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    Day Out Morning Bimble

    Where's that stream Bishop? It looks like I might of done a fish survey there this summer.
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    Project Axe

    Good job on the haft. Adding texture will look nice for now but it turns the head into a rust trap if your planning on using the axe.
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    Bivvy bags

    I use a webtex basha (only decent bit of kit webtex do) the basha can clip to its self making it into a bivvy. Along with a DD tarp not much is getting through that. The bonus is I can also use it as another tarp.
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    James' Hunting Journey

    Shame no schemes like this run in the UK for hunting and fishing the amount of bad handling I come across is unreal especially for fish.
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    Kylie stick

    You hold the thin end and throw it at the 3 o'clock position with a flick of the wrist parallel to the ground to create the lift. The heavy end helps create the spin.
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    Quick Trip To The ponds

    What's your ponds stocked with just out of interest?
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    Kylie stick

    Well I finished the sanding up to 600grit and with some coffee and Danish oil later.
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    Kylie stick

    I'm just up the valley from Swansea. I don't think the wood was hard enough and twisted enough for hornbeam. I was surprised at how much the colouration looked like birch in the fibers.
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    Kylie stick

    Having some free time on my hands I thought I would give a Kylie ago. Used for kangaroo and emus. Like a boomerang but it flies straight. I think its Elm being new to the area is exposing me to new woods I've never worked with. If some one could correct me if I'm wrong though. Needs a...
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    Fishing! Beginner help needed

    I work with fish for a living and fish 2 to 5 times a week I would doubt I could get fish 80% of the time for a survival situation. Some times its just a gamble.
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    forged scandi im working on

    Lovely work Mark nice to see a rat tail tang :cool:
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    Dogs, what you got?

    Here's Gyp. Started her off as a sheep dog but she never got the nack for it. She makes a brilliant companion dog for fishing and walking.
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    into the wild

    I thought the film was mundane and the lad abit of an ****. Darwin at his best really no need to shed a tear.
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    Basic Heat Treatment explained

    Sums it up pretty well in my opinion. Nice way of keeping it simple.
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    If you could only take one of your items you already own?

    My wife I hate cooking for my self :lmao: My GB carving hatchet I can pretty much do all I need with it.
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    Wildlife pictures

    The wife was getting home sick and I was fed up in my job. Luckily I've landed my self a job with NRW on the fishery side so I'm spending the summer in welsh rivers rather than a desk :cool: i do look forward to your photos though just to keep in touch with the old local area.
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    Wildlife pictures

    Nice shot Alf I used to come across a few dead bucks in the woods on the other side of the road from them shots. The majority of them were 2 years old. I'm already missing the old open cast site.
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    Leaf springs

    I've heard of Leukus and kukris being made out of leaf spring.
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    Old cane fly rod

    Nice job have you managed to match a modern rated line to the flex in the rod?
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    3 Gods.

    Oh these carving were done a few years back just recently moved from Cumbria to South Wales I can't cope with these temperatures been sat in side with the fans running. I'm thinking of heading to the river with my leaking (wet suit) waders and try and tempt some trout to the fly.