Recent content by John Fenna

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    Ancient skills sinew cordage

    Instead of nettle for garden ties try bramble - you basically treat the stems just like nettle but it lasts much longer :)
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    Ancient skills sinew cordage

    I made some sinew cord a while back - hard work but good results! Sinew seems hard to get hold of in decent lengths .....
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    Newbie

    Hello and welcome!
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    Tengu and the Stuckie

    Ouch - heal quickly! I hope to visit the Crannog later this year and hope you are up and around when I do :)
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    New to Site - My Introduction

    Hello and welcome!
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    My Covid-19 and later projects

    Project 88 Yeah- OK ...so I am retired and no longer an Iron Age Warrior.... but I may end up doing a bit of volunteering at Castell Henllys ... so I made a new pair of Iron Age trousers ... Nettle fiber Linen fabric, wool sewing, drawcords and ankle ties ... and if I have to go to hospital at...
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    Basha /tarp

    DD all the way!
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    Hello, New member. London. Hello all.

    Hello and welcome!
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    Hello, new French member

    Hello and welcome!
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    Homemade canoes?

    I made a Birch Creek Malamut canoe - 4mm ply stitch and tape - and it was excellent! I canoed on the sea, lakes and even grade 3 white water in it, guided tourist groups on the Teifi, did multi day river descents, sailed her - the lot :) Rot eventually got into the wood but that was after many...
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    Handkerchiefs

    I carry a Buff that is used for most things - and a packet of tissues for blowing my nose :)
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    Amazon Prime - Have you quit?

    I never signed up for it... will not bother now!
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    New Member London (UK)

    Hello and welcome!
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    Hello, new person in East Sussex here

    Hello and welcome!
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    For Sale The Original Leatherman Wave with Box, Leather Case and Leatherman Tool Adaptor for Wave

    A great tool at a great price! Better than the current Wave IMHO. Mine (now sadly with a broken spring but in use in my workroom as a permanent feature) was given to me by Tim Leatherman himself! I use the pouch to EDC my Rebar.