can tell by looking at his rough hands he's been doing stuff like this for awhile.

its about the skill sets you accumulate when you do those "crafts", particulary, your knife skills, thinking skills, an putting together a kit from just your surroundings.

@erniedobscha3554

6 жыл бұрын

ron hargis if

That popping sound when he removes the cap is so satisfying.

Great video Ray. Keep them coming, I love the little knick knacks you know how to make.

I love what you've taught me! Thanks so much! I'm inspired now!

Always an inspiration. Thanks a lot for all you've done in these years for Bushcraft and adventure enthusiast. Take Care. :)

You one of the best Ray many thanks.

Great video, beautiful little project piece. Thanks for sharing. Take care, friend.

So relaxing watching this.

Great video, added to our Birch trees playlist, thanks.

talking of birch bark,as you do, i found an old rotting birch tree waste high,i pushed it over, hit the outside with a stick, the rotting wood fell out, and i was left with a birch bark tube which you can easily make a bucket or container out of ! ahaaa enjoy! i must get out more! thanks ray great channel!

Awesome, like yourself. Thank you for great childhood and adulthood legend. Wish I had your job but most of all your knowledge.

Ray's skill with wood and carving is so awesome, just love to see him doing his thing.

@sebastianlin7220

10 жыл бұрын

Me to I love it

that was great well done ray

I love the spa background music. So relaxed....

This man is brilliant

ray is really formal about the way he carries the way he does things.

Quality stuff.. great vids matey ...&I’ve got try one of these .. 👍🏻👍🏻

Quite simple to make and practical ..thats what I need!

He really is a talent. I love his calm manner. If i were marooned anywhere in the world i would want Ray with me.

You know, there are all sorts of uses for something like that. not to mention it looks cool

could be used to store any number of small items, a fishing kit, a needle kit etc, not just matches. Very cool little box. Pity not many birch tree's grow in Australia and not sure if we have a similar or tree that I could substitute for the birch bark.

@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you could use cork?

@waveman0

2 жыл бұрын

@@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann good idea mate

5:10 I love that pop

Love his shows

Cool vid! I love observing earth, explore and meditate...

If I were RayMearsBushcraft, I'd cut a circle off of the side of the match box and glue it on the inside of the lid. Then it's just a matter of remembering to put the safety matches with the action end downwards, and make sure to make the birch matchbox thin enough that the matches can't flip inside. Even if I was using strike-anywhere matches, I'd glue a piece of coarse sand paper on the flip side of the lid.

@LindaTCornwall

9 жыл бұрын

But why, pink matches will strike on anything slightly rough.

@AmNotHere911

8 жыл бұрын

+Mikael Grön Sandpaper on the flip side of the lid: Very good idea

Pretty sure making this matchbox is bushcraft, and that is what the video is about. A debate about whether or not matches is "ok" for bushcrafters is also pretty moot to anyone that has tried to make fire using only bushcraft. Besides Ray Mears is one of the worlds experts when it comes to fire making, since that is what he has focused on throughout his career.

as beautiful as it is functional. perfectly sums up Ray Mears.

If in the wilderness you can always use pine sap for an adhesive.

@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362

6 жыл бұрын

Mason Sayler wouldn't be as durable as good old waterproof pva

@ConnorLowWhistle

6 жыл бұрын

pva waterproof ? lol pva is water soluble

@nighthawk759

5 жыл бұрын

@@ConnorLowWhistle waterproof pva has been available for years... it will have an additive in it that allows it to become waterproof after setting up, you wont find it in say school enviroments ect because its a bitch to clean off after it drys and ruins clothes.

@551taylor

4 жыл бұрын

You can also chew up bluebell bulbs for natural glue, but be careful not to swallow any. If you oil the bark afterwards the rain can’t get to the glue anyway!

glueing music is very good...so good that i took two pieces of park ,touched them together ...played the gluing music...then could not get the pieces apart again...good glue music..lol...cheers...cool vid..thanks for vid...smart guy..

Great stuff!

if someone rocked up to camp with their own handmade matchbox i'd be thoroughly impressed. Anything you make yourself you will have more respect for it and the materials it took to make. Yes he uses store bought glue, but in other videos he's shown us how to make glue in the field. He also mentions that glue it not needed, he's just giving an outline of what we can achieve with our surroundings. I hate it when people complain about people who aren't using bone axes and making a fire with just flint and their pubes. 99% of people go hiking and camping with equipment that was store bought or synthetic, bags, knives etc. If you're so anal about being completely 'wild' then next time, just go to the forest with your wits and nothing else and see how far you'll get.

@andrewwilson2071

4 жыл бұрын

SuperCunt5000 well said matey haha haha 👍🏻👍🏻

@Josh-fh5ox

2 жыл бұрын

Survial and returning to the stone age are not remotely similar and people forget.

@gert4577

2 жыл бұрын

You seriously think this is REALISTIC in any way?

Cheers dude, I shall check them out! Regards, Daz.

Why isn't ray putting out content on here? ?? What a missed opportunity. .. I absolutely adore the man

Mears ur a "Bad Ass" I have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks

@HollowForm222 It´s sure a great video man, like you said! Thanks for the link to this video and thanks for your great work Ray!!!

thats some trippy gluing music. Far out man.

Doesn't anyone enjoy simple crafts anymore? This is a great project for teen boy scouts. Time to encourage more skills and crafts instead of all of the negative posts.

Is birch bark sort of like crispy leather? It's amazing how many uses it has.

I have one too. They are just great knives.

