Recent content by Longstrider

I offer a sharpening and/or regrinding service for any plain edged (not serrations) tool. From small pocket knives to axes and machetes I think I can safely assure that you'll struggle to find a better edge. Older members will remember me doing this in the past with no complaints. As each job...

At the risk of offending PoppyD I am happy to state that I hate the ruddy things with a vengeance. I grew up in High St sweet shop and was stung every single year of my life (Usually multiple times) until we moved out when I was 11. I once inadvertently disturbed a nest in a straw-barn at dusk...

I might be able to help you there fella :) I took a job a few years back to handle a number of Dartmoor blades, but the customer wanted guards .... I ended up having to make my own broaching tool to make the correct hole through the brass we were using. If you decide to make a brass guard...

The Identity Store were always a really good source for both leather and tools including a great deral of stuff from Tandy (US based) I was lucky enough to live quite close to the Tandy Store when it existed so used to buy direct from them. They still sell in the UK but by mail order only, I...

If anyone starts lobbing nukes at their enemies every country with nukes will inevitably become involved one way or another. That being the case I'd rather like the first one to hit me in the back of the head. Surviving a nuclear war simply wouldn't be worth the effort IMO.

Is it actually worth the time and effort involved in getting a CB rig working ? Will thee be anyone else to talk to ? My brother was a very keen 'Ham' (Licenced amateur radio operator) in the day, and spent a fortune on top-end kit. The whole thing has now faded to almost nothing with the...

I see 'EDC' as those things I carry with me every 'normal' day of my life. As I rarely venture into town and am usually either at home, out shooting, or out with dog over the farm I don't worry about sub-3" blades and the like. Everyday I will have in my pockets or on my belt... SAK Huntsman...

In case of any disaster such as wildfires I have found the best policy is to walk briskly in the opposite direction and deny everything. Feign surprise when told of the incident. Where I grew up one of the first phrases you learned was "It was already like that when I got here Officer". ;)

If it had been 'Lardy bloke' size I'd have worn it myself ! :lol:

Sold to the man !

Thanks folks. It IS as pictured in Toddy's post :)

As someone who suffers from long-term back problems the chair I sit on has to be right if it's for going to be used for any length of time. My most comfortable folding chair is a Fox EOS (mainly aimed at anglers). It has adjustable legs so you get it level, it has arms (very important to me) and...

I cannot post pictures, sorry. I do not have the technology. The jacket is a dark green colour. If it was big enough I'd have been wearing it myself long ago !

A little saddened not to be able to stay for a few days, but very glad I had the chance to pop up for the day on the 'middle' Sunday. Lovely to meet old friends and new for a chat-n-natter. No-one who has never organised an event has any idea of the amount of 'back stage' work that goes into...

Not once, ever, have I had a fixed blade shut on my finger. Nor have I ever worried about the lock failing. I have never worried about contaminants getting into 'the works' of a fixed blade where I couldn't simply wipe or wash them off. "Need" and "Want" are very different things. When I'm out...