About Wesley
📍 Lexington, Virginia
Wesley Tate writes the guides at Ridgeline Bushcraft, covering bushcraft. Recommendations are compiled from manufacturer specifications and current product listings, and this site does not test products.
Wesley Tate is a 44-year-old finish carpenter and sole proprietor of a one-man trim and finish business in Lexington, Virginia. He has been practicing bushcraft in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests for twenty-two years — since 2003, when a Mora Companion and a dog-eared copy of Mors Kochanski got him started. His kit is built around gear he has actually worn out and replaced: the Mora Companion (carbon, Scandi grind), the Council Tool Hudson Bay axe, the Bahco Laplander saw, the Filson Mackinaw cruiser jacket. He lives in Lexington with his wife Holly and two teenagers, Caleb and Anna. On weekends he is usually somewhere in the Blue Ridge or Allegheny ranges, carrying more than he should and enjoying all of it.