I wouldn't assume that in an ancient context, the lens was glass; natural quartz was indeed used, and we might satisfy ourselves (usually) with common glass cast or ground to shape. The Hudson's Bay Company fire kit (copied from an original antique) apparently originally had a quartz crystal lens, ...

OMG Elleth. the research you do! EPIC!

I'm guessing from these two statements that you're going for a movie-based Aragorn impression? Manveruon has done THE BEST POSSIBLE reproduction of the PJ kit - don't know that he's posted it here on the forum, but I've seen it on FB. Fixed that for you. Does he have a list of whats in his belt pou...

Elleth: I feel like a magnifying glass could be found in Gondor. They have pretty good tech. Or maybe as an heirloom of Numenor?

The waxed jute primarily for light, fire making and in third place, cordage. If your plan is to use it for light and fire making, I'd second Harper on the candle stub! Just bung one in your tinder box/bag - not like they take up much space or weigh much. the heavy waxed thread I use could probably ...

All good stuff one suggestion: At least one of your spare arrow heads should be cut or ground out of flat bar stock so you have a 2 dimensional hunting or broad head. To use it for archery you'll have to affix it by sandwiching it between the shaft. The reason behind this style is two fold, first i...

A tip for emergency cordage that I use is that my boot laces are in fact three separate four foot long pieces of waxed hemp cordage that wrap around and tie at the upper by my knee the middle of my shin, and down by my ankle. In this way with both boots I have 6 four foot pieces of emergency cordag...

Thanks for the responses! This is great! Iodo: Only one arrowhead in this pouch, more can live in the quiver. The arrow head is the most difficult part for me to make. So this way I can make one usable bow and arrow in about a day if Im lucky with materials. Ursus: I totally agree that the belt pouc...

This might be my first post, but I've been creeping here for years unnoticed. Online Ranger AF. I'm planning on making the pouch, but am still working out what would be in it, so far I think it would have: A flint and steel waxed jute a magnifying lens a metal box of dwarven matches a small char box...