www.raymears.com Ray Mears shows us how to make a matchbox, using sheets of birch bark. This clip was taken from the DVD extras of Ray Mears Bushcraft Survival Series 2.
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@alaskankare8 жыл бұрын
wish we could see some newer ones from Ray. He is such an awesome teacher!
@jaroslavcech2254 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Feeling gutted he's not putting out any new videos (or is he?) I absolutely love him!
@ReasonAboveEverything3 жыл бұрын
@@jaroslavcech225 No, he never makes videos for youtube. Its propably not something his company does. They don't interact with their fanbase.
@susanp.collins78347 ай бұрын
Oh...such LOVELY CALM MUSIC! The insane jangling that accompanies most videos is enough to break anybody's head!
@gco40gray823 жыл бұрын
Rays a beast. You can tell by looking at his rough hands he's been doing stuff like this for awhile.
@nevillepass13 жыл бұрын
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!
@antaress8128 Жыл бұрын
That popping sound when he removes the cap is so satisfying.
@ruffneck985610 жыл бұрын
Ray's skill with wood and carving is so awesome, just love to see him doing his thing.
@sebastianlin722010 жыл бұрын
Me to I love it
@LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden7 жыл бұрын
Great video, added to our Birch trees playlist, thanks.
@Nancytoday8 жыл бұрын
I love what you've taught me! Thanks so much! I'm inspired now!
@trangia1211 жыл бұрын
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.
@Leo-tt7ly9 жыл бұрын
So relaxing watching this.
@Woodsman_wildcamper7 жыл бұрын
Great video, beautiful little project piece. Thanks for sharing. Take care, friend.
@ronhargis201810 жыл бұрын
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.
@erniedobscha35546 жыл бұрын
ron hargis if
@cyborbot54710 жыл бұрын
You one of the best Ray many thanks.
@5chr4pn3ll11 жыл бұрын
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.
@danielmorris197510 жыл бұрын
Awesome, like yourself. Thank you for great childhood and adulthood legend. Wish I had your job but most of all your knowledge.
@MrEnzo860413 жыл бұрын
Great video Ray. Keep them coming, I love the little knick knacks you know how to make.
@joku9007 жыл бұрын
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.
@DFX2KX11 жыл бұрын
You know, there are all sorts of uses for something like that. not to mention it looks cool
@skiie12 жыл бұрын
ray is really formal about the way he carries the way he does things.
@keshatton23342 жыл бұрын
He really is a talent. I love his calm manner. If i were marooned anywhere in the world i would want Ray with me.
@Kastaghier111 жыл бұрын
Always an inspiration. Thanks a lot for all you've done in these years for Bushcraft and adventure enthusiast. Take Care. :)
@waveman04 жыл бұрын
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.
@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you could use cork?
@waveman02 жыл бұрын
@@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann good idea mate
@HiggsFenderU211 жыл бұрын
This man is brilliant
@SuperCunt6 жыл бұрын
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.
@andrewwilson20715 жыл бұрын
SuperCunt5000 well said matey haha haha 👍🏻👍🏻
@Josh-fh5ox2 жыл бұрын
Survial and returning to the stone age are not remotely similar and people forget.
@gert45772 жыл бұрын
You seriously think this is REALISTIC in any way?
@nefrret2713 жыл бұрын
Quite simple to make and practical ..thats what I need!
@MeMe-py6bg2 жыл бұрын
Why isn't ray putting out content on here? ?? What a missed opportunity. .. I absolutely adore the man
@laphant112 жыл бұрын
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..
@euanfredrick334010 жыл бұрын
that was great well done ray
@mowvu53802 жыл бұрын
as beautiful as it is functional. perfectly sums up Ray Mears.
@skaramicke10 жыл бұрын
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.
@LindaTCornwall9 жыл бұрын
But why, pink matches will strike on anything slightly rough.
@AmNotHere9119 жыл бұрын
+Mikael Grön Sandpaper on the flip side of the lid: Very good idea
@tjsmith11211 жыл бұрын
Ray is a naturalist not a survivalist, he's making a matchbox out of bark because its beautiful and he can.
@thegingerpowerranger2 жыл бұрын
Back at home you have access to PVC glue, string and a tescos where they also sell water proof matches.
@X_explorer6 жыл бұрын
Cool vid! I love observing earth, explore and meditate...
