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These are clones of the venerable Bulldog billies. I have a much-loved original set I got in a junk shop and love em. In fact I'm skeevy/cheap enough to use em in the kitchen most days -- no point in buying another saucepan to do the same job. The one slight downside is that the rim spun into...

I've seen a few Lannys in similar or worse condition rattling along the A30...

Zinc oxide to be precise. I don't know if it was the same chap but the blacksmith Paw Paw Wilson died from complications from breathing galvy fumes. Wasn't a short or painless death either.

I understand the logic of why this thread exists and fair play for wanting to stay kosher with the police, but what an indictment on our country that it is needed in the first place.

You make some very good points Ian, and you seem to have a more in-depth knowleddge of ovens than I do. Surely though separating the fumes from the food is a good idea since it allows more margin for error in fire construction?

It seems to me that most ovens are/were built so the flames and fumes were kept seperate from the food -- for obvious reasons. The main exception to this I can recall is the old style bread oven which was essentially a brick alcove -- faggots were burned inside the oven to heat the bricks, the...

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You're off to a good start there mate. My first 'bellows' was an almost identical pump :D How's your back? ;)

Just found out (at 2230 the night before) that due to the generosity of a very good friend, I'm going, which means leaving the house at milk o'clock. Should be a cracking day out.

There's no denying it, autumn is just about here. The kids are back at school, the wheat was cut weeks ago, squiggers are burying nuts like crazy. There's a chill every morning which can last til lunchtime. Sloes, haws and elderberries are near ready and the blackberries are near finished...

Am I correct in thinking that therse are a brushed cotton?

I guess we'll soon have more evidence to consider in that case. As I understand it the results of the trials were ambiguous, being influenced by the boundaries of the trial area. A larger trial is the next logical step.

Surely silk is a protein based fibre whereas cotton and linen are carbon based?

The Green River knives are almost all simple high-carbon steel -- I believe 1095.

Jumper, heavy wool.

It's been a few years since I was last in the saddle and it's been even longer since I was last part of a Mongol horde, but I wouldn't want to pour glue on my stirrups. The only reasonable explanation I can think of would be some ritual libation -- blood for good luck for instance.

Busty girls and moonshine. What's not to like?

Oi does loiks a drop o zoider! Tha stuf looks gurt lush! For those without juicing facilities, supermarket ownbrand/basics apple juice makes a very tasty brew. Just make sure there's no additives (concentrate is fine). Pectic enzyme might be desired as the Pasteurisation process activates the...

Are you wanting a forge for forging steel to shape or a heat source for heat-treating your blades? I figure that a ground forge is much better than a barbeque. It's essentially a hole the size of your two fists put together dug into the earth, and an air pipe poked into the side of the hole.

I find the water needed with coucous is about 1:1 -- one 'measure' of couscous, one measure of water. Makes life simple (I like simple).