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I hadn't, but by gum, his ropework is first class and those bracelet grommets, whooooo..to form these 6 stranded he uses a pilot or a sleeper wire as a central core which is gradually removed bit by bit as he backlays the working strand . very clever and dexterous marlinspike stuff. I bet not...

Double it. Add 32. Minus one tenth of the doubled number.

Used my small Opey for a leather cutting job...made some cord backstays and stakes for two wobbly fenceposts. Ceeg

Jackcbr, its the woodchips the noise and the mess you make, that really count...never mind the the rest, just revel in it. Ceeg

No snow. A little flurry of sleet. But, on the other hand, to make up for it, I have a blown-down fence and a flattened Daff patch. Ceeg

Most of all the above, plus, from time to time I use it to shine up the toecaps of my best gawshaws. Ceeg

I lifted a 6 foot Siberian Birch last week, no sign of any sap, but its buds are already swelling and changing colour. rgds Ceeg Oh aye..the Larch herebouts are almost in flow.

Cheers BR, cheers M. I need to get used to things again. rgds Ceeg

Have been out of the site for quite some time, but my interest is starting to come back. Things have changed, but its good to see some of the old user names again. Rgds all Ceeg

I think your last paragraph is far too kind a comment. These s.o.bs, quite frankly, are a bloody disgrace. Why is it that they have to be so prescriptive with events in others lifes and deaths? why do they feel that they have to get their oar in? I am left with one consuming...

Sculling was the technique used for hundreds of years, by Tyne watermen/Foyboatmen....I was always amazed at the speed they could produce.

I dunno quite what to make of this unfortunate incident...certainly its sad that it happened at all. But,ref cammo and BW vision and all the other factual and humourous comments; put me in mind of the great after dinner speaker, "Blaster" Bates. He once commented on a trip to the States...

TTC. Ah well, you got her going and thats the main thing. The needle, by the way, you should only be able to feel it, when the control valve is in the "shut off" position..ie hard to the right Tip; you can help keep the needle clean if; when giving light ,you quickly shut/open the valve a...

Hi, NS. Yes I agree that Tilleys are not the brightest; My Opti and even my old Anchor are significantly brighter. But if the output of yours, only compares to that of a wick lamp, then there's a bird away with it somewhere. With clean fuel, when tight at full pressure,with a clean globe and...

'Morning TTC. Suggest you try this, for problem 1; First, with the valve in the off position, gently stroke a fingertip over the top of the vap tube. You're feeling for the presence of the jet pin, it should be justdetectable. If it isnt there, then its either been broken off or theres a...

Firecrest. I once lightened the colour of a top-end Swedish leather flightbag, right back to the basic fleshy tone of of the initial tan. IIRC, I used a handy ,cheepo, bulk bottle of nail varnish remover and balls of cotton wool. The dye came off very easily with no smears and dried off...

What I think, is for you to put in a lonnnnng time learning the tackle and tactics which have proven suitable for your area . Be assured, that the only person likely to catch anything by complete chance, is well reported in all the angling press , as being a particularly annoying 12 year old...

Last time I made a single sheath, I called LePrevo . They will cut you a wide beltlength in whatever you want...I used 4 inch width but I,m pretty sure they can go up to 6 inch. You'll get at least two sheaths out of a 4 inch beltlength. No need to get a half-cow hide, unless you need it to...

Given that you have access to the neccessary equipment, these can be made quite easily to suit your needs. You do need to temper some. But these spikes are available from just about any "chandler" or a supplier of deep sea fishing equipment. Stateside, the lonnnnnng established Osborne...

Ach, well. But it has a kind of a indication,....its that single ring ,inset around the top. This ring was common among just a few makers, on their pricker-based splicing spikes. Unfortunately, this inset was copied quite a lot. It was in the better quality kinds of spikes, that the...