@fred770512 жыл бұрын
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
@masonsayler965810 жыл бұрын
If in the wilderness you can always use pine sap for an adhesive.
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83626 жыл бұрын
Mason Sayler wouldn't be as durable as good old waterproof pva
@ConnorLowWhistle6 жыл бұрын
pva waterproof ? lol pva is water soluble
@nighthawk7596 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.
@551taylor4 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!
@fatboySRK10 жыл бұрын
I love the spa background music. So relaxed....
@TheHazyGhost12 жыл бұрын
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".
@martin1289 жыл бұрын
5:10 I love that pop
@TheAkashicTraveller3 жыл бұрын
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.
@copenhagen80992 жыл бұрын
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 😂
@hempseed5712 жыл бұрын
thats some trippy gluing music. Far out man.
@AdventureSworn12 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you could use some sort of pine/spruce pitch adhesive instead when in the woods? Might be worth a shot.
@playdrums12 жыл бұрын
Guys, if you don't happen to have glue in the woods you can make your own. Eat a diet of just fish and berries for a couple of days until your poop is almost a diahrreah-like consistency. Then take a little bit of ash and mix it in with your poop until it forms sort of a paste. There you have it - all natural glue!
@bobfraiser978411 жыл бұрын
Mears ur a "Bad Ass" I have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks
@tealwateroutdoor12 жыл бұрын
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
@VisayasMindanaoLuzon10 жыл бұрын
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.
@joshnagenmurugiah45313 жыл бұрын
Ray has the hands of a god.
@TheHazyGhost12 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion... You could make this even better by glueing the striker from the original matchbox to either the side of the new matchbox or the bottom cap of the new matchbox.
@robdurant79445 жыл бұрын
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?
@Sheepdog13144 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.
@volcanic181811 жыл бұрын
can u do a tutorial on how to harvest birch bark properly. Im extremely new to this stuff =)
@djjb7111 жыл бұрын
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:)
@MrDazza6411 жыл бұрын
Cheers dude, I shall check them out! Regards, Daz.
@alzathoth12 жыл бұрын
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....
@ElectricityTaster12 жыл бұрын
Is birch bark sort of like crispy leather? It's amazing how many uses it has.
@IRONBLOODxMECHANIQUE11 жыл бұрын
i wish we had birch trees where i live this looks like a fun project
@giulianotoniolo13 жыл бұрын
@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!!!
@andregross742011 жыл бұрын
They are strike anywhere matches. You don't need a striker, just use any rough surface.
@andrewwilson20715 жыл бұрын
Quality stuff.. great vids matey ...&I’ve got try one of these .. 👍🏻👍🏻
@number89031543510012 жыл бұрын
Thnx, I didn't look at it like that. Maybe I'll actually make one this summer.
@davidomahony655910 жыл бұрын
The skills used in making the matchbox could also be used in other ways, so for anyo0ne saying that this is pointless, I say you are wrong. Plus fire and ensuring that one has matches is one of the most important aspects of bushcraft, so it could be life or death, hypothetically, in some survival situation, created by going to the woods and trying to simulate a survival situation. #self-fulfilling prophesy.
@MoparMan1611 жыл бұрын
I have one too. They are just great knives.
@dangerdave61611 жыл бұрын
Jungle style Smarties tube, lovely.
@ElTagno8 жыл бұрын
Notice the sneaky cut at 2:02 because Ray couldn't get the tab in.
@LiezerZero8 жыл бұрын
That's what she noticed.
@mikedude50911 жыл бұрын
haha everyone going nuts about a striker, pick a stone up strike with that or glue one onto the underside of the lid, u could even make a little survival kit the same way and have a button compass glued to the lid, just an idea.
@andnowi7 ай бұрын
Stunning, but could I make the glue as well?
@lytken11 жыл бұрын
Love his shows
@lukabert8811 жыл бұрын
next time i go to the shop and buy a hand full of matches ill definitely make one of these
@crinoid191912 жыл бұрын
as a chef I can say with complete confidence.... those knives are FUCKING sharp :D
@steffomia10 жыл бұрын
I hope the Time comes back soon where Handicraft counts all. This time with all the Machines and Computers is so sad, so poor...I hate that. Shit off that comfort, it makes us all sick and weird.
@evidex11 жыл бұрын
Why the hell was I not already subscribed to this? o.O
@demonhighwayman94032 жыл бұрын
It's like blue peter with added nature !
