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  1. FGYT

    Help needed with MOLLE side pouches!

    if they dont they will probably make it for you ;)
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    Help needed with MOLLE side pouches!

    Made in England good to deal with http://www.britishtactical.com/categories/Hoplite-Range/
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    Barrel jellyfish

    often used to see dustbin lid sized ones and occasionally a fair bit bigger across when out diving around Dorset
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    Machete or Axe

    Well i might have slipped and ground your parang today ;)
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    Machete or Axe

    Still got your Parang Hanging waiting for a grind I made 2 of that blade the Golok was a design for another maker with His handle but couldnt resist a couple with mine on to test No intention of doing more so only 2 the otehr is unground in the Pile
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    Machete or Axe

    They all Hanve Pros and Cons one of the reasons i like making is to trye differnt Designs from around the World see how they work and maybe improve them for how i use them Heres my big range the Odd one is the Khukhri as its a very big example 14" blade and weighs in at 1kg my...
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    Whats the best glue to stick micarta..........

    I use Devcon 2 tonne but araldite should do ruffed Micarta is very good key as the surface will absorb the Glue ( leave for 24hrs in the warm even 5min stuff) you maybe over heating which breaks Epoxy down if you sand and buff on an machine
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    Machete or Axe

    Jsut to come back to the actual OP general fire cutting for a house log burrner you need an axe or maybe a maul for long term base camp and group cooking again an axe where you may use up easy use deadwood for occasional and temp camps for 1-3 ish then you shouldn't need to...
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    Machete or Axe

    yes ..................
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    Machete or Axe

    Depends what you want to actually use it for they are 2 very different tools for very different uses a proper machete has a very long broad but thin light blade is for swinging all day cutting through secondary jungle which is mostly thinnish soft vines etc for UK Brambles nettles...
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    Whats the perfect scope magnification for hunting rabbits....

    I ike High mags so i can see what im aiming at ;) have used a 10-50 x 56 for a couple decades for FT HFT and hunting in 177 its mil dot works well with the trajectory and the magnifications I like to zero the high point of the trajectory on 1 mil dot High at 10 x mag then at...
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    What would you do with 30 acres of woodland?

    I keep pigs for my own meat pays for it self and give me low cost very high quality Pork /Sausages bacon etc and no you don't just release them into a wood you would never catch them again :) Deer would be naturally occurring and you can charge a reasonable amount to lease the shooting...
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    What would you do with 30 acres of woodland?

    remember without applying for planning etc you can only have a limited number of over night stays 28 a year i think rings a bell a composting toilet would work well and limit the need to empty (check planning regs for placement ) I would keep some pigs (well i do in the garden but...
  14. FGYT

    Favorite knife handle material?

    well Synthetics are made for Million year old fossilised Trees as well as a Magic sand you can see thro
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    Favorite knife handle material?

    Yeh i kill a couple of bandsaw blades a year forgetting on 3mm G10 in a rush Best is a Diamond masonry blade in a 4" angle grinder to ruff out Just dusty or Waterjet cutter :D
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    Favorite knife handle material?

    G10 get my vote too and can be very light if you hollow out the inside and textured for Grip etc if i have to use wood then Stabilized not keen on Micarta a PITA to finish and still Absorbs at the surface if not oiled and polished
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    Legalities fo Fishing rods, handlines etc

    It says Rod and line it dos not say the 2 need to be connected A thumb stick (which could be described as a rod) is handy with a Hand reel/line as you can catch the line and guide it (just like a rod) with the thumb catch . you are therefore using a Rod and a line yes it would need...
  18. FGYT

    Is this MOD knife a fake?

    I wouldn't worry MOD issue ones arent exactly High quality items more your Sharpened pry bar you can get them from here http://www.sheffieldknives.co.uk/acatalog/Military-Knives.html still not surplus ie supplied to the army so no numbers etc (not all had numbers stamped anyway)
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    Beginners Chicken Keeping

    nope all mixed up Ducks n geese dont fly or jump fence so can be shut in the pond and orchard area if needed but generally have the run of the whole garden Chickens and bantams are the same but can jump fence so roam the fields as well Quail are in a Hutch/run in the greenhouse as...
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    Beginners Chicken Keeping

    Have 11 bantams hatching out this weekend ;) Geese are slowing down on eggs Quail have finally started after many months so we have 5 species in 6 ish sizes of egg makes baking Fun will have to sort out a conversion Grid