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Welcome from the borders - W Somerset- I’m up near Wivey :)

As above I’ve used the bamboo with the inside surface as the back of the bow. I’ve removed most of the cross walls on the inside, but I don’t flatten them completely. I set the limbs forward of the handle section using heat from a heat gun and bending them forward over a former. That adds a...

Thanks Steve and all who voted. I thought that all of the photos entered this month were great. This was just one of those times - right place/time, cute subjects, well lit and camera in hand. Cheers, Bob

It’s this one….. New materials and techniques to master there! Looking at your traditional stool, I think I’d love to have a go at that or something very similar. I will keep my eyes open for that kind of course nearer me. Cheers, Bob

That looks great! I very much enjoy courses where you make something useful with your hands, especially out of wood. I’m on a two day course next week to make Shaker-style steamed oval boxes from maple or cherry. Should be interesting. Cheers, Bob

Dreamy woodland bluebells and greater stitchwort. Cheers, Bob

Hi All, The missus suggested we had a go at this, and it has worked out very well. All you need is: 1. A sunny windowsill. 2. A small plant tray or low-sided pot, with about an inch of compost in it (homemade for super cheapness :) ) 3. A packet of dried peas - 60p in our local supermarket...

Cute Mallards:

Oh, now that is a good idea. I can see what you mean in my mind’s eye. With the cord coming towards you, you pull the joint in the sticks towards you, at the same time downwards, and against the rifle at your shoulder. A more solid hold for nearly no weight penalty. Nice one! :thumbsup:

It’s a good idea but I think an X stick will give far more lateral stability without much more bulk/weight. I think a tripod would be too much while roving around. As an aside, I couldn’t believe how much shooting tripods are sold for. I think if I were to use one I’d adapt one of my perfectly...

Thanks for the info. I intend to make them from wood with a hinge bolt a short distance from the top to make a V, wrap the upper V sections with leather or rubber self-amalgamating tape, and have a paracord or leather cord adjustable tie between the legs at the ground end to maintain the leg...

Hi All, Now that I have a permission, I need to add some extra stability in my air rifle shooting while out in the field. To this end I am going to make a pair of shooting sticks (rather than a tripod), and I was wondering if any of you good people could share pictures of your preferred...

We’re on our second set of baby wild rabbits this year. This is one of six… At the moment they are just tooooo cute. (Edit: I can’t get rid of the white space - no idea why)

I was out fishing today at one of my favourite haunts in Bathealton and saw my first swallow of the year. No pics because my phone couldn’t keep up, but great to see them :)

A little seasonal (i.e today…) shot of a lovely bird, taken while sitting on our loo: Ive been trying to get a picture of one for ages, as we see them in the garden every day, but they are flighty little wossnames and rarely still. I hope he (she?) is successful in building and populating a...

A “granny knot” in my family.

Indeed, but there’s little other forms of energy available- almost no new power stations being built here, clean or not. Even Germany are rethinking their approach Reuters report

Our leccy is going up from £88 per month to £135 per month, but that is just for the next price cap in April. It is very likely to go up much more yet. I think we’ll be filling our logstore completely in the next few weeks. We will only use heating oil for hot water as much as possible. Fingers...

Good. We need to get back to energy independence. We’re looking at huge heating oil and electricity price rises as pensioners, followed up by much steeper food prices to come. Thankfully , in some ways, we don’t have mains gas here, but those price rises impact everything else. We will grow even...

<AOL> Me too! <\> :)