Russian made monocular 8x30 for £1.95 from a charity shop.
What did you buy today?
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Russian made monocular 8x30 for £1.95 from a charity shop.
My local stores have been sold out of fresh chicken for several day. Likewise most frozen chicken. Yesterday I bought a small frozen turkey instead (slightly over 11 pounds) which we’ll cook this weekend. It’s thawing in the fridge as I write.
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I have run out of fruit of all sorts. Needed to chop the last tomato with yesterday's breakfast.
I wonder what I will find to buy today. Lots of meats and bready stuff in the big freezer.
I wonder what I will find to buy today. Lots of meats and bready stuff in the big freezer.
I'm going out for a yomp in the morning so I'll have a look out for wild treats to munch on and share with my neighbours, But saying that I will probably have to throw it over there fence.
German oil lamp. Always wanted one. Had a couple of Chinese jobs but they leaked. Nice in the garden on a summers evening. Bring on the summer.
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Put in a couple of orders for:
-MTP Osprey water bottle pouch, for carrying the stainless steel dutch mess tin + gas burner (hopefully it will fit, it´s a bit unsure).
-Tasmanian Tiger bottle holder (for Nalgene bottle + a cup.).
Both of these will be attached to the bag in post #5,698 in this thread.
-MTP Osprey water bottle pouch, for carrying the stainless steel dutch mess tin + gas burner (hopefully it will fit, it´s a bit unsure).
-Tasmanian Tiger bottle holder (for Nalgene bottle + a cup.).
Both of these will be attached to the bag in post #5,698 in this thread.
I'm developing a personal reference collection of books which display the art, carvings and artifacts of the native peoples of North America.
This includes the complete range of bushcraft spears, traps, flint and other stone tools. Bows, many pages of arrows detailing the fletching.
Oddball, second hand, coffee table volumes from museums, those sorts of things. Some very old some quite new.
While I'm not interested in new ideas for wood carvings, a lot of the illustrations give away technique and that does interest me.
Big and little, perhaps a couple dozen volumes so far. Even classical artists like Emily Carr who painted the west coast for decades.
The Canadian Geographic Society published a 4 volume set (2018) called "The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada".
The paper quality (heavy kaolin clay) is meant for high resolution color printing and they did not miss the mark.
> Indigenous Canada
> Inuit
> First Nations
> Me'tis
Well, the boxed set of 4 volumes arrived today. Breath-taking illustration and text. Pray for your major libraries to hold a copy.
a) the publication price is $99.99CDN
b) free shipping. The damn thing weighs 3.2 kg plus the box.
This includes the complete range of bushcraft spears, traps, flint and other stone tools. Bows, many pages of arrows detailing the fletching.
Oddball, second hand, coffee table volumes from museums, those sorts of things. Some very old some quite new.
While I'm not interested in new ideas for wood carvings, a lot of the illustrations give away technique and that does interest me.
Big and little, perhaps a couple dozen volumes so far. Even classical artists like Emily Carr who painted the west coast for decades.
The Canadian Geographic Society published a 4 volume set (2018) called "The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada".
The paper quality (heavy kaolin clay) is meant for high resolution color printing and they did not miss the mark.
> Indigenous Canada
> Inuit
> First Nations
> Me'tis
Well, the boxed set of 4 volumes arrived today. Breath-taking illustration and text. Pray for your major libraries to hold a copy.
a) the publication price is $99.99CDN
b) free shipping. The damn thing weighs 3.2 kg plus the box.
Why does everyone use the alarmist phrase "lockdown", when it's a quarantine?? Are we in prison? (No obvious retorts!)
Lockdown at work where we're all furloughed. In what way is quarantine not alarmist but lockdown is? I reckon if you're in a quarantine situation most people probably think of the film outbreak or other similar virus based thrillers.
In the same spirit as: "Always know where you are and look cool, if you don't know where you are at least look cool."
One in Germany
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Lockdown was also the term used when we were restricted to base before deployments. It’s also used when students are confined to their areas until an emergency passes (Mass shooter, tornado, whatever)
Language changes. The word outgrew the prison definition long, long ago.
And back to what we bought...
Last night I finally succumbed to a long standing temptation, well, three actually.
I wanted a better way to flatten my water stones, but also to dress some ceramic stones, and maybe a hard Arkansas. At the same time, I wanted something fast cutting in the 300-500 grit range. After much review reading and soul searching (plus some checks of exchange rates and suspicion that availability will fall and prices rise ) I ordered an Atoma surface plate and Atoma two diamond surfaces from Axminster. 140 grit and 400 grit.
www.axminster.co.uk
In addition, I ordered two saws from ClassicHandtools, a David Barron dovetail saw, to go with the saw guides that I have had for years, and a KnewConcept 5" basic fretsaw, because I am totally fed up with trying to learn cutting joinery with a £10 jeweller's saw that won't put enough tension on the blade.
www.classichandtools.com
Last week I received a pair of Spyderco Ceramic stones from a chap on Edge Matters, Fine and Ultrafine, for the price of a Fine new.
I know I have somewhat too many sharpening tools for the amount of wood work I actually do, but they have been collected over the course of more than 25years and it is interesting seeing how different stones and abrasives work for different steels and different jobs.
Last night I finally succumbed to a long standing temptation, well, three actually.
I wanted a better way to flatten my water stones, but also to dress some ceramic stones, and maybe a hard Arkansas. At the same time, I wanted something fast cutting in the 300-500 grit range. After much review reading and soul searching (plus some checks of exchange rates and suspicion that availability will fall and prices rise ) I ordered an Atoma surface plate and Atoma two diamond surfaces from Axminster. 140 grit and 400 grit.
Shokunin Atoma Self-Adhesive Diamond Sheet
These diamond coated sheets come from a Japanese manufacturer specialising in diamond-coated products. They have a worldwide reputation for quality and durability. Each sheet is 210 x 75 x 1mm thick steel, with one side coated in evenly distributed...
www.axminster.co.uk
In addition, I ordered two saws from ClassicHandtools, a David Barron dovetail saw, to go with the saw guides that I have had for years, and a KnewConcept 5" basic fretsaw, because I am totally fed up with trying to learn cutting joinery with a £10 jeweller's saw that won't put enough tension on the blade.
Knew Concepts 5'' Fret Saw with Screw Tension
The screw tension saw was the origin of the Knew Concepts Fret saw line. It is the economy model. It provides extremely precise blade tensioning simply by turning the knurled tension nut at the top of the frame. Saws come with a dozen Pegas Skip #7...
www.classichandtools.com
Last week I received a pair of Spyderco Ceramic stones from a chap on Edge Matters, Fine and Ultrafine, for the price of a Fine new.
I know I have somewhat too many sharpening tools for the amount of wood work I actually do, but they have been collected over the course of more than 25years and it is interesting seeing how different stones and abrasives work for different steels and different jobs.
