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  1. Mark Baigent

    Planning Dusting off the winter kit

    Nice kit, have fun
  2. Mark Baigent

    Cotton kills

    https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-impact-of-a-cotton-t-shirt https://preview.tinyurl.com/rkcjs48 https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/mar/20/cost-cotton-water-challenged-india-world-water-day
  3. Mark Baigent

    Cotton kills

    Well you think that is light hearted.......................... I think that it is genius!!
  4. Mark Baigent

    Cotton kills

    It is, however if your village completely runs out of water, as many have, it is time to find a solution.
  5. Mark Baigent

    Cotton kills

    can take 2,700 litres to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt.
  6. Mark Baigent

    Unusual request

    I put a full English breakfast in mine, scambled egg, chopped up sausage and bacon, baked beans (most of the sauce drained away, and a hash brown and mushrooms, make it just before the visit.
  7. Mark Baigent

    Llyn Y Fan Fach

    That is lovely there, i have camped at that lake, then the next day walk up onto the ridge, walk the ridge then drop down to llyn y fan ffar lake. Camp and then walk out. It is a fantastic ridge walk in snow, at night with a full moon. Thanks for posting, brought back some wonderful memories :)
  8. Mark Baigent

    Got a hankering

    I like the look of the inline awl.
  9. Mark Baigent

    Novice wood carving kit

    The tool choice depends a fair amount on the wood, assuming greenwood for now, Mike Abbott's book "Green Woodwork" is the uk bible, Mike works and teaches in the UK. Carving spoons is a great place to start, it can get addictive and there are spoon carving groups around the country, have a look...
  10. Mark Baigent

    Novice wood carving kit

    What will you be carving? Greenwood or seasoned, around a fire in the woods or indoors
  11. Mark Baigent

    Extra long trouser belt

    Hi all Can anyone suggest an extra long trouser belt, actually to wear over a woollen guide shirt, possibly webbing. I do not have a big budget sadly. Ta Mark
  12. Mark Baigent

    Something a little different.

    Also off topic ish, very nice photography.
  13. Mark Baigent

    Something a little different.

    Love em, quality work.
  14. Mark Baigent

    Got a hankering

    After some gear fondling in a shop I am hankering for Allox farmer
  15. Mark Baigent

    Tiny shed/workshops

    Sadly we do not have a garage, just have to make the most of what I do have :-(
  16. Mark Baigent

    Tiny shed/workshops

    That is a really interesting video
  17. Mark Baigent

    Tiny shed/workshops

    Ta muchly.
  18. Mark Baigent

    Tiny shed/workshops

    Hi all I am planning to get back into light woodworking (greenwood) often in the woods but I have an old 4ft by 6ft shed that I want to make into a workshop for light crafting, spoons, Kuksa, framesaws and refurbishing axes etc. This means that I have a great excuse to ask for photos of your...