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Very nice set, as lovely as always. My Eagle is my go too these days
Cracking job on the sheathes too. I know not everyone likes tooled, but I do like the odd piece done so well.
As said. Hickory is the preferred. But Ash is the UK traditional and makes a great handle and is a light colour. But yeh, you need well seasoned and dried.
Boiled linseed for the finish. Wipe on and wipe off well. Let dry. Repeat often.
Thanks all
Yeh, chatted with Sam and discussed the amazing possibilities of a bit of tooling. Not something I know how to do. But I'm sure Hamish or others could do something truly stunning.
Just a little project
I stumbled across a picture of a Uco lantern special edition and it has a leather wrap around the body.
So I true style, I stole the idea and made my own. Love the little lanterns so felt it needed a little love :o
I need to invest in a curved awl and...
Will is a top fella and your work there is stunning.
It's on my list of things to do!
Yep, you need to get it to cutting standards and try it on something, just to have used it. Amazing work
A big thank you to Toddy for all the advice
And I'm pretty sure it was her knowledge about milk in a previous article a while ago that I'd remembered.
Well, I'm impatient. So mead has been drunk.
The beaker was cleaned. Left to dry (maybe not that long :o ). And now christened with a good...
Was bought while visiting Stonehenge and is from http://www.pottedhistory.co.uk/Replica_Ancient_Pottery.html
So hoping it's pretty good.
The little beaker
Then it took a bath in some milk and was heated for a while
I drained the milk and put the pot (wiped) in a warm oven for a while to...
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