Bow Drill Woods To Avoid, Beech Nut Edibility, Teeth and Nails | #AskPaulKirtley 36

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Channel: Paul Kirtley · 2016 · Travel & Events

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Welcome to Episode 36 of #AskPaulKirtley, where I answer questions about how we might look after our teeth and nails without modern tools, natural meds and charcoal for stomach upsets, the edibility of beech nuts, bow drill woods NOT to use, shorts in the bush (are they a good idea?), some curious rings around a tree, uses of Himalayan balsam and pot lifting - what on earth are we doing?

TIMESTAMPS:

03:28  Teeth and Nails

14:25 Natural meds and charcoal for stomach upsets

19:53 The edibility of beech nuts

25:45 Bow drill woods NOT to use

38:33 Shorts in the bush

44:21 Curious rings around a tree

46:35 Uses of Himalayan balsam

47:20 Pot lifting - what on earth are we doing?

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