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hippsy |
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:19am
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helloSpace cadet
any good craft shop should be able to help you
there are lots of different glues-some especially for wood and bark
its not all Copydex you know!
One of the great joys of crafts-the things you can find out
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Wolfy
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:19am
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Yes I could you the bottles of water or I could hide behind a tree and pop them off as they spray with my shotgun!
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space cadet
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:20am
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Half filled bottles of what? My neighbours cat always craps in my flowerbed and so far has not been scared off by orangepeel or a balti from my local indian take-away.
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Garbologiser
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:21am
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What should they be filled with?
PS After 200 posts, you get to be a Super Member! I quit like the member.....ship I have actually.
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hippsy |
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:21am
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Just water Space cadet
Wofly-you seem a little---heated
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Graham legs in threads |
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:23am
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My preferred basketry material is the European true bulrush (Scirpus lacustris). It grows in rivers, streams and ponds to a height of 8 feet. It is emerald green while growing and dries to lovely shades of green, gold and brown.
Rush has no leaves but a round stem full of pith, with a sheath at the butt end and a cluster of reddish brown florets at the tip. Bulrush needs to be distinguished from cattails or reedmace. Bulrush has a much larger pith and is softer. It is beautiful material for chair seating, hat making and plaited basketry.
Rush can be purchased dry and should be stored in a dry, dark place. To prepare, it is not soaked, but sprinkled with a hose on both sides and tightly wrapped in a blanket to mellow overnight. Rush feels like chamois leather in its prepared state although it can chafe if worn next to the skin.
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hippsy |
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:26am
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oooooooh
Graham-you really know your stuff
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loki
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:26am
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| would you be better off choosing an older woody willy willow, or a younger softer one? |
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space cadet
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:27am
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I can't believe my neighbours cat would be afraid of bottles of water... are you winding me up?
Perhaps I should get one of those marshmallow guns instead?
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space cadet
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 11:29am
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Whatever you fancy loki!
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