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I dont think this is being discussed in any other posts, if it is, my apologies Just a quick question, does anyone know where you can source those metal buckles (the same slide up sort that were built into karrimor packs in the 70's, or the ones you get as waist adjusters on danish or american...

I burned a load of waste wood (some offcuts from my work shop, some old fencing, some prunings from the garden) in a steel oil drum incinerator, basically just to get rid. Being an artist, I noticed some usuable chunks of charcoal in the ashes left behind. Some of it was like the regular windsor...

Theres something very powerful for me about geese, when I see and hear them its as if I instantly enter a timeless dimension. About a week ago I was out in the garden weeding around the onions, early evening, when I hears that distinctive "honk honk honk" as a small group of geese passed over...

Does anyone else use a samsung NX3000? I've had mine for 8 maybe 9 years, not sure? and its done many thousands of shots and hours of video, and I love using it, punches way above its size and weight. However....sadly its started to play up. When in manual mode, and I try to alter the shutter...

Does anyone who uses lures know the name of an old 1950's american one. It was all metal, 2 pieces, joined with a split ring, oin the shape of a fish. It was a killer bait back then. I came across it a while back but cannot remember what it was called. IIRC it had a random type of action

What might any members be doing as a result of conoravirus lockdowns/self isolation etc to possibly spend the time productively or try summat new? Personally I just bought a sheep fleece, intending to wash it and make some felt and thread. I just made 42 steel teeth for a pair of wool combs

From time ti time I have to clear up carpets of moss which accumulate very fast on my paths. I generally use a dutch hoe to do the job. It works ok but is noisy and the blade tends to catch on slightly uneven blockworks. Yesterday I had a brain function, and instead of using the hoe, used a rake...

Does anyone who has made felt know if wool fleece (the sort that is processed and made into 2 inch thick rolls for loft insulations) can be made into felt by soaking soaping beating and rolling etc??

Do any other forum users own and use source sandals? I got one pair around 10 year ago which are fine, in fact my son "permanently borrowed" them. Then about 3 or 4 years ago got a second pair on the strength of pair #1 being OK. However they are falling apart, serious delamination of the sole...

Is there any advice available on painting onto rawhide (drumhead, goat or cow) what sort of ink or paint, should the raw hide be damp or dry etc?

3days ago I was shooting photos in Thetford forest. I had parked up and started walking along one of the tracks. I noticed a side track, turned my head to the right to look down it, and there was a HUGE great animal trotting toward me, which if it was a fox was very unusual.It was a deep...

I saw a squirell this afternoon, and I watched it for a few minutes. Has anyone else ever seen squirrels flatten themselves down so their belly is right on the ground, and crawl along like an infantry soldier? I've never seen it before...

It might be of interest to some members, there are currently several quality carving tools for sale, a Karlsson adze, Karlsson slick, Westerman swan neck gouge, Karlsson dog leg gouge. As many of us know they are difficult to source...

Blades cut from old industrial band saw blade Twin bevels ground with the tormek wheel prior to bending, hardening and tempering Before and after tempering (200 Deg C for 2 1/2 hours) I made this shape specially to do inside wooden dishes 2 general purpose knives Good project to learn...

Like, how you cut it and so on?I haven't a clue!

Has any one had any experience with those sickle shaped knives that are used for finish carving rounded convex shapes (eg on duck decoys)?

Just a thought....3 days ago I had a go at peeling the skin off my left thumb with a sharp elbow adze, its a clean cut, nothing serious. I put a pad on it with some of that orange sort of elasto plast tape (the modern sort that barely sticks, not the good old traditional stuff that would stay on...

Does anyone know if they are available anywhere. The rims I am referring to are like a steel channel that you bend and weld shut into a circle, and the tyre is cut slightly over long and pushed tightly and compressed into the channel once the rim has been heat shrunk onto the wooden wheel. (Not...

I found a dead pigeon in my garden several days ago, and it was most queer. It had no obvious injuries, no blood, no loose feathers scattered around as happens with the frequent cat attacks and less frequent hawk attacks. But what WAS very odd was its eyes had bulged out almost to the size of...

Several months since I thought I'd get a "quality" bent knife for carving spoons. For 7or 8 years I have used mora 162 and 163 quite happily, but took notice of the relentless "mora bent knives are crap" vibes you get on spoon carving forums and you tube etc. I got one of robin wood's bent...