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I have hard clay soil with stones. This is a big improvement on the previous garden, which was clay with 2 foot rocks, but still quite hard to plant in. I'm looking for a tool like a long mattock. I have, and like, an old azada, aproximately 1.4 meters long, head is about 6 inchs wide by maybe...

Whilst I have been impressed with the level of technical knowledge displayed on the thread (especially in relation to the sea of ignorance we see outside the forum on a daily basis), the critical question is how much would it cost, and how many people want one?. I have my British blades...

Hi, I pmd you Saturday? I asked if £25 including paypal fees and p&p was acceptable?

Okay, you twisted my arm. Or possibly your ankle. Or knee, spine and tibia. Paypal ok? Send details for me to pay please.

Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate the advice. No amount of reading regulations carries the weight of your collective experience.

I am moving to a smoke control zone. The new house has an open fire in the living room (and gas central heating). Following on from the thread about preparing for winter, and the discussion on fuels, i was hoping to tap into the forum's collective knowledge. The house is in the high peak, and...

I find it hard to make bad coffee with an aeropress. It seems remarkably tolerant of all the variables. Now, I'm sure lots of you could make better coffee with more care, effort and measurement, but more or less whatever I do, the aeropress makes decent coffee. I'm using one thats about 12 years...

Arrived safe and sound, thank you.

Tom Bihn - expensive but good quality. I love my tristar. That's the one I use all the time. I got the bigger aeronaut as a present, but i dont really like the end pouches. My wife nicked my Western flyer, (she travels a lot) slightly smaller but still good. None really showing wear in more than...

And that's another tip, eat on day of baking, as they dont keep well, like they get the chance

Top tip. Dont roll it out. Shape lightly by hand, and bake soon after adding liquid as the raising agent is initiated by water. Result- ugly scones with beautiful texture.

Why not use the glotoob, then you can have red, green or blue, flashing or on permanently? I use one for the dog's night time walks and they are tough, waterproof, and have respectable battery life.

Fallkniven dc3 or4 might suit? Spyderco double stuff? Spyderco sharpmaker rod? I use the diamond rod and medium rod quite often on garden tools. Years ago I got a file that uses strip abrasive from Axminster, and it's very good.

It's very hard to make bad coffee with an aeropress. Remarkably tolerant of everything. Otherwise, bialetti for strong Italian, esprit for best cafetiere.

I still have my forum knife. I miss Bb.

I've got one. Very heavy. Very solid. Handle not a good shape. Still a nice thing though. How about a junglas? Much lighter, better handle, still solid. Although not a Bowie, I rate the skrama 240. Money no object? busse, swamp rat might be your friends.

I got a luger monocular from heinnies, might be 6x18 it's tiny ( palm sized) and good enough.

No one going to mention a froe? The tool, not the haircut of a toolDefinitely the tool for controlled splits. I think the long handle to lever helps. I also have an 18 inch mini sledge (from Wickes) that is a really useful tool.

Worth thinking about the varustelaka jakaripukko140 for about£50 or the fallkniven A1 if you want to spend your money? I really wanted an srk when they were cheap, but that seems a lot of money now.

My old one was pretty easy to grind. I dropped the angles on both side, extended the grind up the blade, dropped the back edge near the point a little, reworked the handle a little. Of course, I didn't have much choice, it had spent a few years in a plastic box which had filled with rain water...