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 Topic: Hand planer or bench planer thicknesser |
reebok
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 8:31 pm Subject: Hand planer or bench planer thicknesser |
| If you are serious about quality woodworking, a good planer/thicknesser will take you to a new, higher level and make you very happy. |
| Topic: What wood should I use to make a window sill? |
reebok
Replies: 15
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 8:28 pm Subject: What wood should I use to make a window sill? |
from poor to super
untreated soft wood
treated soft wood
tropical hardwood such as teak (ethical ?s etc )
oak (needs proper wood ,good prep and maintenance )
hardstone (very expensive )
s ... |
| Topic: Blackberries |
reebok
Replies: 32
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Aug 31, 12 7:17 pm Subject: Blackberries |
| Blackberries really starting to ripen now and the quality looks good. Picked 8lbs in a little over an hour last weekend and there are loads more to come. Bring 'em on, can't get enough of the little b ... |
| Topic: Wet Wet Wet.............. |
reebok
Replies: 25
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jul 10, 12 7:12 pm Subject: Wet Wet Wet.............. |
| Pulled up my garlic at the weekend which was rust-covered. Planted last November so the bulbs were a usable size - provided they store OK. A lot of my brother's onions produced flower spikes which he ... |
| Topic: I Do Love Quinces |
reebok
Replies: 18
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Nov 15, 11 5:45 pm Subject: I Do Love Quinces |
I discovered quinces myself for the first time this year. Enigmatic things, I've been bowled over by just how good and versatile they are.
Essentially two types, the ornamental quince, Chaenomeles an ... |
| Topic: A new fruit to forage... |
reebok
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Nov 15, 11 5:28 pm Subject: A new fruit to forage... |
Just when you think you know them all, up pops a surprise!
Specifically, the Willow-leaved pear, Pyrus salicifolia. I'd seen a few of these near where I work, planted as they always are, as small orn ... |
| Topic: Autumn 2011 - a bumper wild harvest? |
reebok
Replies: 7
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Sep 13, 11 8:14 pm Subject: Autumn 2011 - a bumper wild harvest? |
| Keeping my eyes open these last few weeks, I'm getting the impression that autumn this year in my part of the country (Bolton/Manchester border) seems overall very prolific in terms of wild fruits, be ... |
| Topic: Damson wine... |
reebok
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 15, 11 7:17 pm Subject: Damson wine... |
...or for that matter, plum, greengage or bullace wine.
Recipes for these all give the poundage of fruit to be used per gallon but it's not clear to me if this weight is meant to comprise the whole f ... |
| Topic: Cider press...best buy? |
reebok
Replies: 8
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 11, 11 5:44 pm Subject: Cider press...best buy? |
| None are what you'd call cheap but with a bottle jack, a few bolts and pieces of heavy timber you can make one very easily. Plenty of examples on the internet. |
| Topic: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
reebok
Replies: 7
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 14, 11 8:07 pm Subject: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
I'm suprised that nobody has said get em now before someone else does.
You know, what surprises me is that despite living in an urban area on the border of Bolton and Manchester is the amount of wi ... |
| Topic: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
reebok
Replies: 7
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jun 10, 11 4:48 pm Subject: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
Thanks for your input folks, I think I know where I'm going with it.
Bring on the autumn (but lately it feels like it's already here!)  |
| Topic: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
reebok
Replies: 7
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 07, 11 7:48 pm Subject: Crab apples for winemaking - when to harvest |
| I'm a complete novice to winemaking but this year is when all that changes as I'm looking to make as much as I can from wild ingredients - elderberry, blackberry, etc - and crab apples. Can't wait for ... |
| Topic: Wanted - pears this autumn |
reebok
Replies: 5
Views: 3837
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue May 17, 11 12:43 pm Subject: Wanted - pears this autumn |
You could try posting your request on the Fruitshare website:
http://www.fruitshare.net/
I helped set it up.
Thanks very much, I've just done so! Seems like quite a 'quiet' site compared to ... |
| Topic: Wanted - pears this autumn |
reebok
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 16, 11 3:29 pm Subject: Wanted - pears this autumn |
I'm looking for anyone in the Bolton/Manchester area who has an old pear tree (or knows of one),who can donate unused fruit.
I need a large quantity of pears this autumn for making perry (pear cider) ... |
| Topic: Beer Crates for Sale |
reebok
Replies: 10
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 12:18 pm Subject: Beer Crates for Sale |
| Okay, thanks. I'd like to come over and have a look at them so could you PM me with your address and phone number. How many are left, by the way? |
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