ditchman 1,468 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, hambone said: Don't mention the else where or you face will peel and your piles fall out does that mean ive got covid-19 again....................no wonder folk buy so much toilet paper.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 948 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, ditchman said: does that mean ive got covid-19 again....................no wonder folk buy so much toilet paper.... Just push them back in and don't forget its pat pat pat, don't wipe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baldcoot 2,352 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Hello n wlcome Ditchy still fettling air rifles ,those opinels look awesome .Have u crossed to the dark side or were u pushed by the evil dark lord Zapp. Theres a couple of refugees on here youd recognise,its a great place mainly self policing ,no insults ,no p/c just adults enjoying our hobby with an air of self respect and self discipline which is nice. Oh and How,s big Sarah doing during lockdown miss her tails ,but not her Tail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,459 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, hambone said: Just push them back in and don't forget its pat pat pat, don't wipe. Pat pat pat Is Frank Butcher on here now or what ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Baldcoot said: Hello n wlcome Ditchy still fettling air rifles ,those opinels look awesome .Have u crossed to the dark side or were u pushed by the evil dark lord Zapp. Theres a couple of refugees on here youd recognise,its a great place mainly self policing ,no insults ,no p/c just adults enjoying our hobby with an air of self respect and self discipline which is nice. Oh and How,s big Sarah doing during lockdown miss her tails ,but not her Tail hi there my man....yup ...still taking carp air rifles and getting them to look nice and fire well....did you see the last Merc "S" that i did ....i spoke to the bloke i did it for last week and he regulary chrono's it and it has settled down at 11.4ft/lbs and is pin point accuate now havnt qite crossed the dark side yet but after being banned twice and filled up on points...for evading the swear filter and sexually inuendo's i thought i would start having a wander around this forum which i joined in 2014....in the format it had then i found it a bit difficult to navigate around....so thats why i stayed where i was.....but the format is now more or less a standard one now.and its nice to use............to be fair ive never had a problem with Zapp....he has always been very polite...........my problem is so called too many folk have pressed the report button on me they dont like what i post sometimes....... oh ...and fat sarah is still alive and kicking.......she has gone on holiday with a bunch of mongolian throat singers...so its a bit quiet around here nice to see old friends again all the best ditchy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 9 hours ago, hambone said: Just push them back in and don't forget its pat pat pat, don't wipe. thats gross..........must be grim up north to do that............we use spagnum moss in norfick down here...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,621 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 15 hours ago, ditchman said: i wont put many more pics up as i have bloody fawsands of them....but this shows the sort of procedure it goes thro.....the brass or bronze (sometimes ) pommel gets drilled and pinned and the pins are silver soldered into the metal then the antler is drilled out and the whole thing is set in epoxy.......... what i will do is start another thread maybe 2moz on the re-building of the Boer War pattern horse knife what was give to me to do up........... cheers nice little job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 16 hours ago, ditchman said: cheers.................. one of the reasons i slowed down on making them ....is it was getting really hard to find good interesting Red deer antler..........i did have a beautiful point that i was saving for myself...it was twisted and knobbly............so i started work on it..............and ended up cutting it too short............i cursed and swore and sobbed my heart out as it was a real special piece ....then shoved it in the bandsaw and cut it up in a dozen pieces and binned it... Hi mate thems some lovely little knifes you got going on there, with regard to finding antlers those big pet superstores and some garden centres that cater for pets often have piles of antlers they sell for dog chews, I was in one near Gloucester a while back and they had some lovely big lumps of antlers from several different species of deer, anyways welcome onboard and keep the pics coming love a pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,112 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I am very fond of opinel, but they are some thing else top work ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, vfr400boy said: I am very fond of opinel, but they are some thing else top work ! those /these knives ...can all be done with a small ammount of tools ....and well within the skill set of all folk on this forum..........................have a go ....ask questions .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lee 99 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Quality . just my cup of tea those Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,112 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 When I get time if I ever get time I will try ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Great work. Nice to see a new face and some fresh enthusiasm on here. I love making Opinel antler mods and done a lot myself. Latterly i have been putting Phosfor bronze contact plates in at the pivot which gives them a nice smooth long lasting action. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 they are really nice..........the more weird the antler is the better i like it .... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 I like the brass pommels, that is good idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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