Saami Repair Kit

Dave Canterbury, David Canterbury, The Pathfinder School,Bush Craft ,Survival skills, Historical Lore, Primitive Skills, Archery, Hunting, Trapping, Fishing, Navigation, Knives, Axes, Fire, Water, Shelter, Search and Rescue

[FacetsOfTruth]

I don't know how there could be 6 people that disliked this video. It was perfectly done. 
The item is very useful, and why would anyone 'NOT' want to watch this? I loved it. Nice job Dave. I've never seen this before and now I'm richer in wisdom. Thanks Dave. 

[Roller]

Thanks for sharing Dave. Been keeping my sewing/repair kit in an old, plastic medicine bottle. This'll give me a nice project to knock out. All the best for the new year to you and your family. Thanks again for passing on this kind of information, I fear that without people like you, this information would fade to time. 

[rborno]

Hey,  David. This "A" in NALHUS. Does it look like this "Å". NAL = NÅL = Needle, HUS = House. So, NÅL + HUS = NÅLHUS (Needlehouse). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Kirkenes in Finnmark, Norway :D

[bigjonsadventures]

Thanks Dave, I made one from a shot gun shell from a Turkey kill, paracord, wood plug & antler for the toggle ! Outstanding

[karsonbranham]

nice piece of kit Dave!  thanks for another great idea!

Good project! My husband had a keycase along the same line: a small flattish leather pouch, wide open at one end and a thong hole in the closed end. The leather thong had a stopper on the hole end and a ring for keys on the other end. The thong was just long enough to pull all the keys into the pouch with none hanging out. Kept keys from cutting his pocket. Sadly, he lost it a few years ago -- and the keys. Bought it at a craft show from a leather crafter.

[seangere]

David an easy way to rub coal into wood, bone, antler it is crush the coal (chair coal) between a folded cloth that is damp with oil (vegi oil or simular) and use a piece of wood like a rollingpin. the oil helps keep the powder from going all over the place and it makes a paint like substance. Also the coal impregnated cloth (I use GI wool blankets) can be used as a fire starter if you cant find anything dry at the time. I find it works better if you sew the sides together and have a flap over the top so its like an old time flap pouch and pack that with the coal and put that in a ziplock bag to store it and to place it in before you crush the coal.

Hope this helps you with later projects. If you want you can make a video of it for others if you wish to use it.
Thanks for all you have done so far,
Sean Gere from NRW Germany.

[emilgranqvist]

I'm a Swedish reindeer herders and our "sewing kit" as you call it is very very different from yours.
and i like your sewing kit.

[Patriot]

Dave, I really enjoy the historical relevance of these topics and I think this would be a neat nostalgia gift to make or gift to someone, especially if they're of Sami roots.  From a modern perspective however, I'm not sure it would warrant belt carry unless one's simply trying to look historical.  It seems it would be difficult to justify the weight or bulk of such an item (from a modern Longhunter's perspective) when the same thing is accomplished by gorilla taping a couple of needles to an old membership card and wrapping it with waxed twine.  If I'm going to carry something this size wouldn't I carry a sewing awl?  I guess I get confused at times knowing which critical tools "fit in" with your modern wilderness living ideas and which are just romantic trinkets which wouldn't necessarily be carried in an extended wilderness living situation.

[brianb]

Very cool small project. Thank you Dave.

[vdcwrld]

Excellent tutorial, got to build a few for the kids, thanks Dave...

[c.w.]

Im from germany and you are even here in TV. "Das survival duo" cody and dave. I love the series <3

[davidleasure]

Nice piece of kit Dave. Thanks for the demo. Keep up the good work

[ratroddiesels]

i have the highest regard of the indigenous saami folks of the north, they are true survivors .  that knife used to cut brain tan was awesome.  i never knew bamboo grew in this country [usa]  i learn valuable lessons by watching your vids.     thank you.

[wyattoneable]

Nice kit and easy to make too. Have a super 2015 Dave and family.

[johndoeanon]

What you called this thing at 3:46, "Nalhus", sounds like Old Norse to me (I'm Swedish) and translated to modern Swedish it would be "Nålhus", literally "needle-house", and would be pronounced "Nool-hoos". I'm unsure of how you write phonetically in English, but Scandinavian words mostly have very long vowel sounds.

[KeithPeters]

Very nice. I liked the charcoal and awl method of doing the design, too. Thanks.

[gun]

Dave, you could drill a small hole half way through that deer antler tile and use this antler as a thumb push on your needles.

[lakeforge]

My ancestors are Finnish Saami.
See video "Yoik of The Wind".

[prycewilkins]

well Dave ive got my bamboo and antler cut now just to get my leather ready and get this all put together.i so enjoy these projects that you so kindly share with us.dave I have like 8 different old hickory knives that are old and a forgecraft knife my question is, would you change the plain wood handle to a bone or antler handle? I just want to do something different and thought id ask your opinion.thank you for all you do Dave.