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I'm looking forward to seeing old friends too. Even you John!

Most certainly mate :) and I wouldn't be surprised if it does choose packdown day to tipdown!

I guess I'll have to make sure there is space in my van for plenty of charcoal then! :D Just as well I emptied the kiln today I can't believe it will stay dry in Wales for that long

Not for what we have planned i'm afraid. We need saws for this ;) I'm not going to teach people to forge things from files, virgin steel is the way to go! Thanks for the offer though

More enclosed moist conditions. I don't use the things myself (i'm either being historical so it's proper flint and steel, or i just want fire so have a lighter) but the ones i've had kicking about in plastic tackle boxes, rucksack pockets, cooksets, etc have all corroded. Mostly just blooms...

That's a terrible idea. Ferro rods notoriously corrode in damp conditions, so sticking it inside an ali tube in the UK is asking for it to rot in no time! Plus you are paying $40 for the aluminium tube plus a ferro rod that can't be replaced when it goes

All sounds like i was right then, tougher than they look our little red friends! I fully expected people to say broken tips and maybe corkscrews, so that's good too. I did break the back spring in one when i was a kid and still thought beating a knife through a bit of wood was a clever thing...

I'm working on a project with a friend that involves Swiss Army Knives, specifically Victorinox SAKs. My friend is a little worried about the durability of the knife (described as 'a bit wussy'). I know what they mean, it does seem thin and has the look of being more delicate than say a...

They make dandy S hooks to hang things with too

You need the tools for the things you intend to make. Needles are more a cloth thing, though the bone/antler needles could be used for sewing thonging rather than thread (or sinew). Boar's bristles are the most common leather sewing tool later and i suspect in the IA too. Knife. A small sharp...

Personally if the weather is more likely to be grim than not (even if not as bad as forecast) i would stay at home and do the fun things that i never get around to. Even though i agree the winter is 'the time for crafts', it seldom works like that because the days are short, dark, cold, wet and...

Most of the Tory cabinet!

If you don't like a wavy weld line, never buy a handmade laminated blade! The straightness of the line is down to even pressure, even thickness and even temperature when being welded and then subsequent forgings. So the idea of a straight line is pretty much hypothetical I would say! Chances...

Afraid not. I'm friends with both on farcebook, but not sure if they use their real names there either

That was ace! I've not seen Jonny and Janey is years, so it was great catching up again

I suspect the gritty nature is more down to the species than the level of conversion. Generally speaking, the harder the wood then the harder the resulting charcoal, assuming proper conversion (pyrolysis). If the charcoal has been overcooked (normally because it was too hot in the kiln) then...

It was a mighty fine display and certainly added an extra dimension to the show this year :) I hope more people will join you next year and there will be a veritable Steam Village!

I've got a katanboy and was planning to bring it along to sell ;) It's slightly obscene but does cut well once you get into a rhythm

About a third of my ash trees are nkw showing some dieback this year. Most of those are showing 20-50% bare branches, but some are defo dead already. The deaduns are all young too. I'm going to take down some of the bigger ones before they get too far gone so they are less dangerous to work under

Plus, by then she will be allowed to talk about the things that haven't aired yet ;)