What did you buy today?
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Took delivery of four mixed fibre blankets (mostly wool, maybe 90%) from Varusteleka, and a four-man tent at work on Monday.
I carried home two of the blankets yesterday in my daysack, and the other two blankets and the tent in my 100L rucksack yesterday.
Those blankets are somewhat bigger and heavier than I expected, and they have a slightly oily smell to them.
I carried home two of the blankets yesterday in my daysack, and the other two blankets and the tent in my 100L rucksack yesterday.
Those blankets are somewhat bigger and heavier than I expected, and they have a slightly oily smell to them.
I was wondering the same, that the lanolin had deliberately been left in the wool before spinning and weaving, but then again, wouldn't that play havoc with wool processing machinery that has been designed for well-washed wool? I don't know a great deal about the details of industrial wool processing, but I would imagine that most of the lanolin is washed out either before or after carding.
So then I thought that perhaps the lanolin had been added back after cutting and edging the blankets; Varusteleka described these as "disaster [relief] blankets", so maybe adding lanolin is a way to give the cloth some ability to shed water.
ETA: I measure one of them tonight: approximately 210cm × 152cm.
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Wel, I gave away my o!d one, and realised I'd made a mistake, so I got another,
Marbles Camp Cleaver. Cost £12 odds, razor sharp, pretty basic, but for £12 ?
It can do all I require, split logs, cut branches, etc, etc, certainly more versatile for me than a small axe, plus it goes in my pack, out of sight. The edge does chip, but it's easily dressed out. I had my last one for years, and it became an everyday tool.
Marbles Camp Cleaver. Cost £12 odds, razor sharp, pretty basic, but for £12 ?
It can do all I require, split logs, cut branches, etc, etc, certainly more versatile for me than a small axe, plus it goes in my pack, out of sight. The edge does chip, but it's easily dressed out. I had my last one for years, and it became an everyday tool.
A whole library on canals.
I hope one day to be able to explore the Inland waterways...no time or money...yet.
and a box of feathers.
(You are looking at me and saying `but you already have feathers...your own feathers.`)
These are mixed ones, for hats.
(Mine are too big for that and drab brown anyhow)
I hope one day to be able to explore the Inland waterways...no time or money...yet.
and a box of feathers.
(You are looking at me and saying `but you already have feathers...your own feathers.`)
These are mixed ones, for hats.
(Mine are too big for that and drab brown anyhow)
I need to find a better rehab clinic as the one I'm using sure ain't working!
I've been looking at the below knife for at least 3 years and today had the chance to handle it. Its so much smaller than I imagined which is great for what I will use it for. Build quality is superb but that's not readily determinable in my rubbish picture:
As an aside have you noticed how damn hard it is to photograph a knife and even more so when shiny?
K
I've been looking at the below knife for at least 3 years and today had the chance to handle it. Its so much smaller than I imagined which is great for what I will use it for. Build quality is superb but that's not readily determinable in my rubbish picture:
As an aside have you noticed how damn hard it is to photograph a knife and even more so when shiny?
K
I went to the Filson shop downtown to look and see if they had a tote bag there. They did. It is great. I did not buy it. Quite proud of this act of restraint.
Luckily it is the wrong time of year for them to have all their jackets and other stuff out and displayed in the shop. God knows what might have happened then.
Luckily it is the wrong time of year for them to have all their jackets and other stuff out and displayed in the shop. God knows what might have happened then.
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Thats a nice knife. You showed a lot of restraint
I am trying to work out how to get the £3 I spent on books back from that haul.
I got;
Box of assorted feathers
Big wooden bowl
Brass backed bellows (need fixing...I need time to do that)
Plus there is the worry as to how to store them....
I am trying to work out how to get the £3 I spent on books back from that haul.
I got;
Box of assorted feathers
Big wooden bowl
Brass backed bellows (need fixing...I need time to do that)
Plus there is the worry as to how to store them....
Currently trying each summer to explore a bit more of the Broads by canoe...…………...
A "Jos Tyzak and Sons, Sheffield" drawknife, found on a little market in Southern France today. I paid 2,00 euros.
Picked this anvil up this weekend. Really hoping that someone can help me identify this. The guy I bought it from was selling it for a friend and didn't know much about it, said it was a 175 lb. The feet look like they were added on and the hole in the body is different than any I see on the net. Please help!!
Picked this anvil up this weekend. Really hoping that someone can help me identify this. The guy I bought it from was selling it for a friend and didn't know much about it, said it was a 175 lb. The feet look like they were added on and the hole in the body is different than any I see on the net. Please help!!
No images...
My missus, who uses raw wool for felting pictures, uses a pair of dog brushes - the kind intended for grooming short haired dogs - to card and blend wool of different textures and colours. They seem to work well and are cheap compared to the ‘proper’ carding brushes
If you have Teazels……………….
then wheezles may certainly ensue,
Which develop into pheezles and sneezles………...
(or something?)
( sorry, too much Christopher Robin!!)
then wheezles may certainly ensue,
Which develop into pheezles and sneezles………...
(or something?)
( sorry, too much Christopher Robin!!)
