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Errr, nope. People who ignore the law already in place will not change their approach. If law enforcement could in any way pre-empt injury, then why are people being injured already, when they should be covered by existing law?

As I’ve posted before, it’s not sporting items or tools which kill or injure, it’s people with ill intent. Licensing, restricting, or banning such articles by law makes absolutely no difference to the end effect. That is because those who would use them for illegal effect take no notice of the...

We like to grow pea sprouts in a tray on the kitchen windowsill. It works well and provides a constant supply of salad greens to add to meals. We just use dry packs of marrow fat peas from the supermarket at about 60p. Soak in water overnight and then overplant into a shallow seed tray of clean...

AIUI, we can and will go back to the moon with manned flight. That’s what the SLS project is all about. However, rather than try to recreate the legendary Saturn V Rocketdyne F1 engines, the decision was made by NASA to use new technology for design, build and testing using solid rocket...

I might be up for a trip there. After all I can see the eastern edge of the moor from our bathroom :) . I could bike up there and test my new tent etc. All depends upon date and there being no rally to which I might have been invited. Anyone else?

I made a pile of yew sticks yesterday. From one very wiggly stick that was starting to bend nicely. I think I’m out of practice. Oh well…..:)

Many thanks to all :) It’s amazing what wildlife exists in our gardens, but you do need to keep a camera handy for those special moments :thumbsup:

If you’re in the uk and want a day-to-day user penknife to preserve your father’s knife, you could do worse than this: https://www.moleonline.com/taylors-eye-witness-lambfoot-pocket-knife-stag-handle-1008295

Did you put a welt in?

I’d guess that a lot of the less business oriented, hobby-only UK makers on Etsy have decided to steer clear following the change to mandatory reporting of sales etc to HMRC. The tax man is happy to jump on minor side hustles but less bothered about multinationals, it would seem.

Yeah, a shame. It was a good start last year but perhaps it’s one of those things that needs to be established while it’s a smaller affair.

I’m lucky - I have two man caves, one indoor (my workroom), and one outdoor (my workshop). The indoor one is where I can do a lot of making in comfort, while making a small amount of mess. The outdoor one (not pictured) is where I work on my motorcycles, do bulk woodwork, and have a couple of...

At the end of the motorcycling year, I fill my bikes to the brim with Esso E5, and then add a generous amount of Motorex fuel stabiliser. That was at the end of November, and I’ve just been out for my first ride of the year today. No problems at all. Esso E5 is, or was, supposed to be one of the...

Around here - far western Somerset, and for the shoots at which I beat, all game cover appears to be for game consumption only. IIRC, most cover here consists of strips planted on the eastern edges of large fields, or corners of large fields which are too wet or too difficult to get combines...

Me too! My doctor told me that I’m bit b12 deficient, and so should eat more meat products, e.g liver. Yummy!

Mother Mallard:

We like a bit of cheese but usually only expand our repertoire at Christmas. Generally we’ll have cheddar - we are in Somerset after all - alongside pecorino and Parmesan for various salads and Italian dishes. We buy our cheddars , usually Vintage and Extra Mature, at Mole Valley Farmers, and...

Hi Hugh, the blade carries stamps of two pairs of crossed axes, with text “W. GILPIN WEDGES MILLS WARRANTED” between the pairs of axes. From a quick google, this seems to be made in Wedges Mill, a small hamlet near Cannock in Staffs.

Go to an antiques dealer or house clearance companies. You’ll often get a better quality blade for less money as a lot of people selling in those places don’t know what they are. I got one that just needed a proper clean, sharpen and strop. In my case I also made a ‘sheath’ for it too:

I should add that I’ve used this method on hazel, ash, sweet chestnut and oak. It certainly doesn’t work on bamboo culms, but they do make a nice walking or beating stick - tough and light.