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I don't have a problem with the age verification as we have good posties and other delivery drivers. I work from home and I can also afford to pay more but I think that's a bit of an "I'm alright jack attitude." I have noticed a few companies stop selling knives, others are being hit with extra...

Are you doing research for a very realistic vampire novel? I can't help, I'd pass out after the first few drops.

I have some knives that are pointy and some with more rounded ends. I tend to use the right one for the job. Chopping veg I tend to use a rounded end knife as I don't need a point but for cutting out bits I'll use a pointed paring knife.

We frequently get roe in the garden but thankfully they don't do a vast amount of damage. They do seem to love the foliage of a pink geranium (Cranesbill) which they can strip but not much else. I would fence off any valuable plants such as young trees to stop them nipping out the growing tips...

Roe are territorial so the simple solution is for you and/or your wife to dress up as bigger roe deer.

I've not looked for something modern but remember having a usable wind up torch over 10 years ago. With modern bulbs and other tech it must be possible for a very usable wind up torch to be made.

You don't have to do anything wrong, all the police would need would be an allegation, which could be completely false. It's not unheard of, for example, for people who are anti-shooting to make false allegation against a law abiding SGC/FAC holder. I think it would certainly be wise to keep...

No idea if these are any good but I noticed Lidl will be selling a couple of Corundum double sided sharpening stones on the 6th. One 1000/6000 and the other 400/800, for £6.99 each. https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/parkside-2-in-1-sharpening-stone-grit-1000-6000/p10025348...

Why do you want coppiced poles, would a pole cut for thinning not suffice? Birch can be planted as a nurse crop and cut out at first thinning an just left to rot, so you could possible get hold of some. You could ask over on arbtalk.co.uk if you don't get much luck here.

Yes, I've layered hazel and other plants in the past. I also have a few acres of old willow carr where I've seen the grey/goat willow stems fall and root whilst still connected to their parent plant. I'm now trying to root cuttings, the closest thing I can think of is when you take a leaf...

This year I'm trying out a method of growing a new goat willow hedge by taking 2"-4" rods of goat willow about 2'-4' long and laying them down horizontally to see if they root and throw up shoots along the branch. I've left the odd thick cutting laying on the ground in the past and they've...

First nettles of the year here. Not too much fresh growth yet but I'm hoping the overwintered shoots are good to use.

My OH and her sister can do the same for me. I was hoping there were a few ready to go patterns out there for others to use, a bit like the mythical bushcraftUK pattern.

Sadly quite a few RFDs have closed and with the next load of firearms legislation I expect more to go. So picking up a knife could be a long trip. I noticed the new knife proposals today, along with news that convictions for carrying bladed items has resulted in less custodial sentences and far...

If anyone could post a link to a pattern I, and I think several others, would be interested. Pros and cons and any advice would also be great.

Having made a serious complaint to the ICO I wouldn't be worried at all about using CCTV at home. The ICO did not seem to understand the law it was meant to enforce and even where it agreed with me on numerous points it did nothing to help resolve my case other than to make recommendations to...

Most supermarkets sell seaweed and various soups and meals with real seaweed in. Did the ingredients not tell you what one? It does sound like kelp/kombu/konbu but there's all sorts. I've been using various ones from the Cornish Seaweed Company and they are pleasantly mild tasting and have...

It was £25 - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334450062221?var=543466040359

I've had a Garrett Ace 250 for several years. It was well reviewed when I bought it and it is still going strong. Mainly used for finding important nuts and bolts dropped off things or tools lost in the long grass. Also found a fair bit of rusty plough type stuff when we've gone in search of...

Picked up another two, this time brass with 'vintage' yellow glass shades. A bit old fashioned, or vintage as they now say, but all the bits are there and they produce quite a nice light. One of the glasses has a chip but they don't seem to get hot so shouldn't cause any problems. Not bad for a...