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Odd as it may seem, I opened a book, standing it on end on a piece of card and then traced the shape of the opened pages with a pencil :). I eyeballed the thumb hole on the centre line to ensure enough material around it, and Bob’s-yer-wotsit. The only thing I’m wondering about now is the size...

I’ve seen these all over the place online, but almost all made of plastic. I’d thought about making a couple for my family & friends, but one of the ladies at our craft group is an avid reader, and not very well right now, so this prototype is for her. I made it out of a scrap of hickory as that...

I think that’s usually Joe Gibbs, but Simon is on other channels on YouTube.

Look up Simon Stanley et al. Shooting a heavy warbow is a very different proposition to a leisure bow. The process is called “shooting in the bow”, and the whole thing is quite different.

I think perhaps you should get it checked at a so-called Pro shop. It might be worth it. Sometimes arrows can lose spine - especially those made with natural materials- but the would cause you to shoot right as a right handed.

Left or right handed shooter? Brace height still correct? String condition: stretched, frayed, good serving, nocking point moved? Cams: string grooves worn, bearings ok? Limbs: twisted, split or delaminating?

We still have Red Admirals feeding in the garden:

Bought some neon orange, neon green, and GITD 550 Paracord from the Bushcraft Store. Delivery tomorrow. Depending upon how much glow the GITD cord produces, I will replace my tent’s front guy lines with it, or perhaps the neon orange.

Fiebing’s Mink Oil.

Currently being force fed Christmas carols on a loop! Doing the dutiful husband duties at the Honiton Christmas Fair, wherein my wife is selling her art…..

Same here. Two miles walk minimum in any direction to a main ‘B’ road, and one bus route with an unreliable timetable. You can flag buses down, and there’s currently a maximum council-set fare, but as the buses are pretty few and far between, we’ve never used them. Ironically the local press...

Genesis, ELO, and Mario Lanza (from my parents!). “Modern music” just gives me the ick..

Good service etc, but I’ve bought Hoggs of Fife clothing from them, nothing from their own range.

Very good indeed. I bought the same knife but as a blade only: handled it with buffalo horn and stainless tubes, and then made a quite similar sheath: It’s a tough and sharp blade, and pretty handy in a general purpose camp knife scenario.

IME, it’s worth giving leather a wipe down with Fiebings Dye Prep to remove any unexpected waxes or oils from veg tan workpieces before dyeing. But it’s not the end of the world as a lot of people look on dye variance as an antique or aged look. I’m not sure I’d bother with dyeing the welt...

If you get into it - making sheaths - try the next step : A Stitchless Sheath That link is a really good tutorial - even I managed to make one :)

Linen thread heavily waxed, tightly sewn into a sunken stitch line using saddle stitch. Then more wax rubbed into the finished stitch line, finally gently hammered flat with a polished hammer. But better to do this after wet forming and before any dyeing or finish work.

<AOL> me tooo!!!! </>

It is a luxury, but an investment in my eyes. Hopefully it will outlast my camping days. Two straps seems to work. I suppose that one strap could get displaced during nocturnal side changes etc but this double strap worked in lounge testing and real tent use.

A quick review of the Thermarest Neoloft sleeping pad, as mooted by @TeeDee. I wont go into data and stats here, as they are available all over the web. As I’m older now - in my mid 60’s - I’ve done fewer motorcycle rallies over the past few years as I’m not sleeping that well on my original...