@bradwjensen10 жыл бұрын
What's the song and artist near the middle of the video? It sounds like something from Jon Hopkins' album 'Opalescent.'
@susanp.collins78347 ай бұрын
Ray, do I imagine, if its watertight, we could use it to store spices and dried herbs?
@roamingbritain731810 жыл бұрын
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..!
@bradleystrand8110 жыл бұрын
Actually you need a BIRCH tree.
@roamingbritain731810 жыл бұрын
Oooops
@joeymotu12 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I am far too lazy; I would have just put a little oil on the original matchbox and spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the 'glue music'
@MalcolmPowder9 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a pound for every time I found myself in the birch woods with all my cutting tools but with a need for an impromptu matchbox. Only kidding, love you Ray.
@flamedrag1813 жыл бұрын
@xMrjamjam linseed oil, it's what you use to preserve wood.
@karl70173 жыл бұрын
And how are you going to light those matches without the friction strip on the birchbark matchbox?
@jabames11 жыл бұрын
its best to get them in Spring, it comes off easier etc..
@WildManFrizzell4 жыл бұрын
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 😂✌🏼
@Bauks42012 жыл бұрын
err....-45f most time it hangs out around 0f never had a problem with them ....Much more tinder becomes useful early on in fire making with the use of a flame instead of sparks ..not to mention trying to collect shaving is always a hassle ...
@LondonTreeSurgeons7 жыл бұрын
matchbox or any other container, it shows what can be done with birch bark.
@ChristopherInglish11 жыл бұрын
Perhaps, if the tube truly is air tight. However a bunch of light anywhere matches going off at the same time create an amazingly large amount of fire very quickly... almost explosively so. The expansion of super heated air might just blow the stopper out of the tube thus allowing more oxygen in... given the flammable oils in the birch bark this could lend itself to quite a "surprise". Don't think match heads are explosive? Do a search for the Mythbusters youtube video.
@UnrealDifficulty11 жыл бұрын
He said it could be made without it, but if you can get glue he recommended using it
@akai52266 жыл бұрын
Try to put birch bark into boiled water - it will roll into tube very tightly, no glue is required
@bengunns95005 жыл бұрын
Come on Ray make some more videos please.
@rodney739917 жыл бұрын
i like it. i make buch of them use store seeds for garden. watermelons, punkines, corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes. through in basket. sense water proof less chance sporting when down want to. save useful tree seeds like berch, maple white pine seeds, maybe even weed tree my yard. not good much but seed great for fill pillow or sack make mattresses. they big long seed pods split open spill long soft seeds big green heart shape leaves.
@flamedrag1813 жыл бұрын
people, all the glue can be replaced with thin, melted pine pitch glue, more natural.
@djjb7111 жыл бұрын
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?:)
@pepijn123112 жыл бұрын
What a Craftsman
@Jerbod212 жыл бұрын
Great stuff!
@xMrjamjam13 жыл бұрын
@flamedrag18 what would you use on metal to preserve it from rust?
@Patriotalliance12 жыл бұрын
Arts and crafts just like when I was in cub scouts !
@MrCrispywonton12 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@ChristopherInglish11 жыл бұрын
Birchbark... very flammable... with strike anywhere matches in it... known for sometimes igniting off each other when dropped or jostled. Could be fun.
@MrDazza6411 жыл бұрын
Nice little pocket knife Raymundo is using there! Any idea what it is anyone...looks a bit like a Case knife maybe?...but I'm not that 'up' on the models of this brand tho!? Nice work tho. Regards, Daz.
@Bauks42012 жыл бұрын
I have to respectfully disagree..I lived In Northern Minnesota my whole life where winter until very recently usually gets down to 45f at it's most extreme BIC has never failed me. As a casual smoker I know a BIC will last months of usage as dozens of flicks a day Which is enough to survive with.Rods require tinder of some kind to work adding weight to the pack that tinder has to stay dry or you may die from hypothermia for much the same reason.A BICs Flame will power thru wet like sparks can't
@kumbackquatsta12 жыл бұрын
so the pull ring is also made from birch bark?
@KastigoKSJ12 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see the wood glue; normally you use all natural materials. I suppose I was expecting you to use birch pitch (aka birch bark tar). That would make a good video - making birch pitch - if you are looking for suggestions.
@flamedrag1813 жыл бұрын
@xMrjamjam I'd put a light layer of wax or if you have it available, maybe some clear polyurethane.