Bow saw

Why a normal bow saw for backpacking, rather than a folding one?

In this excellent video, he points out that a non-folding saw is stronger and lighter than a folding saw. Yes, they're bigger, but they're not hard to strap to the outside of your pack.

Other people who agree:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aufJgCvVxs&t=276s (founder of the Boreal Wilderness Institute in Edmonton, Canada)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPpGxGD8X2U

Safety

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThsLI-UpxOU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo57dTdOJbg
• a bunch of instructions for teenagers

How to bushcraft a saw buck

Regular-hight saw buck:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyLvN3vfvEc Coalcracker, auger
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9veJlhMTGFE Coalcracker, auger
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KySI_fFSf8c
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnGxBKzrY04 auger, large-scale

Tripod: (made using the tripod lashing, of course)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hh8sMo6hvA&t=232s

A flat surface at foot height:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjeQA5ZErbI&t=12
  • I believe you can make the flat section using some kind of hewing technique.