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  1. John Fenna

    Hello folks - Beginner bow drilling

    I agree with Chris. :) My own preference for both drill and hearth is seasoned Hazel, with the "burning " end of the drill very much flatter and fatter than the bearing block end (max friction on the board min friction on the bearing block) and I line my bearing block with a limpet shell as a...
  2. John Fenna

    Halito, from Texas

    Hello and welcome!
  3. John Fenna

    Woodland Custodianship

    The current state of the woods I play in - some of the Scots Pine is destined to be put through an Alaskan Mill and planked for lumber ... I have used a lot of brash to rebuild the wind-break/sight screen around my main camp area.
  4. John Fenna

    Hello folks

    Hello and welcome!
  5. John Fenna

    First attempt at home

    Excellent work! My first spoons were firewood by comparison - and so are a lot of the later ones as well!
  6. John Fenna

    Smart Phones

    I have never owned a Smart phone - and do not want one! I have a "Dumb" phone that only gets switched on when I want to make a call or when awaiting a call from the handful of folk who have the number...
  7. John Fenna

    Money

    When I bought my latest new-to-me van the dealership wanted a cheque - not card - due to the charges they would incur. When the days of power cuts happened after Storm Darragh many places around here were without internet or card facilities but my cash was good everywhere. In West Wales the old...
  8. John Fenna

    Hello

    Hello and welcome!
  9. John Fenna

    New Year's Resolutions

    Same here! :)
  10. John Fenna

    Happy New Year

    And from me :)
  11. John Fenna

    Thank you everybody for 2024

    Happy New Year to all - an hopes for some great Bushy fun!
  12. John Fenna

    Hello

    Hello and welcome!
  13. John Fenna

    Money

    I still use cash - card is mainly for fuel (I do not want to carry too much cash ... and the price of fuel....) Some shops around here are cash only...
  14. John Fenna

    Aloha from Cambs

    Hello and welcome!
  15. John Fenna

    Hello and thanks for letting me join

    Hello and welcome!
  16. John Fenna

    Winter Moot.

    See you there!
  17. John Fenna

    Intro

    Hello and welcome!
  18. John Fenna

    Happy Birthday

    Aye - Happy Birthday!
  19. John Fenna

    Merry Christmas

    Thank - yes I did! :) I hope everyone else did too!