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There is a lot of Kites around the valleys. They have been here for quite some years now. I think people are just noticing them more because of the lock down.

I thought I would have ago at carving a bird for the first time. As a prototype and practise I used some Scotts I had laying about. I’m quite please with the result and very little tearing from the pine too. Sits well in the poplar bowl.

Some of the burns we’ve had in South Wales

I haven’t made a chair just for the fact I prefer to stand when I work as I’m always leaning over and moving to different angles.

I finally got round to making a bowl carving bench this weekend. I decided to give it a whirl with a chunk of poplar I had laying around. It does make life a lot easier working off something like this. Bowl needs a final sanding just letting it dry off for now.

The inner bark looks like birch.

I used to manage a wetland reserve around 4sq miles. Ok it doesn't sound a lot but on foot it was quite large along with a small spruce plantation added in along with birch oak ash woodland. It was fairly diverse with 3 lakes and 2 moderate streams. Species such as water fowl (grey lags and...

The close dates area for running water I believe so any stocked still waters should be fine to fish still.

Hi Bob its a large salmon from the end of the season last year unfortunately it was too large for my landing net so I had to beach her. My season starts on Saturday I can't wait to get back out.

Not the only one who uses a boot :). Congratulations on the first of the year. The first fish looks like a chub to me but could be its position in the net.

Rather than starting a new thread has anyone had a pair of the steel toe capped muckboots? If so how much do you rate them?

Cheers hamster I'll keep a closer eye. I was thinking maybe a few minutes in an oven but I could end up cracking the woods.

My carvings have been in storage for a few month. Now on checking them they must of some how got damp including my burl woods. They are now covered in fungus and saplted is there any way of killing it without damaging the wood?

The thin foil just gives the handle added protection the head will only be submerged on the blade so the wooden parts shouldn't be exposed to heat. Anyways the temps your looking for in the ashes are around 200 to 300 it isn't an exact science but it saves you cutting the haft off to fit the...

You can do an easy temper by making a outdoor fire then resting the axe in the ashes for an hour while keeping a small fire going on top of the ashes. Wrap the handle in tinfoil the best you can.

I like the spalt in the wood it looks good.

They do sometimes suffer from heat treat issues just one of them things with metal unfortunately. I've seen it a couple of times before with GB but they are excellent in handling the warranty.

Also the grain looks great.

Looking good what woods are using for the handle? Only thing I would of changed is to have the tang in the middle rather than the top if your fitting a brass bolster it might show abit of a gap.

Your secret is safe with me. Its amazing how many sites look similar but you can still remember the differences. Along with trout fry it holds a few pleasant surprises in there. We Had 210 sites to complete I must of been on 130 of them.