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hi all! I haven’t been active a lot recently. I still have a browse through the threads every now and then, to see what lovely items you guys have made! I have spent quite a bit of money on The Old Tool Store website last Friday. I emailed them shortly after, and messaged them on Facebook on...

I am selling a set of 4 VC Works wood carving knives. 3 straight (45mm, 65mm & 70mm) and one spoon knife. All with Yew handles. Not bad knives, I am only selling because the maker has messed me about on other stuff. £80 all in, including PayPal fees 2nd class recorded delivery. Picture below...

I have a 2 litre hydration bladder made by vibdration in America. It needs a new home as my partner needed the backpack only. New and unused, still in the packet. Has a spare mouth piece. £10 posted.

Anyone got any recipes out of the ordinary, Sloes, sugar and Gin??? I would like to try something different this year.

Has anyone carved with elder before? I have obtained a bit that is about 4.5"-5" in diameter. Obviously avoiding the pith in the middle, has anyone any success with it? C

Hi all. Has anyone any experience with VC Works? He is a forger of green wood carving tools and bushcraft gear. C

I have a metal shed/garage. When I laid the concrete base I ended up with a slight dip in the middle on one side. So the shed is erected square and true and on three sides it sits nicely on the base. Down one side of 5 metres, the front and the back touch the base but about 2 metres in the...

I would like to get a wood lathe. Nothing too expensive but a don't want a cheap piece of junk. Can anyone give me any pointers or advice on good lathes? Budget is around £500 and would prefer it's on a stand. I have looked on eBay over the last few weeks but nothing too local and I am...

I am 36 and never seen a live badger in the flesh, only on my trail cam (or dead). Its 12:30am and I decided before going to bed I would empty the kitchen bin as the missus was moaning it was stinky. As I open the back door there is some animal in distress either in my garden or in the field...

A bit of background to the situation..... I have a trail cam set up in a private woods and every week I change the memory card. Earlier in the year I was able to access a part that gets over grown with nettles and brambles. A few weeks back I got some pictures of some rabbits and didn't...

what's the deal with these stupid no factual programs on the factual channels like Discovery, Animal Planet and Nat Geo??? I used to like these channels and always make sure I have them in the TV package. But these days they are just swamped with fake crap that is blatantly fake! Like...

Anyone interested in the new Stihl Polyamide Hatchet? Info here on Stihl's website. http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Products/Hand-Tools-and-Forestry-Accessories/Hand-tools-for-forestry-work-and-tree-felling/Hatchets-axes-and-hammers/244228-20866/Polyamide-universal-hatchet-37cm-640g.aspx...

I Purchased this brand new from Jessops about 6 or 8 months ago and it isn't getting the use I intended, in fact it hasn't done anything more than being set up in my lounge a few times. It is in mint condition apart a little mark from the offset bracket. It has a 100mm objective lense, 22x -...

For sale, one Deben Whisper 130 moderator. Very good condition. It comes with rubber protection/anti glare sleeve. 1/2" female thread, 11mm slip on and 16mm slip on adaptors. I really don't know what I did with the 1/2" male adaptor im afraid. £25 all in. Including 2nd class royal mail...

I carved a few acorns out of some odds and ends of wood I had lying around and drilled holes im them so they can be used as light pulls in the bathroom. I then decided to use my soldering iron to do a bit of pyrography with what i think is amazing effect. One in action!

It's not as easy as you might think! It is a big 1.5 litre wine bottle that stands about 18-20" tall. The neck is about 6" long and the cork has been pushed inside! I want to use the bottle so don't want to damage it. I thought about burning it but I don't want to blacken the inside of the...

Would an empty glass bottle like a wine bottle smash from the heat, over an open flame of a candle??? Or would it only smash from a sudden extreme temperature change?

My 4 year old son picked up a rubiks cube in waterstones the other day and wanted me to buy it. He was absolutely amazed by what you can do with it but he always kept it completed. Me being me decided to mess it up in a "sequence" and then reverse the sequence to show him I completed it. The...

I have a reindeer hide for swaps. I got it a few months back and there is a dark stain on the underside about 10-12cm round that made the skin "soft" and it now has a small tear in the skin. The hair side is absolutely perfect I will get some pictures up asap. Looking for: Vintage...

I am just waiting on a blade blank from Dave Budd and wanted to find a nice intersting looking set of scales to decorate it with. I am by far a pro at handles but can usually Do a good job when I put my mind to it. This knife is going to end up in our kitchen so if a jobs worth doing its worth...