Recent content by Dreadhead

excellent thanks for that info!

For years i've been experimenting with various leather finishes and testing out different waxes. I always struggled to find something i liked, and something that was all natural with no paraffin. Together with Brian Whyte, I have developed a nice simple natural wax that really feeds the leather...

very powerful Gary

cheers Andy. Got a nice solid hearth built in now. And I came across a guy selling brand new twin wall pipe dirt cheap so i've gone and bought that to make life easier and safer. The fire boards i have are expensive good quality ones a friend kindly gave me as he had a surplus left over. I...

I can't believe it's now November and I still havent fitted my stove. Other things in life have just taken over, but now it's getting cold again the pressure is on. So I now have all my pipes. (a 90 bend on the back of the stove which will connect to a metre of straight pipe to keep a good...

Hey folks, I haven't posted up much in a while as life takes over and i've been crazy busy this summer. Anyway i've been going mad with my crannog bags. These are my interpretation of the bag remains found at loch glashan crannog site here in scotland. Though I like to tool pictish carvings...

Hey folks, I'm looking for recommendations and tips for a fly fishing trip to Norway. Ideally looking to rent a cabin and get a fishing guide for a few days. It's more for my brother who is dead set on a Norway fishing trip. Any tips would be great cheers Hamish Sent from my F8331 using...

I guess this is an introduction really. We recently lost our beloved dog Maggie to old age, who many of you had met over the years. And whilst we said we would hold off for a year before getting another dog, this one just sort of landed in our laps in special circumstances so there we go...

That could be the one that ended up in Archaeolink in Aberdeen? Which is sadly now closed so no idea where it could have ended up [emoji848] Sent from my F8331 using Tapatalk

excellent work bud, quite a bit of sewing in tunics!

some good photos, cracking spots around here :)

looks like you caught some rare sunshine mate, quality photos!

excellent :) the leather boat i build a few years ago in norway was in the sea for 4 years with just tar on it, and when we finally had a look for maintenance it could have lasted another year or two but be re-tarred it anyway. So i think you have a few years with tar, with some maintenance...

i'll have to read into that, though i would guess tar.

nicely done Gary. I use some of those in the workshop, i ought to give them a stain!