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    Show us your watches

    A couple more recent purchases! :)
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    Show us your watches

    Just had a cheap Addiesdive watch delivered!! Another cheapo! A couple more John..
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    The old Britishblades forum

    I can recall attending a British Blades meet up at the Fat Cat here in Sheffield, Three makers donated a knife each for the raffle, The first ticket pulled got the first pick, Second ticket got the pick of the last two, I got the third one which was a clip point folder made and donated by Russel...
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    Show us your watches

    Some of mine :)
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    Guitar players amongst us?

    I had several terms at college learning guitar in my late 30's/early 40's, I'm 65 now and have the same problems! My hands are becoming very stiff with painful joints, I had carpol tunnel syndrome in both hands, Had my fretting hand done, Best thing I ever did!!, The other hand needs doing now...
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    Vintage lighters anyone ?

    Very nice! I love old lighters even though I stopped smoking 17 years ago! I still have a bagful of them somewhere, My dad was a scrapman on the lorries and used to bring all sorts from the scrap, Once he brought a heap of old petrol type lighters wrapped in an old towel, Wer spent weeks...
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    Rip Iron Hoarder..

    Hi all Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I just saw the bad news on Facebook that nice guy Rob Cutting (Ironhoarder) has passed away, He was going to call at mine for ages but the dates never worked out Rip Rob.. John
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    VOSTOK KOMANDIRSKIE 280683

    Hi Baggins, Do you mean one these? I've a few Russian watches, Cheap 'n Cheerful!! EDIT- Woops! Necroposting!! John
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    BONSAI AND BUSHCRAFT

    Hi Bob Some will have been the ones I showed on BB but some i've acquired after British Blades closed down! I searched for a thread on Bonsai and found this one so I necro posted rather than startingh a new thread!! John..
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    BONSAI AND BUSHCRAFT

    This is a pic of the Acer (katsura) before I put it in to a Bonsai dish and wired it, I was going to cut the top skinny part off and make a broom style, Glad I left it to make a slanting (Shakan) tree.. Before the wire was applied.. And after the wire which I left on too long and it bit in...
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    BONSAI AND BUSHCRAFT

    Dragging an old thread up, I started doing Bonsai when I lost the end of my finger at work and was off a while, Was bored so bought a couple of small threes, Nothing happened for weeks! :) Now I have too many trees for the space in the garden so many are on the ground! A couple of Larch that...
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    What do you not eat that therefore makes you "weird"?

    I don't eat chocolate, I don't really like it but if I do try a bit it tickles my throat and makes me cough like crazy! I think I have some kind of allergy to it!
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    Big knives

    I made a couple many years ago at work, Not sure if they're big knives or short swords though.. The last big one I bought was a 'Remember the Alamo' type that I recall ogling for hours on end in a cutlery shop window on West street back in the early 1970's!! John..
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    What did you buy today?

    I bought these two late last year, The R/H one is a genuine duffed up oldie, The left one is a modern Chinese copy!, They were both cheap, Can't recall exactly how much I paid but I think ther were a tenner each- Both work fine and keep good time but have to say, As Ugly goes, These could win...
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    What did you buy today?

    Just sent payment for this 1963 Dan Henry chrono, Been after one for ages but they're around £250 on fleabay, Paid £130 posted for this one ;) John :)
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    WW2 axe discovery

    Hi I've a couple of these that came from the local bootsales! Someone painted this one with silver paint for whatever reason!! :O_O: The rubber handle is worse for wear on this one!! Cheers, John :)
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    Your picture of the day...

    Hee hee!! Brilliant!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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    Your picture of the day...

    WOW!! Just went through the last 15 pages, Some beautiful pics!!:inlove: I took a couple of pics of....................My camera!! :whistling::laugh: The 500mm lens was a fiver from the bootsale and has a 42mm screw fitting so I bought a 42mm to Nikon bayonet adapter ring but I have to use...
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    Today's Bootfair Finds

    They've all been honed and used getting rid of hedges, The next one to the left is a 1942 U.S. Plumbs axe, I the the haft was original as after a couuple of smacks with it the hearted ways!!, I bought a couple of Hickory hafts but not got around to replacing them (Two actually broke that day!! )...
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    Which Musical Instrument?

    It' among my faves noe Mike as I pulled my right shoulder a couple of years ago at work and when I pick a Dread up, It hurts my shoulder after a few minutes, The Parlour sized ones are much easier on the shoulder, Just not very good if the 14'th or 15'th fret has to be played!! :banghead...