Search results

Is anyone aware of a smith making fixed blades in the style of Chris Reeve's offerings from the late Eighties? That would be a one-piece hollow handle type, preferably with change from a grand?

I've asked about sgian dhu in the past and managed to find a nice blade. I'm currently looking for a basket-hilt broadsword, dirk & sgian dhu. Live blades, early Jacobite era or earlier. "Matching" would be nice but not essential. I can pay... A bit. I'd want change from the cost of a good...

Anyone here done it? I assume it's a common conversion and someone will have documented the process.

Or daysac with a laptop pocket if you'd prefer. My near 20 year old unbranded Chinese one is finally coming to the end of its days, it cost about a tenner and owes me nothing. Prefer something not too spendy, but I could be persuaded to part with more cash for something shiny.

Any personal recs for a supplier of medium/heavy 100% wool tartan cloth suitable for creating my own great kilt?

Can anyone suggest a UK supplier for items like brass rings, rivets and sheet brass for making a Viking styled sheath? Can find a few on mainland Europe, but as we all know that's become a little more awkward lately.

Bought myself the TJM Fire Anchor to go with the Arinn Firebowl I got on kickstarter. Does seasoning over open fire work okay? I've a good collection of cast iron but I've always used the oven to season them. My concerns would be the effect of smoke and direct contact with the flames. Any...

Suffice it to say they're currently annoying me, having tried to make an order. Has anyone worked with them? Is their ordering process always deliberately obtuse?

Does anyone have some raw pine resin they'd flog me? Not the processed clear stuff. You'll also need to be in it happy to post to NI.

It's an Ethiopian savoury porridge, made from chickpea flour. I did it from scratch during the week, easy to do and very tasty. But I've now ordered a kilo of preseasoned mix for it, which it strikes me might be a handy base for a dahl like curry on the go, it cooks a lot quicker than whole lentils.

Okay, I hope I'm okay in doing this as it's an enquiry. Would there be much interest in a group buy of pressure canners from the 'States? I'm looking at the Presto 23qt canner. Not the best available, but it's common, has a good user/spares base and is relatively inexpensive, also being...

Does anyone know of a source for plain "just add water" rice in the UK? It's called Minute Rice in the States, and you can get that here in international grocers for silly money. But I'm looking for a UK/Euro source at "normal" prices. There are various flavoured snack pack things that fit the...

Anyone got one? Basically a French built and Peugeot engined G-Wagen. Thinking of one for vehicle shows and country fun & games.

Have sgean dubh been outlawed by any recent legislation? I can't find any traditional examples with 'live' blades.

I have one here that's near to perfect. Except for a heavily stained inside lid. When I say heavily, I mean it. Like a limescale but made of cofftea. Tried various acid/baking soda pastes, kitchen cleaners, scourers but nothing's shifting it. Any "magic" formulae?

Unopened package, goes up to 41" waist according to the label. What the operators call a 'rigger belt' I think. Open for interesting trades.

Anyone know who produces the ferrocerium rods that Mora bundle with some of their knives? Not sure if I've just got a particularly good example, but I'm seriously impressed by the size/heat of the strike I'm getting off it, wouldn't mind some more.

Anyone know where I could get some squares of of polycotton or similar material in green/forest friendly colours for patching up worn or torn outdoor clothing? Have the stick on stuff for sleeping bags and down jackets, have a few bits of MVP and appropriate glue but I can't find any plain...

For nigh on twenty years now I've been trying (on & off!) to use a fire piston. I've had several, given (or thrown) all away. Just got another as part of a kit, modern metal one, and after a morning of trying, again all I have is a sore wrist. I've asked online and in person many times and the...

Is anyone making replicas of the Visby crystals/lenses that I could use as burning lens?