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    Theoretical and academic (for now) question about wood

    A few reasons, (based on my research) first being insulation, the gap between the liner, which goes about a metre up the inner wall, can be stuffed with insulating material such as wool or hay to help keep the heat in if used in the very cold. Second is to help guard against water running down...
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    Theoretical and academic (for now) question about wood

    Fifteen hundred quid would be a lot steep, but I'm not doing a liner (at the moment) and even if I buy 14oz duck canvas, it'd only come in at £400, and I'm not using fabric that heavy. But if I struggle finding poles for an acceptable price, I may rent a van and pay 21st century pict a visit...
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    What animals (wildlife) have you seen today?

    Saw (at a distance) and heard one of the local Grey Herons having an almighty aerial fight with an unknown aggressor yesterday, also many rabbits, tits and finches, otters and (lucky me) walked pretty much the whole of my mile-long dog walk with a kingfisher, then i turned around to walk back...
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    Theoretical and academic (for now) question about wood

    Sadly most hippies have now had the time to discover that, while the music was good, the drugs plentiful, the clothes groovy and ethnic and the food healthy (if a little heavy on the lentils), the economic philosophy of hippy does not lead to great wealth (and those afghan coats don't come...
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    Theoretical and academic (for now) question about wood

    Fortunately my missus has a machine that'll handle the job, she's sewn double thicknesses of coated banner material before now so it'll do a treat. I've thought of a few inventive solutions (but, i'll admit that wasn't one of them, bravo) the limiting factor for alternatives is the cost of...
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    Theoretical and academic (for now) question about wood

    I am seriously considering making a tipi of fairly traditional design and am wondering, if I do not have access to Lodge Pole Pine (which I don't) and I only have common UK woods to choose from, what wood from the following list would be suitable for making 14ish foot long tipi poles from...
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    Biscuits, knives and rucksacks.

    Damn my crappy work laptop, don't have admin rights to install Flash player... All I can do is read the tantalising posts by others. What's the point of putting the time and effort into diligently and cunningly dodging work to view this forum when I can't see cool vids like this? I may...
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    Fire steel.

    I had my very first attempt at lighting a fire with a firestick last weekend. Perfect conditions, birch bark tinder was as dry as a bone, still took 15-20 minutes with the gathering of kindling and larger wood, but, I'll be honest, most of the time was spent figuring out how to use the...
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    Firsts

    What 'firsts' have you experienced recently? Here's a couple of mine to be going on with (I'm fairly new to all this, so firsts are easy to come by...) First fire without use of matches or cigarette lighter. Got me a firestick and lit a fire with it on Sunday, birch bark tinder. Took a...
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    101 SPOOF top tips

    Push Rice Krispies (other rice-based breakfast cereals are available) into the treads of your car tyres for that expensive 'gravel drive' look. (Viz top tips)
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    Stoopid jokes

    Jimmy Carr, trying for the shortest joke possible... 4 words: Venison's dear isn't it? 3 words: Stationery shop moves and finally, his 2 word joke: Dwarf shortage My fave is 'what's brown and sticky, a stick' Cheese gags: What cheese do you use to hide a horse? Mascarpone What...
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    Peregrine Falcon Webcam

    Here's a link (hopefully) to the webcam of the Peregrines nesting on the top of the Arndale Centre in Manchester. I hope it works, I tried viewing it on my works laptop but got an 'error on page'. Probably to do with Java issues (my work laptop doesn't really like Java). Hope it works...
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    Beginner's look

    Thanks again everyone. And by-the-way Harvestman... What the heck kind of tree was it?
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    Word association game

    Raison d'etre ici (pardon my french)
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    Word association game

    medically dubious
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    Words of wisdom

    Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Reality is usually somewhere in between. It is as possible for a man to know something without having been to school, as it is for a man to have been to school and yet, know nothing. 'Tom Jones by Henry Fielding' The glass is neither half full, nor...
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    Word association game

    DIY dentistry
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    Word association game

    Tea and coffee
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    Beginner's look

    Thanks folks, just felt the need (maybe after reading a couple of threads that had got a bit heated) to express how great it feels to know a bit more about the world around me. In a nouveau-hippie spread the love kind of a way. Also wanted to let you more experienced people know how valuable...
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    Word association game

    Financial liquidity