CONKERS

[gypsy]

anyone got any hints or tips for creating the ultimate conker ?
bearing in mind my 9 year old son will be reading this thread please keep it work-safe gentlemen

 

[derek kelly]

Soak in vinegar for about a week, then bake on a low heat till it is rock hard, make sure you drill the hole first.

 

[Coggy]

Vinegar sounds familiar from my long ago conker playing days
Ah....nostalgia
c7u8

 

[Centaur]

Araldite

Nice coating should do the trick. c7u8

 

[Centaur]

alternatively

Cut carefully in half,clear out most of core,fill with lead shot,glue together and go destroy em. The conkerer sp :bow:

 

[Cyclops]

Cut carefully in half,clear out most of core,fill with lead shot,glue together and go destroy em. The conkerer sp :bow:

Oy Bill, do you think that Eddy would do anything dishonest

 

[Centaur]

Dishonest Eddy

Only at night.

 

[Fat Bert]

Easy answer

Drill the hole.............

Freeze the bugger for 3 days

String it

Play quick!

 

[parttimepilot]

vinegar-definitely!

Mrs P here. Thanks to a couple of elderly uncles I was the only girl who had conkers that were better than the boys They told me to steep them in vinegar for a few days then bake them in the oven--works a treat.

Neil thought the notion of lead shot and glue was quite good but would not let our 5 yr old know about this as he thinks he is an American police man at the moment and would happily go around blowing peeps heads off-bit like his dad but he has not the excuse of being 5 just of being gimped and bikeless.Morag.

 

[chuffmeister]

clear gelcoat

good few coats and it will be rock hard

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