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  1. sandsnakes

    Hi from West London

    S the books are Science of Ageing Backwards: ReGeneration-X and Fat For Menopause. Both are ketogenic books about the more primative and simple enegy mechanisum used by the body when burning fat.
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    Hi from West London

    John, one for you. Remember Survival Weaponary And Techniques magazine? They realeased a book of all the articles, I lent mine to a young lad in scotland 30 years ago and it never returned, any ideas where i could get a copy? S
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    Hi from West London

    So what have I been up too? Well getting deafer, but on the plus side I do a 7k stroll most morninings with a 15kg pack to keep up the fitness levels. Have managed a brew under a tree the last couple of months and have written and published 2 more books. Having a bit of a kit throw out three...
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    Does anyone use work trousers for Bushcraft?

    Ditto Tuff stuff. In green cordura knees and room for kneeling pads. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Workwear-Trousers-Inside-Leg-32-5-Waist-36/dp/B016FTL6JS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1509036471&sr=8-5&keywords=tuff+stuff+work+trousers++green
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    Hi from West London

    Back after a long break, with semi-retirement comes more time and an ability to link up with old friends again. 'Doc Sandsnakes'. Roderick
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    London Meet 29

    Ah Haaa! Chaps long time, is it still at the pub on Tuesdays? Roderick
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    Wood fire tar cleanup

    Don't bother to clean the base until you get back a dull pot takes up more heat than a shinny pot. An easy way to clean it after is throw it in a bucket of water and old school washing soda, just let it soak for a couple of days and the tar falls off. Great thing about it is that it does not...
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    My Bushcraft First Aid Kit - Pic Heavy

    You could try one of these all in a Category C sealed bag first aid kit, designed for lifeboats. There are several variants some with more trauma bandages, but very comprehensive. This kit complies fully with EC Directive 92/29 and is CE marked. 30 x Anti-Diarrhoea tablets 60 x Anti-Sea...
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    Bee stings and Lymes

    There was a biochemist Vonda N Macintyre who used this principle as the plot for a roving doctor in post holocaust America. Dream Snake as I recall. Vonda wrote several papers on the subject back in the late 80's.
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    London Pub meet 25

    Hi guys been a while, is London Pub meet still active? Doc
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    London Pub meet 25

    So that would be Tuesday 19th at the usual?
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    BBM group is back

    Load up the bbm all A while ago we had a fairly active Blackberry Messenger group. With the virtual demise of Blackberry and the switching to smart phones the group went into hibernation... now its back. BBM is now a free cross platform app so those of you who missed it welcome back. Even I...
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    London 24?

    I am back and around so will keep an eye out for future meets,. Doc Sandsnakes
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    Book binding

    Pressure actually needs to be central to the platern of a press. Side tension causes creases and sometimes the sections just 'spit out'... most irritating!
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    Book binding

    Good educated guess, yes needle runs through all folds...but stranger sewing patterns have be known!
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    Book binding

    I will post a picture of a book press later. Yes you can us material. Bookbinding cloth has a paper base to prevent glue coming to the surface. So you will need a material that does not soak up the PVA. DO NOT go for bookbinding leather, use soft uphoslstery hide. Binding leather is about £110...
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    Book binding

    Yes for trim out and remove hatched area. Version A of fold and insertion of bifolds. Endpapers/end section. Always look at the un-made book from the front in, as though you are going to read it and its laying down flat waiting for you to pick it up. What you are illustrating is the rear...
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    Book binding

    Pressing and folding is the foundation of your binding, like carbon is to steel and tempering is to forging. Do not stint, do it right and give yourself time, if you dont your book will get very sloppy very quickly. goodjob Sandsnakes
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    Book binding

    Back under weights and boards. All neatly stacked.
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    Book binding

    What it should all look like when put together. From the front, 1 white (called tear out or waste sheet), 2 coloured, 4 white, 1 bifold stub fold inside glued to last white, last white.