Tiercel
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the royal blue is what i am using just now ,i thought the temperature would be what it was....but some of the lighter stuff is course,would it take much heat to dye these do ye think? Polyester is hydophobic it repels water. To get the dye to take you need to open up the fibres of the yarn to allow the dye to penetrate the yarn. For the fibres to open up the yarn needs to reach a tempreture of 160C. The boiling point of water is 100C so other types of heat must be applied to allow the yarn to be dyed. It is the dying process that makes spunpolyester so expensive. White undyed is very ch
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I had a collie/grey bitch that used to stalk a rabbit that was on the hedgeline. I can honestly say she caught more rabbits by the stalking than running full out from the time I told her to go. She would stalk out of the beam and get as close as possible before lunging forward. It was this lunge that used to unsettle the rabbits and mostly ended up with a catch. Personally the stalking did not bother me one bit. What did my head in was sometimes usually after 15 or so rabbits she would start running them with her head up, she had no intetion from the start to catch that rabbit. She would t
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The squirrel is really pricking my conscience. I know I should shoot it, :hunter: but I have so much fun with it, I just can't bring myself to do it. All I do is move the nut feeder about and it goes beserk looking for a way to get at it. This morning I moved it from it's usual position and hung it on the washing line. The squirrel was going nuts (pardon the pun) trying to find a way to get at it. I am hoping it will try and get at it along the line that should be brilliant to watch. TC
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With not a lot else to do today I sat in the kitchen watching the birds on the feeders, the most common bird was the Goldfinches on the nyjer seeds. I took some photos through the kitchen window and even if I say so myself I think I may be able to give Paulus a run for his money on fuzziness. TC
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Everyone and I mean everyone has a duty to kill a trapped animal as quickly and humanly as possible. Sticking 5 slugs into a squirrel then leaving it still alive is not humane. TC
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I went bald very young 21, at first as the rest of my hair was, and funnily enough what I have left still is, very thick. So I was doing the comb over and getting away with it, so I thought. In a disco one night and giving it some welly on the dance floor as you did ( Northen soul) and was sweating like a nyjer in the cotton fields. I needed a piss, so went to the toilet, done what was needed then looked in the mirror. left hand side of my head was as normal, middle was as bare as a recently rolled field and on the right hand side was this great big curly mass of hair. I was queing out sid
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First one I deboned ended up in with the ferrets, once you get the hang of it it's not that hard, it just takes a bit of time. But you have to have a real sharp knife it makes it so much easier. Good thinking with the meat loaf though. TC
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Those that can use traditional do. Those that can't, just can't be arsed to learn, so they use baskets. Simples really, their loss. TC
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http://www.dragondriving.co.uk/puppiesforsale-45246.html Heres the link to the advert.
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Apologies Bob, Square mesh is notorious for the meshes ending up different sizes, you have tobe on top of it all the time. How I knit them is start off on a loop and once I have my desired number of meshes I transfer the meshes to a pole.You could use a triangle, but I found that it just was not stable enough. The secret is to keep moving the net up the pole after every 4 or 5 rows that helps to keep the meshes the same size. Another trick I learnt was to hold the next two meshes that you will be knitting taught, That helps to make sure you make the knot in the centre of
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His post does tell you how to end the net.
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The subject of the fabled long netters dog comes up now and again. There have been some long and varied threads on what the dog would consist of, some plumping for the hearding breeds, others plumping for a dog that does not work rabbits at all as the very presence of a dog would be enough to drive rabbits into the nets. Personally I think a dog would actually detract from the netting experience. On small fields you sometimes have to bant two fields away from where you have set your nets, no dog could be expected to work that out even if it could be trained to do a sweep of a field. Th
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It depends what you class as the best day, numbers of fish or just the most enjoyment? I fished for bass professionally for 15 years and had some big days. But, that was all £.s d. nothing to do with pleasure. Some of my most memorable days have been catching a few trout from upland streams nothing worth keeping and all returned, memories that I will remember for the rest of my days. Like the day as a 12 year old I caught a 11" brownie who was as black as the ace of spades from the peat stained waters of a stream that you could jump across. Those are the days that stick out in my mind.
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15 seconds in. TC
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I have made a few square meshed nets. Good luck you will need it
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As regarding the mesh size and limits to what you can or cannot do. Google your fishing area by-laws. Each area has different bye-laws regarding mesh size and what type of net you are able to use. TC
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I think, although not quite sure, he wants to work them, not fecking marry them. TC
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Can't be a lot, as he is selling them in the jacket for £2.50. His prices seem reasonable though. TC
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The cheese making thread
Tiercel replied to JohnGalway's topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
Totally off topic, but how did you know that this is the time of year that I have my annual romp? Back on topic: I love to know how to make cheese. TC -
By road Leave the A1 at junction 42 for the A63, and follow signs for Fairburn village on the A1246. Once in the village turn right at Wagon and Horses public house. At the T-junction turn right, and the visitor centre is 1.5 miles on the left. TC
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They are used to stem the flow of blood to the testicles and tails of lambs. Their balls and tails then atrophy and fall off. Nothing wrong with them. TC
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Agree 100% 53 years later and I am still at it. All be it in a reduced capacity these days. Age does not come alone. TC
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http://www.youtubeslow.com/index.php?v=CE0Q904gtMI
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Advice on where to buy net making materials from please
Tiercel replied to dsullia's topic in Countryside Skills, Craft & DIY
You should be able to make at least 10 4ft nets out of a 500g ball of spun poly. Edited to add, The kit is for 12 3ft 6" nets. TC
