What can I do while sat here?

[Asa Samuel]

Well the TV aerial has been blown off the roof and probably wont be fixed till Monday which is leaving my evenings free.

My question is, what should I do to fill that time? I thought maybe some kind of modification of my mora clipper or my opinel or make something out of paracord but I only have very basic tools. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers,
Asa.

 

[Philbert]

Idle hands are the devils playground! Be very careful

If you have para cord you could play with knots and practice hitches etc

www.animatedknots.com is a good site for learning simple decorative knots and a fun to make.

Have fun and don't fall off the roof on monday.

Phil.

 

[Asa Samuel]

I've already played around with knots unfortunately, and luckily it won't be me on the roof on Monday, I'll be safe and sound inside! :umbrella:

 

[godfather]

How about making a try stick (a series of basic carving techniques) using your mora.

 

[Adze]

Hmm... mora + stick(s) = netting needle and gauge

netting needle + gauge + paracord = net

Will keep you entertained for hours that will

 

[Shewie]

This should kill a bit of time ...

http://www.wikihow.com/Whittle-a-Ball-in-a-Cage

 

[jdlenton]

you can never run out of knots to tie only para cord to tie em with have a look here loads of ideas for stuff to make. if you don't make anything at least you'll have read stormdrane's blog and perhaps you'll have learnt something or thought up a project for yourself.

 

[Chainsaw]

Was in exactly the same boat today at work, American company and they were all on thanksgiving break so as it was deathly quiet, I learned to do these Stormdranes stuff is ace but plenty of other knottage out there

Sorry for the rubbish phone photo, the snake knot was a swine, finishing the big one in the middle was hard to get right but the cobra was easy.

Cheers,

Alan

 

[hog]

Make a spoon.

 

[rik_uk3]

Just get some beers in, order a ruby, chill out; bit sad to sit there messing about with a bit of rope.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Just get some beers in, order a ruby, chill out; bit sad to sit there messing about with a bit of rope.

The beer is brewing in the spare room at the moment and I'm saving it for xmas

 

[Tony]

Get hold of a good book and read it

 

[tjwuk]

This should kill a bit of time ...

http://www.wikihow.com/Whittle-a-Ball-in-a-Cage

That would make a great (show) spoon handle!

 

[Doc]

If you have around £15 to blow, you could buy a diatonic harmonica. Shedloads of tuition resources free on the web. Just add time and perseverance and you have campfire cabaret.

 

[jdlenton]

bit sad to sit there messing about with a bit of rope.

hunders of years of sailors cant be that wrong! I feel quite insulted so I'm off to sit in my sad chair with my sad bag of string and do some sad fiddling.

 

[Asa Samuel]

If you have around £15 to blow, you could buy a diatonic harmonica. Shedloads of tuition resources free on the web. Just add time and perseverance and you have campfire cabaret.

I have two already, one in D and one in G.