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  1. johnbaz

    Had a great day at the Bootsale yesterday!!

    Here's some more axes that I bought a few years ago too!! L to R- Plumbs US 1942 (military axe I was told).. Speare & Jackson made here in Sheffield! Swift (also made here in Sheff!!) Kent pattern, not sure where it was made :confused: A few more bootsale bargains had over the years...
  2. johnbaz

    Had a great day at the Bootsale yesterday!!

    Hi all some of the stuff I found at my local bootsale :bigok: Gorgeous Vintage Les Paul style guitar- cleaned up lovely and plays dead creamy :cool: Bargain at £15!! :Wow: BSA Scorpion in .22.... Nice Armani watch, fantastic quality case/bracelet ;) Needs a clean and a battery, a 616...
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    Recycling milk cartons!!! superb!

    A lad that I know through facebook makes these cattys!! John :)
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    Some one e-mailed me this - very interesting...

    Hi I think those that can't read it must be illiterate :p John :)
  5. johnbaz

    Lump of steel I.d

    Try filing it!! If it files easily then it will most likely be mild steel, if it skates across without biting then it will be carbon steel and good for an axe ;) John:)
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    Photo's of Axes and the like

    Ahhh!! Many thanks, I'd always wondered :cool: Cheers, John :)
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    Photo's of Axes and the like

    Something i've always wondered about Hatchets/axes, are they the same thing or is a hatchet different to an axe??? :confused::confused: Cheers, John :)
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    air rifles; .177 or .22?

    Hi all Here's a couple more rifles that I acquired recently.. Venom tuned and reblued HW35... Air Arms TX200HC.. HAGWE John :)
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    Fender guitar

    Jeez!! I had that pic painted on the boot of my old Mk1 Ford Escort by my brother years ago!! :cool: Trouble was that it was before Digital cameras and getting film processed was a pain so no pics :( He does custom painting for a living!! John :)
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    Some leather work and knives (pic heavy)

    It will look gorgeous on the old Winchester mate :cool: John :)
  11. johnbaz

    Some leather work and knives (pic heavy)

    WOW!! You're very talented mate, all are beautiful!! Being in to guns, the sling is my favourite item of those, simply stunning :bigok: Cheers, John :)
  12. johnbaz

    10mm ball ammo mould wanted..

    Hi if anyone has a mould for making catty ammo of around 8/10mm that they're not using, let me know what sort of stuff you would be interested in trading please :thankyou: I have various pocketknives, watches and other bits for trade.. Cheers, John :)
  13. johnbaz

    Your picture of the day...

    Press Manor Trout lake near Chesterfield.. Last year.. Only caught one and lost one!! It was my first Trout on fly tackle!! Cheers, John :)
  14. johnbaz

    Look what I have coming!!!

    That's a beauty :cool: John :)
  15. johnbaz

    Photo's of Axes and the like

    Nothing as nice as any of the previous axes in my pics i'm afraid :( There's Plumbs, Spear & Jackson, Swift and an old Kent style.. I have this strange thing somewhere in the garage! I think it was an engineers hammer that was forged in to an axe!! In truth, I don't really know what it...
  16. johnbaz

    Fly fishing books

    Mee four!!
  17. johnbaz

    Best place for Paracord please?

    Forgot to say- Thanks for all the info!! It seems like a minefield getting in to this, all the info will make it much easier i'm sure!! Once again, Many thanks, John :)
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    Best place for Paracord please?

    Hi SM I have around 75 rifles and a fair few of them have leather slings but a friend nipped over the pennines to see me and showed me one that he'd made and it was fantastic!! He said that he'd make me a couple but he's quite ill and i'd rather not put on him.. I just like my guns to be...
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    Best place for Paracord please?

    Hi Squidders I've never used paracord (or whatever the alternative is!!) what's better for the rifle slings please?? Regards, John :)
  20. johnbaz

    Best place for Paracord please?

    Hi all I have a fair few air rifles and recently (Back end of last year) saw a fantastic paracord sling on one!! I think they would have been a tad expensive to buy as I want around a dozen!! :o so I had the thought of 'having a bash' myself but have no idea where to buy paracord from...