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JayTee

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Youbshould have fed him - meanie.
I had a video from my cousin with the robin perched on her hand eating crumbs.
I didn’t have any nuts on me,well not any I was prepared to offer in that cold weather:oops:.
 

slim63

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Good news, got an email when I got home the range has reopened :aaaaa:.
One of our members has erected a feeding station and table to one side of the 50 metre range, and he usually keeps it well stocked so it’s not unusual to see squirrels, songbirds and bunnies attending, a few years ago we shut down one set of butts because a pair of perigrines had nested in the cliff face above the bullet trap, a couple of cock pheasants are regulars and quite often when shooters are there, it’s quite bizarre to see chaps unload and let them by so they can feed, it does come as a surprise to visitors but it’s nice to see attitudes change.

Our range reopened Wednesday but it didn't get chance to go down until late on today, a munk jack was wandering around unconcerned as I drove in & later a pair of pheasants stopped proceedings for a while by wandering around at the 50m mark, i have to admit I was soooooo tempted but the rule is if its on the range you leave it alone
 

slim63

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Started to shape a handle out of a hickory hammer stale for a little skinning knife I am making for a mate, reasonably happy with how its going so far
 

Minkey

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Did a walk with a couple of friends sat outside the pub drinking coffee as would have to sit on separate tables inside the pub.
 

derek kelly

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Took delivery of two hoverboards for Grandkids Christmas presents, they came from Belgium & this is the packaging, luckily they were undamaged
 

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JayTee

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Started to shape a handle out of a hickory hammer stale for a little skinning knife I am making for a mate, reasonably happy with how its going so far
What you making the blade out of?
 

slim63

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What you making the blade out of?
I have run out of 01 steel so decided to chop a bit out of an old stone cutting saw blade, its thin & a little flexable so perfect for a skinner, as it is it will take an edge but I am not sure it will hold one ...... just have to see what happens in the heat treat I suppose mate

if its crap it will end up as another display piece & I will have learned something :)

ps I got a slightly modern take on a brokeback seax out of an old bastard file too at the moment, thats hard & I mean really hard, annealed it already & it was still a bugger to cut or drill
 

derek kelly

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I have run out of 01 steel so decided to chop a bit out of an old stone cutting saw blade, its thin & a little flexable so perfect for a skinner, as it is it will take an edge but I am not sure it will hold one ...... just have to see what happens in the heat treat I suppose mate

if its crap it will end up as another display piece & I will have learned something :)

ps I got a slightly modern take on a brokeback seax out of an old bastard file too at the moment, thats hard & I mean really hard, annealed it already & it was still a bugger to cut or drill
Cheaper way is to melt a razor blade into a toothbrush.
 
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