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This was hand made to suit a Men In Shed member who has issues holding tools. The shaft head is out of line were the hand would be. Does not really show here. After a rusty head was dunked into citric acid, I had a head covered in Black oxide. A quick polish in a tumble polisher...

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From 1979 Oe blood foam agents were to be phasd out. The Armed forces used up stock. They new agent is commonly called AFFF.

That and the famous Fire ship HMS Bristol.

Plus it worked well. FB5X and FRB10X

Is it to early for Christmas Jokes? Hoe. Hoe. Hoe. Why? Three pens. The ink well and nib, liberated from pens in a certain shop. The metal bits, found in a scrap yard.

Hand whittled bit of beech, into a hammer shaft. Going to be fitted to a head for a Men In shed member with hand issues.

I nipped over to see a friend on his canal boat and Butty. He makes his living by making tradition toys. I was allowed to play in his workshop. So I made a box. Filled with some black plastic blanks. Set up his small work top CNC machine, went for lunch. A bit of white paint, from a...

The Local bee's are nt taking Card payments. Cash only. By weight I tend to do it.

Approx 3 to one. 3 wax and 1 oil. But that can change as I use different bees wax. from a friend who keeps about 20 hives.

I melt Bee's max and add linseed oil until it is a thick cream mix. Allow to cool and add White spirit to the mix. This should leave you with a butter like mix. I apply it to warm metal, allow to cool and buff.