>>1434310>Any ideas on what skills we could hone while /out/?Cordage making. There's many ways to make it and tons of different plants and trees to make it from. You can also use sinew from animals. Not all cordage needs to be rolled or twisted. Some types are just a strap while others are like tenderized like withy.
Glue making. If you're in the UK you can use bluebell tubers. Just mash them up and spit on them. Don't chew on them since they are toxic. You can make hide glue from animals. You can make pine resin glue from pines and crushed charcoal. In Australia you make it from the resin of Spinifex grass. Glue and cordage are some of the top things you should know how to make and make well. They are second only to friction firemaking and traps for food.
Stone knapping is also a good skill and can be pretty rewarding; in function or aesthetics. There's a good array of conchoidal fracturing stones you can use. Sometimes you are surrounded by them. Obsidian, chert, and flint are the big three. Scrap glass is a easy and cheap way to practice. Think about that the next time you see a glass bottle littering the woods or your buddy chucks one into the fire. You can also knap quartz and jasper.
