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- Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:55 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GEE-UP on the menu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19187
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:00 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GEE-UP on the menu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19187
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:00 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Aniversary Present
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8862
Re: Aniversary Present
I have had their garden spade on my wish list for a couple of years now, it is scumptious in every way. Thanks for all the comments guys, I may well enter production this summer after the bulk of the gardening is done, in the June gap or shortly after. What can I say!! how fabulous. Wonderful presen...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:48 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10334
Re: E U Referendum
broad ing man, there are a lot more informative videos at occupii.org. Yes Cameron is pulling the wool over our eyes, oil has peaked and is in decline we only discover one barrel for every four we use - to grow the economy we need oil - we hit a ceiling and it will get worse as the oil decines furt...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:13 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10334
Re: E U Referendum
I agree, lets get back to gardening and forget about the real world around us, where freedom of speach diminishes daily.
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:33 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Home Made Slug Catcher
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5759
Re: Home Made Slug Catcher
Another good idea if you can find a scaffolder to drop some planks of at a decent price compared to new. I use scaffold planks for a variety of uses from gardening to outside maintenance, they seem to be very durable though I never had a sensible answer from the builders-merchants about why they ar...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:54 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Home Made Slug Catcher
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5759
Re: Home Made Slug Catcher
"Patent Applied For" ? Do you know, I have never tried the well-proven practice of beer in a container because the weather here is often so blustery and wet that any container left out would disappear down into the valley along with the lids from my compost bins. This design solves the pr...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:27 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Home Made Slug Catcher
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5759
Home Made Slug Catcher
It consists of all recycled materials, the top is some left over signwriters foam board off cuts, legs are turned scrap woods from my woodturning, the bowl is a CooP olive carton. I make a small hollow in the soil and push the legs into the ground until the top edge is sitting level with the soil th...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:01 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Aniversary Present
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8862
Re: Aniversary Present
Wow, they look marvellous, BIM! Will they stand up to real use, too? Bronze is extremely ductile, much stronger than the thinner steel plate cheap Chinese made wares, I have had several stainless models, all of which broke on me. Its the anti slug inhibitors that copper/bronze has that helps detter...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10334
Re: E U Referendum
sorry to be pedantic and to disagree with some of you but when we had the referendum in 1975 the vote was for or against the European Economic Community i voted against but we are to far down the road to pull out but i think its about time the gravy train was derailed, on a more personal view i hav...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:11 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Aniversary Present
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8862
Re: Aniversary Present
Beryl wrote:What can I say!! how fabulous. Wonderful present. When are you going into production?
Beryl.
Thanks Beryl
I the future ,maybe, but not at the moment, depends how this year pans out.
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:03 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10334
Re: E U Referendum
Do you think there is some confusion as to where the EU affects our laws and the Council for Human Rights/ Many of those questions can be answered by studdying what is the United Nations own Agenda 21 papers under the guise of sustainable development, there is plenty out there to be sought. But my ...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:51 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10334
Re: E U Referendum
glallotments wrote:Do you think there is some confusion as to where the EU affects our laws and the Council for Human Rights/
Many of those questions can be answered by studdying what is the United Nations own Agenda 21 papers under the guise of sustainable development, there is plenty out there to be sought.
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:56 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Aniversary Present
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8862
Re: Aniversary Present
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All joints are silver soldered for strength and durabitity.
Both have a weight of 8 and 9 ounces.
All joints are silver soldered for strength and durabitity.
Both have a weight of 8 and 9 ounces.
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:52 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Aniversary Present
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8862
Aniversary Present
Every year I make the other half something for our aniversary. This time I made her these gardening tools. They are made from 14 gauge bronze or CZ 102 plate bronze. One is a weeder 450.00mm overall, the other a trowel, the handles are made from an old wind blown apple tree from a freinds orchard. T...