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  1. fishfish
    fancied making something this evening for a bit of fun and i decided on making a new strop,wood backed with an antler handle. so heres the raw materials,a nice bit of English yew and a red deer horn from an Exmoor stag that met with an untimely end ....but thats another story! and heres the job done: now a strop as this deserves better than jewellers rouge or toothpaste for a compound so i managed to aquired some 60micron diamond cutting paste: apply just a little: and this stuff cuts well! razors edge in just a few strops of the knife. thanks for lo
  2. fishfish
    I find it quite therapeutic to whittle a bit of wood now and again in front of the wood-burner,heres a few bits i did recently: left is an ash ladle from a local downed branch,next is beech from the stourhead estate and finally an unfinished ash serving spoon on the right. a holder for my pipe. and a head for a new walking stick: thanks for looking.
  3. fishfish
    i use decreasing grades of emery cloth,in grits 60 , 100 , 120 , 240 then 0000grade wire wool.
  4. fishfish
    hey pipa that blackthorn was a rare find!
  5. fishfish
    anyone got some pics?
  6. fishfish
    any chance of a tutorial on a basic bit of carving?
  7. fishfish
    any luck on the tutorial?
  8. fishfish
    mate i could do some basic drawings if yer intrested,i have made a few hen houses in my time.
  9. fishfish
    thanks chaps,its seen some use of late,me and the boys went out thursday cutting hazel and ash sticks for stick amking.
  10. fishfish
    any of these horns still for sale? i would like to buy 2 and i would pay in cash so theres no paypal fees to worry about. please pm me.
  11. fishfish
    hey Tom those are some fine looking knives.
  12. fishfish
    have a bump on me.
  13. fishfish
    any chance of a quick tutorial? ive been trying to make them too but usually dont work!
  14. fishfish
    have a go at making one mate,means more when youve done it yerself.
  15. fishfish
    heres a couple i made last year:
  16. fishfish
    cheers chaps!
  17. fishfish
    inspiring work ,i may have a go at a trout knife handle.
  18. fishfish
    Over the Christmas period i managed to lose my stick whilst out and about one evening....but thats another story! so there i am with out a stick and given that i was waiting in all day for a postal delivery that didnt arrive i thought ide make my new stick. lurking by the fire side was a nice hazel stick i cut back in October from a local hedgerow,not overly straight,but then i dont like ultra straight stix ,for the collar i used a piece of scrap dimondwood from a catty i made and the stick top was an Exmoor deer crown from a 8 point stag i bagged a couple of years back. The stick,collar a
  19. fishfish
    great things the kelly kettle,search under storm kettle theres a few makes out there,all good quality but some cheaper. i go for the big one and take a flask to put the excess hot water in.
  20. fishfish
    i use maris bard first earlies here: http://www.dobies.co.uk/Shop/Seed+Potatoes/Maris+Bard+Potatoes+-+3+kg+447507.htm
  21. fishfish
    opinel knives are a very good tool,the carbon blades are of a very good steel and keep an edge,as stated a wipe over with an oily rag is sufficient to keep it from rusting,the discolouration id perfectly normal,opinel do make a stainless steel version of many of their patterns,they too are very good but not as good as the carbon versions, the best opinel i own is the 'opinel jardin' with its drop point its a winner.
  22. fishfish
    mate thats bad news on the dog,tis a fine looking animal and a fave breed of mine. My company Hunter catapults would like to add to the reward money a further £50.00 payable upon the safe return of the dog and conviction of the dirty rotten dog thieves.
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    once apon a time not so long ago just After lunch me and 2 of my boys took the dogs out for a walk,i fancied a bit of game in the larder and i knew just the place to go.So we wrapped up warm and set off,within 10 minutes we were on the old London road which is now little more than a lane,it was once the county boundary between Somerset and Wiltshire. After a bit of mooching along the lane mentally noting the catty forks we spotted aswell as a few nice straight sticks for stick making Jack my 8 year old spotted deer tracks leading into the field on our left, we deviated off the ice sheet
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF0fukkJ6aA
  25. fishfish
    krikey Robin thats a fine frame!
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