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The hook was sold a few years back and the book was listed in the auction entry Caspall, Fire & Light in the Home pre-1820 (2000), p. 201, Figures 467 & 468. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22670/lot/385/ Think I may make one of those boxes. ATB Tom Found another rush hook in a auction...

Cheers Mary. After much digging g I found the photocopies , no title page so i still Don't know the name of the book but heres the pic. As I recalled the blade is more hook like than the one we found. How typical the one above is there's no way of telling or if it's been correctly...

Picked this up today from Colne Tools where Mike had put it aside for me. Unfortunately I have managed to misplace the photo of the only definite example of a rush knife I've come across from a book on primative lighting that i had to get on inter library lone many years ago and which I...

Robens Breath 80 airbed for summer use, I wanted something that packed up smaller and was thicker when inflated than my thermorests, Herself has ordered me a 15 litre pump sack to go with 2 size #2 Nite ize locking S crabs' to hang my sticks off the shoulder straps of a couple of sacks for...

Nice that some ones selling Hillbilly gear in the UK, I had to get a mate to forward me my 410mm comedy frying pan. Unfortunately the trivet they do is too small for my 15 inch camp oven and I prefer the more holey sort. There's a B and Q in Bury but I don't think I will be going near it...

Information were you got yours would be as good as the item itself here ( and I can live without " google it" Or "Ebay" here ) but I'm looking to make a trivet to go inside a 15 inch spun steel camp oven. Currently I am using a flimsy pizza tray held up on bolts but since postage from Oz is...

The 8kg of Heat Beads we ordered from Dawsons Department Store on Sunday have arrived (Tuesday AM) so excellent service there. I was looking on the interweb for a small pair of tongs for arranging the burning beads on the lids of the various ovens but after seeing some realised i had a...

Popped into the outdoor pursuits shop in Blackburn and picked up for a song a about 45 litre Macpac bag. I've just replaced my bushy daybag and it's quite robust and heavy for its size and not especially well suited to go with my lightweight walking kit so I've been looking for something light...

The grill arrived and I'm pretty pleased with it. OK I'd have preferred if it was made of a excessive gauge of steel, but for no good reason. The edges are rolled which is a nice touch and the slots for the fuel tray are arranged so that with turning the back and side part upside-down you...

Ordered one of these yesterday https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CDQMGSK/ref=pe_27063361_487055811_TE_dp_1 And it's slated to be delivered tomorrow. I've seen a few reviews on you tube and was looking for something a bit larger than what I have for cooking for two using charcoal mainly. It...

Cheers folks! Rivets arrived while I was out on a bimble so I've just fixed them on. Not the prettiest job I've done but they are on good and tight. I used a rose bit to chamfer the inside of the holes, trimmed the rivets to size with the rivet cutter I picked up somewhere nand used a 1/8th...

The mitts arrived and I'm very pleased with them. I had the vague worry they would be big on me even with liners underneath but they as spot on, more like large than XL in my reckoning. I could still wear liners but they don't need shrinking. I'll lanolin them when next I do my wool hats...

Made the folding handle from a scap part of the doner mess tin and a odd ally knitting needle. I cut notch I the mounting plate so the D ring can be left standing. The 4mm rivets to replace the bolts should be delivered on Friday. . Atb Tom

Praise indeed! The urge to faff and the serendipity of finding the old uk tin over came me. I won't show you the abomination of a lid I made for the mk 1 crusader cup. If i'd known what annealing was at the time it may have turned out a tiny bit better... ATB Tom

I was waiting for a chap on ebay who makes lids for the crusader mug to put up the auction/sale thing for his mess tin lids but stumbled on a knackered old British issue large mess tin in my scrap metal stash. I knew the Dutch set was slightly smaller than the UK one and a test fit showed this...

From ebay as I can't find cheaper, 100m of 18/3 olive linen thread. Even from there it's painfully expensive but it's what I end for several sewing projects. Should be here Thursday. Atb Tom

Not as good as I used to be, not made owt elaborate from wood for a age it seams. The wife accuses me of only using all the tools to restore other tools. At the moment I'm deep in doing DIY now we can afford to , playing catch up. I've just started turning again , small jobs as lost my...

I got it from here https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/stabilotherm-jaegerpfanne-xl-mit-klappgriff-holz-skillet/ It arrived quicker than some Dutch mess tins so I ordered at the same time which only had to come from the other side of the county, excellent service and very well packed. Yeah I'm...

Yup. Looks quite strong. I've seasoned it so it now looks naff but once I've used it a few times it will even out. At least it can't rust now. I've put the small handle back on for storage.

Ordered a pair of boiled wool mits from here https://helko.co.uk/products/dachstien-boiled-wool-mittens Since a tenner seamed a reasonable price and I've wanted to try Dachstein type mitts but have been put off by the £30 plus they normally sold for. I've some old unissued army goretex outer...