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    2 films on at the cinema

    Just a heads up really, I have no Idea how good they'll be but maybe worth a look . Cut and pasted from a cinema site: The way back: Based on a true story, this centres on seven prisoners confined in the most terrible of prisons - a Siberian gulag. A daring escape leads to a race...
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    Flying Frog?

    ahh... wow! I never knew that! (obviously)I guess I aught to read more. Thanks Jonathan!
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    Flying Frog?

    I wonder if I should move it to a pond or nearby( parents have one on the edge of a wood with newts and frogs etc.) or do I leave it? I guess it got there by itself!
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    Flying Frog?

    After weeks of neglect, we decided today should be the day to get out, have a good tidy up and get things ready for action. So to move the big black builders tub that's 3/4 full of freezing water. As I started to remove the ice I noticed something.. a common frog. I couldn't believe it, not...
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    Alone in the Wild

    It's nice to hear some positive comments on this. I must admit, I half expected him to get a real good "slagging". One thing that interests me is modern man's attitude to fresh meat. As already pointed out, he watched several potential meals walk on by and only diversified away from fish once...
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    southern hawker dragonfly

    As there's been a couple of dragonfly threads appear, here's a link for dragonfly I.D. http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/species.html I found a Southern Hawker just a few days ago, rescued from a few people trying to get it out of the road. I reckon it must have been hit by a car. Left it in...
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    Sloe Gin and Blackberry Gin questions

    Thanks for all your replys. I have started a Rum Topf in a nice old ceramic pot. A couple of layers of fruit,added some sugar and I am using spiced rum. So along with my Elder flower wine ( 6 gallons of it!) Blackberry wine, marrow rum,blackberry rum and sloe rum, this will be an interesting...
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    making lead shot.

    How would you go about making lead shot, suitable to use in a catapult?
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    seiously strong catapult elastic.

    Maybe I should ask this in a separate thread. D'oh
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    seiously strong catapult elastic.

    I'd be interested to know how to make shot suitable to use with a catty! I have a bit of lead but lack the knowledge to put it to use.
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    Sloe Gin and Blackberry Gin questions

    Thanks guys. Vanilla essence it is!. I have made plenty of wine over the years but never messed with spirits and thought I would give it a go. There was a concoction mentioned somewhere ( maybe on this site, But I can't be sure ) that involved adding 7 or possibly many more ingredients...
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    mini apple-like tree - ID please.

    I visited a customer of mine recently to find the lady of the house out in the front garden, having a clear up on the lawn. Pointing at the wicked tree she cursed, " damned appley things always falling on my lawn making a mess". I promised to find out what they were exactly and have since...
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    Sloe Gin and Blackberry Gin questions

    Having made a Sloe Gin and a Blackberry Gin, although I've used Vodka, I'd like to ask a couple of simple questions.. A. do you need to "bruise" or split open the Sloe fruits or just jar them whole? B.With the Blackberry concoction, I would guess that at some late stage (maybe just before it...
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    Longbow No 2 a mini tutorial

    The Tim Baker article link doesn't work for me. Anyone know where I can find it? Thanks.
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    Longbow No 2 a mini tutorial

    I found this site a while back while looking for info on bow making so this helps a lot. The more info the better. Excellent. Thank you.
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    cheap Ray Mears knife!!!!!

    I have noticed this knife has been relisted several times in the past few weeks. the first time I saw it the guy was asking much more. If I recall correctly, it was originally £1400! I saw another Mears knife which was listed at £400 a few weeks ago!
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