Dark age meet up?

[Eric_Methven]

Aye, definitely looking good. We can make you a nice penannular brooch to hold the cape together while we're there.

Something like this...

.... could easily be made from a six inch nail and the spoke from a bicycle. A bit of heat and a bit of hammering - job done!

Eric

 

[andywinkk]

Aye, definitely looking good. We can make you a nice penannular brooch to hold the cape together while we're there.

Something like this...

.... could easily be made from a six inch nail and the spoke from a bicycle. A bit of heat and a bit of hammering - job done!

Eric

That would be cool, i think i will disapear into my shed for a few hours now, were are my nails ?

 

[Eric_Methven]

You can also make them from lightweight tent pegs, cold hammered. The metal is soft enough to flatten the ends out sufficiently to stop the pin from coming off the ends. So you can even make them without a forge.

Eric

 

[Cobweb]

Sounds like a great project Eric, I'll bring some tent pegs and a hammer to bash them with if you don't mind showing me what to do!

 

[bikething]

Something like this...

.... could easily be made from a six inch nail and the spoke from a bicycle. A bit of heat and a bit of hammering - job done!

Eric

I'm having a bit of Saturday night brain-fade here.... how does it work

Do you just push the pin through the cloth? or does the circular bit do something?

 

[Eric_Methven]

Here's how you use it.

You pierce the cloth (two layers to be joined - like both sides of a cloak), flip the brooch so the gap matches the pin then twist the brooch under the pin and that locks it in place keeping the cloth together. To remove, reverse the procedure.

Eric

 

[andywinkk]

Here's how you use it.

You pierce the cloth (two layers to be joined - like both sides of a cloak), flip the brooch so the gap matches the pin then twist the brooch under the pin and that locks it in place keeping the cloth together. To remove, reverse the procedure.

Eric

I was wondering also how they worked, simple but efective

 

[bikething]

Here's how you use it.

You pierce the cloth (two layers to be joined - like both sides of a cloak), flip the brooch so the gap matches the pin then twist the brooch under the pin and that locks it in place keeping the cloth together. To remove, reverse the procedure.

Eric

Cheers Eric

I didn't realise the eye of the pin could move around on the curved bit

 

[Eric_Methven]

I didn't realise the eye of the pin could move around on the curved bit

Aha! that's the thing with still photographs. Often they don't make sense until you see them in action.

Eric

 

[decorum]

Only Dr's orders will stop me

I think that I cursed myself with that one! I'm going to have to drop out - and look forward to the next one.
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[firecrest]

sorry to hear that decorum I hope you can get out in the woods and enjoy yourself soon.

 

[addo]

Hope it mends soon Dec.

 

[Singeblister]

they look good Eric i was wondering how they worked as well , what a bunch of dunces we are , shall we make some cone hats with D on the front hehe

 

[andywinkk]

first attemp

made from steel tent peg and barbeque grill

 

[Eric_Methven]

Flipin eck mate! That's brilliant. You might want to close the ends a bit though so the pin just slips through the gap, otherwise it can work itself round in use and pop off.

For a first attempt though, it's excellent.

Eric

 

[scoops_uk]

first attemp

That's cracking! Excellent stuff :You_Rock_

Scoops

 

[xylaria]

Crikey I am with Eric, that broach looks fanastic andy.

I could nalbind you up some natty trim for your top in exchange 2 just like that. It takes about 24 man hours for me to make socks but I can do trim in a stitch that was used as trimming at about a metre and hour. I'll do 3 metres or so.

 

[andywinkk]

Crikey I am with Eric, that broach looks fanastic andy.

I could nalbind you up some natty trim for your top in exchange 2 just like that. It takes about 24 man hours for me to make socks but I can do trim in a stitch that was used as trimming at about a metre and hour. I'll do 3 metres or so.

Ye i will do my best to get a couple more knocked up, watch this space i will do my best, i only have weekend to do them though

 

[xylaria]

Don't worry yourself, do you want some trim any way?

 

[andywinkk]

Don't worry yourself, do you want some trim any way?

I could probably do them the weekend after middlwood, some trim would be nice though,

Thanks for that