Cornwall Meet

[JonnyP]

Some photo's of the weekend.......

Basha and Janie being instructed by Tristan at his forge..


Basha bashing...


Me tapping...


Go on girl.....Hit it..


More delicate work from Janie..


Janie works while the kettle goes on...


Janie ended up with a very nice and useable fire tripod...


I end up with a knife blank which still needs loads of work...


The Limerover set up...


Smarty and his superb talk on survival awareness..


Some of us getting ready for the evening...


Few drinkys for us all...


Really looking forward to next years......
Thanks again guys....

[mikesknives]

Great meet Chris, many thanks a definite improvement on last years, a really nice assortment of things to do and see.

Bit gutted I couldn't stay longer but my wife is now feeling a bit better at least.

Finlay loved it as usual, skip filling is obviously his forte.

All being well I'll be there next year for sure.

[SMARTY]

Troops your'e too kind. Its a pleasure to let you all into the woods for a few days. Its nice to sit and talk to like minded types and exchange tall tales and other dits. Big thanks to all who braved the harsh cornish weather and those who were MIA hope you can make it next year. The planning starts now.

Smarty

[bear knights]

Well I may have only made it for the sunday, but was great to meet up with friendly faces again from last year Smarty, janiepopps, jonnyp, spanner and mr john h (shame you had to leave early but good luck for the next 3 months and the next 18years after!!) Was also lovely to meet new faces, mrs smarty, Leon, woody, tristan, amy, the searchers and mr knots himself.
the knot workshop sounded great, gutted to have missed out on jonnyp's food forage as jonny always comes up trumps, missed out on blacksmithing this time but hopefully next year, caught the tale end of smarty's survival talk which if last years water talk is anything to go by, missed out big time, but the best bit............. finding out i was right!! the badger is a mustelid (weasel family) and the otter IS the largest mustelid, (sea otter heavier and giant otter longer than a wolverine. wolverine largest land based mustelid). woohoo! I may not know how to build shelter, or make fire or anything else that will keep me alive but I do know my wildlife and I do know how to do the victory dance..... but I don't know when to quit whilst I'm ahead.....and the dance continues...
and yes i do write the longest post containing the least amount of interesting things.
see you all next year if not sooner. xx

[Dingo]

We got back from cornwall friday night, while we were away we had a new set of stairs put in... our eldest son stayed at home and took the old set out and supposedly cleaned up! well with the mess that was created fitting the new set, combined with the fact that every door in the house must have been left open..... we cleaned solidly all day saturday, along with the washing!

So, today we have tidied the loose ends and made a roast dinner and sat reflecting on what has been the best holiday we have had in years, the RV was great, the weather could have been kinder but it didn't dampen the spirits or the drinking of them! i would like to say a big thank you to Smarty and co for putting the event on, and to everyone who attended for such a great experience.

Steve, thanks for being a great camp buddy, it was great to talk and try out the kit, have you heard from Stuart yet?

Can't wait until next year, for all those who thought about it and never went for whatever reason, i would recommend you come next year, and for all those looking for a new meet with a good crowd, you would be hard pressed to beat this lot, if all the other meets and moots that are advertised on this site are as good, and i dont doubt for a minute there not, then we are a lucky bunch.

Shocks, me and the dog by the fire


Ruby and Tristan making the rams head, he has the patience of a saint.

Rams head getting hot!


the finished product.




and this is where we spent the rest of the week.

[shocks]

Good pics mate. I had a great time too. Though I was back at work sooner than you. The weather forecasts weren't great and Saturday was bloomin cold but I had a great time. Thanks for your company, thanks to smarty, spanner and all the rest. I look forward to next year.

As for Stuart M, I haven't heard anything. I guess hes a busy man with his new little one. I will drop him a line in a week or two. Take care Adam my old mate, if you ever feel the need for a night or two under the stars and you need a wing man just give me a shout!

[JonnyP]

Dingo....I hope Grandad was pleased with the rams head, that was a top job Ruby done there... Good to meet you and Shocks. Hopefully see you all next year....

[Dingo]

We haven't stopped talking about how much of a good time we had, not only was it great at Smarty's, we had a great week at St Ives and the weather was fantastic, it only seemed to rain at night!, although it was cold in the wind, if you where wrapped up then you were fine and of course, the pubs are always a good place to shelter from the elements.......only after a brisk walk mind. Kate said she cant wait for next year and Ruby said it was the best EVER, oh and will Janie be doing the egg hunt next year?.... I said i should think so, and that sealed it really.

So we will see you all there then.

Grandad thinks its the 'dogs wobblies'

[JonnyP]

Did anyone get any photo's of Tristans knives that he had made..?

[leon-1]

Did anyone get any photo's of Tristans knives that he had made..?

To be honest mate I would of loved to have gotten pictures of that bits box he had, the amount of damascus he had in there was amazing.

[JonnyP]

To be honest mate I would of loved to have gotten pictures of that bits box he had, the amount of damascus he had in there was amazing.

Yes, I was telling Silverback about them, with the melted down cd's as handles on some of them and he said he would liked to of seen a photo.. I can't believe I didn't take one myself....

[leon-1]

Yes, I was telling Silverback about them, with the melted down cd's as handles on some of them and he said he would liked to of seen a photo.. I can't believe I didn't take one myself....

I may well have to get in touch with him at some point in the future as I have a project formulating and swirling in the back of my mind which he could help me greatly with.

[SMARTY]

I was at Tristans workshop the othe day...bad news guys he has sold most of the knives he had at the RV. Dont worry (wipe away those tears Jon) He is about to start work on another batch. He has an email address for orders etc. I will check that he is happy for me to give it out and PM you on request.

[leon-1]

I was at Tristans workshop the othe day...bad news guys he has sold most of the knives he had at the RV. Dont worry (wipe away those tears Jon) He is about to start work on another batch. He has an email address for orders etc. I will check that he is happy for me to give it out and PM you on request.

Thanks SMARTY, that's good of you.