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Providing you haven't broken off the little tag and there are no bits of of thread or material clogging the mechanism, try gentle pulls whilst holding the zip below the place where the gathering slide is . I have freed these same type of zipper, with just a few ice-cubes to cool things a bit...

These mats are certainly durable and ,unfortunately, dogs tend to be attracted to them when given the slightest chance. I wouldn't like to make a replacement in 18mm manila,just too expensive. Ceeg

Good job there. They are a bit good as a rigging knife. Just need a little change to the belly line and a single-side bevel. The bee's knees for whacking through a rolled-up sheet of parcelling material. Ceeg

How about the "Land of Nod", a small place in East Yorkshire.

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Figure 8 turns, placed over two pins or sticks.......BUT...the best way to ensure that the turns will all run free easily, is to ensure that the bights of the successive turns are taken so that they overlap the previous those of the previous fig 8. When finished to whatever length, just take a...

of Not at all, well composed and well performed music will tend to "get" people at an emotional level, because it is made that way...and that is true of any form of Art . Ceeg

How about " Styx "

Oh, nice one! it has never dawned on me to finish the tails off in such a way. When I don't make the long neck halter I inevitably hide the join with an applied TH.....great tip. Thanks. Ceeg

Whenever I give a knotting and splicing demo, it is nearly always this coxcombing that folk seem to take to, more than anything else, except, perhaps, needle hitching, usually done around a defunct,candlestyle lightbulb. For the ring hitching, I personally use 4mm tarred nylon braid, which is a...

Shockleader length , can depend very much on your rod action and the drop length needed for your casting style. For beaching a good fish by angling the line diagonally to the beach, means you really need to get a few turns of the leader to be on the spool, before you chance bringing the fish...

The use of marking points, is the best option. Edge turnover really needs to be minimal for things like heavy canvas. Pinning is used by those with an awful lot more patience than myself. A large span Office stapler is my preferred means of laying-in the tackings. Ceeg

Yup, this palm is the real thing. At one time, they used to ship them in a flattened form and , to get them to fit comfortably, you soak it in water for an hour or so, then it will easily conform to your hand shape. The downside, is that you have to keep it on the hand awhiles,, til it starts...

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. All that elegantly simple sophistication. Pure genius.

A, Glovers needle, is designed for handstitching in just that sort of material. The end opposite the eye, is triangular in section, and, un-like a sail-needle, it is sharpened on the flats, right next to the tip. This will easily handle the leather you have, but, if you have very large mitts and...

Ahhhhhhh! "pull the dowels out, to release the knot". Ruefully, I just have to say that, this one priceless bit of info would have saved me from a rather dramatic and self-recriminatory episode, this morning. As is my wont, I dived right in and fabbed up a jig with scantlins and durability...

Very well done. I have never before seen the use of a mandrel for the MF and I am impressed. I was doing a bit of knotwork this weekend, for a local historic marine society, and got absolutely fed-up with Stars and coxcombing on curtain rings....this tutorial of yours, is something I just have...

A clonking great spool of bonded nylon sewing thread, size metric 10. estimated 1.5 k. It sure will last me out, a lot longer than the mobility of my hands, or eyesight. Very pleased with it. Tough as old boots and it handsews like a dream. Ceeg

The Alvey is not unknown among the Yorkshire Rock angling lads. Apparently, they're ideal for skull-dragging large fish from the cliff marks. Hope you greatly enjoy using it. I think I remember that particular RH program, very "gimmee" Ceeg

Some form of turf / sod scythe? Those serrations look like mini teeth. I have something similar , for howking rootbound Bonsai out of their pots. Ceeg