Recent content by MartiniDave

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    Sad, sad news - RIP Tombear

    Too sad for words!
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    Firesteel protection

    I pinched some particularly garish pink-ish nail varnish from my wife and used that. Helps spot it if I drop it on the ground - that and the blaze orange paradors loops I put on them too.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Like others on here I'm reading/browsing more than one book. Fiction - I've just finished the later in the "Jack Reacher" series by Lee Child. Factual - Paul Kirtley's Axe book, Mor's "Bushcraft" & Les Stroud's "Survive"
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    PCP rifles. I have a question

    On my S400 .177 it roughly equates to one stroke of the pump to one shot. My pump is a very early example, newer ones may well be more efficient. I Charge to 170 bar, and seldom take more than 40 shots, usually 30 without re-pumping. That's what works for me.
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    Suggestions for a legal carry

    Whatever else I try I usually end up back with a Victorinox, mostly a Farmer, Hiker or Huntsman. Never managed to break one yet.
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    Most used knots?

    If you track down Mors Kochanski's you tube channel you'll find he was extremely fond of the jam knot, especially for use in 550 cord. Well worth a look.
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    Most used knots?

    Surprised there's been no mention of either the Canadian Hitch/Arbor Knot or the Anchor bend.
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    What is this wood?

    I thought Leylandii, carves quite nicely and dries very light weight.
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    William Rogers knife set info

    Neatsfoot oil should do the trick on the handles. Don't know how rare they might be, sorry.
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    Looking for a source for rubber seals for red/orange band Kilner Jars

    You might try Lakeland, I think that's were I got some from recently (that is, in the last 10 years!).
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    Your top 3 steels and why?

    Thanks for that. The 304 outer would explain the poor performance with ferro rods, it's quite soft for a stainless.
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    Your top 3 steels and why?

    40 years in engineering, about 10 of those as an instrument maker actually making things, I used a lot of 01 lathe tool bits to machine a lot of very varied materials. I still find it works well enough for carving a few bits of wood and striking a ferro rod. I don't know what precise steels...
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    The names.. Bond... James Bond..

    Bradley Walsh seems to be doing everything else at the moment!
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    Fruits in alcohol, what are you busy concocting?

    Nothing so far this year, just bottled last year's Victoria plum vodka though.
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    Wanted Frosts Mora 760

    My first "bushcrafter" too. Very fond of them, especially the ambidextrous sheath. Got my first for a tenner, including an army size fire steel, long time ago!