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What do you want to know, because I can tell you that I don't know it all. For example I don't know who owned them. However Frosts is a VERY respected Scandinavian maker. They still produce today in a huge range from plastic handled knives with great quality blades (I got one for less than £3)...

I am a bit surprised that nobody has mentioned that if you heat the pan enough it won't matter what water you cleaned it with, you will have sterilised it. This is standard treatment for wok's and frying pans. Heat to very hot, then add stuff to start cooking. Just add the stuff when hot if...

Well it's really a kids book, but Brendon Chase by BB is well worth a read. Mine contains a forward by Phillip Pullman who describes it as "the sort of book that will never be written again". Hopefully it's ok to post a Amazon link, though there are other sources of books the reviews make...

Well you're half right. Attitudes have changed, but so has the law. Ok I accept that what you were doing then was probably just as illegal then (I doubt that you asked the land owners permission about using your gun). However something like 1/3 of ALL UK laws have been enacted in the last 20...

If it were me I'd strongly suggest that he use a knife with less sentimental value at the farm and leave it there overnight. I can't locate the thread, but I recall someone here being asked to surrender his knife to the police. NOTE he didn't have it seized, he surrendered it. The point being...

From what I can find the age restriction is upon selling, not owning using or carrying. Of course that doesn't mean that Joe Public doesn't believe that there is. After all it's commonly accepted that the age restriction on selling applies to all knives, when in fact razors and the likes of...

It is indeed. I made my first knife a couple of months ago and I made a couple of mistakes that I shall share in the hope that you don't make the same ones. Unlike you I was using a file as material. First mistake, I didn't anneal it properly and destroyed the drill bit cutting holes for pins...

MUST READ LOCATION! Sorry for inappropriate post.

No. evil-bay has banned the sale of knives in the UK. You might try http://www.specialistauctions.com/ or http://www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/cutting-tools/

I'd check the FAQ at BritishBlades, but the legality is quite different from what it is assumed to be. For example the law was amended in 96 to change the age you can sell a knife from 16 to 18. Exemptions SPECIFICALLY mentioned are EDC folding knives. So a responsible retailer could...

I suspect that you mean work harden it. The readily available stainless does not heat treat, but does work harden very easily*. The trick is to be fairly aggressive with it when cutting. Use sharp drill bits, oil, low speeds on the drill but high pressure. If possible use shears to cut the edges...

Tut-tut. Though it could have been quite legal. After all they were only made illegal 40 years ago. As it happens I once quite legally owned a flick knife. Yes, you guessed it. I Inherited one bought before they were made illegal. Back to the subject, I recall, less than 10 years ago...

Well I and others have done so in the past. However I think that the £35 is a fair price. Sure you don't need a laser cutter and if you have access to cheap materials you can make something as effective cheaper. The problem is that it doesn't quite work out that way. What happens is that you...

I suspect that mine is fairly obvious. I don't get a chance to get out into the wild as much as I dream of doing. That and when I signed up the question had been asked on another board that I frequent under, I'm sad to say, my name.

I do hope that my comment about the Scouts charter has not been taken the wrong way. Scouts may have moved with the times, but I'm not aware that their charter has ever been changed. They were established during a time of Empire and their charter reflects this. The woodcraft folk was...

I don't claim to be a expert, but I am a leader at my local group. For those who have not come across the organisation it's scouting, but without the Imperialistic Royal Charter. It has also always allowed both boys and girls in the same group. Local groups vary wildly in what activities...

There are many reasons for this. For one thing it is not uncommon for CPO's to turn up on the box either lying, or demonstrating their ignorance by claiming that "These knives (points to knives) are illegal". Usually the knives themselves are quite legal, it's the actions of their owners...

It depends :-) In simple terms the courser grades last well. The fine stuff seems very difficult to clean and you wind up replacing it often. If you're mad, like I went, you wind up with insanely fine stuff that lasts seconds. Please understand that what I now say is my personal opinion...

No need real need to, the No5 is already non locking and quite sufficient for my needs in town. It's only 1/2" or about 1cm shorter. You soon learn how not to loose fingers, though the techneque does limit the uses that you can put the knife to. I whittled my first spoon with it but a different...

alpha_centaur said what I would. However to return to your original question, I'd pick the honey stove for value for money coupled with ease of use. I made my own out of TI sheet. Great fun, but hardly the best value for money considering the tools that I damaged working on the stuff. Also...