Having cut a long slot in the top 1ft of the Maypole to accommodate the 'crown' for the pole that carries the ribbons we strapped the pole onto the Nissan a couple of days ahead of the event and...
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Having cut a long slot in the top 1ft of the Maypole to accommodate the 'crown' for the pole that carries the ribbons we strapped the pole onto the Nissan a couple of days ahead of the event and...
Hmmm.. My small garden looks even smaller with a 15ft Larch tree in it...!
Ok.. so first job is snedding the pole which is code for cutting off the side branches. Larch has a lot of side branches...
My daughter was recently asked if she could provide and erect a Maypole for a Spring Rural event in South Wales on the 14th April.
She has her own emerging greenwood/woodland craft business and...
I've got an indoor workshop in the garage but I also have an outdoor workshop in the woods which isn't getting used anything like as much as it should as I'm spread a bit thin at the mo with the...
No.... the one with the most tools he buys but never gets around to using is the winner...!
I saw the pictures before I read your commentary and my first reaction was what s great pattern you achieved in the dying... Just shows...!
Paul.
Superb box, the oak is lovely and light and creating it was such a great gesture...
Respect - A reminder, if one one is needed that we should live life whilst we have it.
R.I.P. Al
Paul.
Nice one Ben, hope you are making lots of shavings. This will be perfect for making your natural round-wood shave horse later on.
Check out my version of a simple round-wood shave horse, it might...
If you want to make yourself a shave horse but don't have too many tools or you don't want to splash the cash for a pile of seasoned timber then this might be of some help to you...
I've got a...
Thanks.
As it happens, I just set up a blogging site for the first time, I thought I might try blogging my way through 2013 with my coppicing, green woodwork, bushcrafting, allotment, and fly...
Hi Chris from up the Valleys a bit...
Paul.
Hi and welcome from sunny Wales...!
Paul.
Top man fish, this set will be awesome I reckon.
It's good fun isn't it...!
I've built dozens of different ones over the last 18 months - it does become addictive, so be warned :-)
I found that 0.5mm to 1mm holes x 12 holes around a coke can...
x 2....!
My opinel locks in both open and closed position but you DO have to remember to twist the collar...!
Nice little project... Nice to see the young-un's engaging in it.
Other useful 'liquids' that also work very well are meths, ordinary cheap baby oil, danish oil, teak oil & sterilizing hand gel.....
Hi all,
I'm using a free online photo, video & file storage facility called DROPBOX. It's great for storing images & video files and for sharing with family, friends, forum members etc and it's...
Coming along nicely Ben, slowly, slowly catchy monkey and all that.
Paul
Hi Butty from S. Wales.
Paul.
Ahh... What ever happened to the 80's...
I had a couple of AM sets back in the day when they (American imports) were sold 'under the counter' so to speak. Had a fire-stick rod and also a...
Hi Fish (et al)
The UK episode is available on you tube here (approx 45 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHMAFkh4rWk
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHMAFkh4rWk
I watched it last night... I think that as Bushcrafters, most of us have achieved a degree of preparedness anyway by the very nature of the interests we practice and I know a lot of use keep various...
Hi from Wales...
Paul.
There are a couple of opportunities to see it repeated...
EPISODE GUIDE Series 1 ...