Back at home you have access to PVC glue, string and a tescos where they also sell water proof matches.

Birchbark... very flammable... with strike anywhere matches in it... known for sometimes igniting off each other when dropped or jostled. Could be fun.

@flamedrag18 what would you use on metal to preserve it from rust?

i wish we had birch trees where i live this looks like a fun project

What's the song and artist near the middle of the video? It sounds like something from Jon Hopkins' album 'Opalescent.'

Jungle style Smarties tube, lovely.

Anyone know the song starting around 1 minute? Very relaxing.

Stunning, but could I make the glue as well?

This is great, I recently became the owner of a fallen birch tree that I was fortunate enough to have. I’ve been carving kuksas and spoons with the wood but I have been at a loss of what to do with all the bark. Luckily I was smart enough to save it. Can anyone tell me how long the bark stays malleable, should I store it in a particular way?

@Sheepdog1314

4 жыл бұрын

birch bark contains a type of oil, and stays good for a long time. I would put it in a cool place with no bugs. The birch tree rots before the bark does. If you have large pieces you can make containers, small pieces you can make what Ray Mears does in this video. I use small leftover pieces (lots of them) to make birch tar to attach my knapped arrowheads. Birch bark lights up even in wet weather because of the oil content - you can always start a fire with a strip of birch, or use shavings for tinder if you use flint and steel, or a ferro rod. And you can cut the inner bark into strips and weave a backpack - you have to peel the bark apart. If it gets dry, just soak it.

what oil did you use on the wood?

Thnx, I didn't look at it like that. Maybe I'll actually make one this summer.

what knife is that with which you prepare the bungs?

Nice, I think I'd add glueing a strike pad to the underside of the lid, just need to remember to ensure the matches are stored head down always 😂

can u do a tutorial on how to harvest birch bark properly. Im extremely new to this stuff =)

Just remember to stuff some match striker in it as well. You could stick a round one to the inside of the bung for example.

beautiful

There is a wonderful book that teaches that...its one of our early bushcraft fathers in french canada called Paul Provancher. Is book is called: Vivre en foret (I live in the woods) 1953

What brand or model is that pocket knife shown in the very begining?

Great vids sir! I subed ya

where do you strike the matches now?

Do you sell these I would love to buy one

This is amazing! This will help to put my fatwood match sticks in that I foraged.... it’ll be like carrying around a mini bomb 😂✌🏼

Ray has the hands of a god.

Figured out how to deal with the rain problem. Glue the striker to the bottom side of the removable cap. Be sure to place the match-heads facing the sealed end of the "matchbox".

Nice vid

that little pocket knife is made by grohmann knives as my dad carries one, good knife! gonna get one soon too, hard to get a look at the other one he's using. nice little vid but yah, the gluing music is hilarious lol

where would you strike those?

Notice the sneaky cut at 2:02 because Ray couldn't get the tab in.

@LiezerZero

7 жыл бұрын

That's what she noticed.

And how are you going to light those matches without the friction strip on the birchbark matchbox?

so how you going to light the matches ??

Thanks, I was able to your method

Awesome! :D but how to ignite the matches ..(on the bark ??!)

Brilliant

so the pull ring is also made from birch bark?

I made one few years ago. Carried it for something like half a year and been using it since somewhat regurally. It works great and has really nice patina on it. Fun litte project. You can glue sriking surface on the plug if you want to.

cool idea but where can i strike the matches?

I'm sure you could use some sort of pine/spruce pitch adhesive instead when in the woods? Might be worth a shot.

How do you strike them

If you don't have glue, use the wet rice as a glue make sure the rice is sticky, or you can use some tree blood, the tree blood should be white and really sticky like jackfruit trees.

Why the hell was I not already subscribed to this? o.O

It's like blue peter with added nature !

it is waterproof ?

What a Craftsman

thats a point:) ...but its a bit like making vids about offroad-racing and then showing how to clean the steeringwheel to make it more shiny:)

the dark/black area to light up the matches???

I use a 35mm Film container and strike anywhere matches (Swan Vesta) having said that I would like to make one of these just for the fun of it. I now need a beech Tree..!

@bradleystrand81

10 жыл бұрын

Actually you need a BIRCH tree.

@roamingbritain7318

10 жыл бұрын

Oooops

Arts and crafts just like when I was in cub scouts !

and how you gonna light the matches?

@nemopettersson1239

10 жыл бұрын

***** Where do you bye those ?

@TheJpmato88

10 жыл бұрын

Nemo Pettersson they're not legal everywhere. I have to go to New Hampshire to buy mine

@jonathanjoestar4612

9 жыл бұрын

***** not could, he will, hes really stupid

@ERLong-ww7yn

9 жыл бұрын

You can light a strike anywhere with your thumbnail

@kevinrodriguez2067

6 жыл бұрын

You're a flamer, figure it out

Totally awesum

ray is simply AMAZING. he would be the best boy scout leader(except BP, of course). wish he used somekind of "natural" glue made from sap or something....

Anyone an idea what type of oil he uses at 5:05? ;)

matchbox or any other container, it shows what can be done with birch bark.

i really like your videos and learned from it, but i see no use for a matchbox in a survival situation so that i have to make one from birch bark?!?!? can someone plz explain?:)

Exactly, just as the definition of natural is :)

Ray is a naturalist not a survivalist, he's making a matchbox out of bark because its beautiful and he can.

Skillz!

Come on Ray make some more videos please.

next time i go to the shop and buy a hand full of matches ill definitely make one of these