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Hello again. I managed to remove the scales today and got a bit of a surprise: The bolster was one piece of metal brazed along the top edge on one side, bent around under the lower edge, fitting into a recess, then back up to be brazed at the top on the reverse side like a belt. The section of...

Absolutely it does. All help gratefully received.:)

Chris, Thanks for the advice. I think I am going to have a shot at this. I have made and fitted a couple of billhook handles which gives me a bit of confidence. How sent had to bring that much metal before, though. Would a standard 4 1/2 inch angle grinder be suitable? Obviously being careful...

Hi fellas, Thanks for responding so quickly. I have to confess I had to google frame tang. The yellowish band is indeed the blade/tang and not a reflection. The bolsters appear to be two separate pieces of metal, one (brazed??)to each side of the blade. I've added a couple more pics, one of...

Hi All, I have a Khukuri that was given to me as a gift by a friend returning from Nepal. It came in KHHI wrapping so in theory a decent working model. The handle is a full tang affair with hardwood scales, pinned by two largish rivets. The first time I used it to do some very lightchopping...

I think once you filter out the flippers, autos, balisongs and assisted openers the choice gets a little easier. Then, I think as you're going Benchmade, you really ought to have an axis lock. All still have their pros and cons: the Griptillian range are great value for money, use great...

Whilst 'made in' can have dubious meanings, this is not the case here. Benchmade use Crucible Steel from the US. Ironically, given the context of this discussion, Spyderco do make lots of knives in the Far East. But debating this opens up a can of worms and leads to a much deeper discussion...

Hi, I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience with a Benchmade however the above statement is not accurate. Whilst some of their cheaper Red Series knives were made overseas for a while, the overwhelming majority (90% quoted) have and are being made in the US. Oregon to be precise. A bit of...

Thanks for the great advice. I have a good few opinels and standard Moras about so will add the Flexcut to my collection as my first single bevel knife. I made my first bird during lunch yesterday with a Mora Clipper....feathers were way too thick (ash was a bit too dry) but manged to form a fan...

Nice thread and it's inspired me to having a go! Regarding the riving knives, I wonder whether one with a single bevel, like the Flexcut one here http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=792931&filter_cat=&manufacturer_id=Flexcut&name=&user_search=&sfile=1&jump=44 or the Mora push knife with...

Great! Glad to hear it worked for you too:)

It seems Pipex aka Tiscali aka TalkTalk have some history when it comes to this kind of foul up: http://www.ebidinfo.com/372/internet-service-providers-fail-ebid-users/ At the end of the article are some instructions for jiggling internet settings to work around Pipex and their s-l-o-w...

We're both struggling with the same ISP then:rolleyes: When you get to the proxy server in the link, type www.britishblades.com in the white box then click Go. (apologies if you've already tried that):)

I can still only get on via the proxy server link in Martyn's post. Like you, I could get on without a problem after the initial upgrades but ever since the 14th it's been a no go. I'm still getting the same page you are by the sound of it - from any direct link whatsoever. What ISP are you...

Thanks to everyone that pitched in to help:). Martyn's post has pinpointed the problem for which I am eternally grateful:notworthy. As it happens, I'm on the verge of changing ISPs: started with Pipex when it was good - seems a long while back now. Puub, hope this gets you back in as well...

Nope, still getting same message:goodnight: :)

Still no luck. Closed briefly for server upgrade, please check back soon. Officially out of ideas:surrender:

Thanks for the tip Stuart. I have the latest version of ccleaner however and have run it twice. Will have a look at settings to see if there's anything else that might help.

Thanks for trying Zorro. Still have no access however. Interesting that Puub is getting the exact same message. cheers, Toddy.

A screenshot of what I'm seeing: http://usera.ImageCave.com/DavTy/Clipboard01.jpg Sorry to clutter up BCUK with this. :o