Chris Head

sod off[:D]  

Aren't the mods gonna kick in here? It's just a post of a bloke carving up a bit of wood!

Just saying to folk 'I've had a problem with alcohol and don't want to drink thankyou' should be enough for any situation. Works fine for me.

Jesus Geordie, don't say stuff like that...I thought the soon to be ex Mrs H was spying. I knew this would go to ratsh1t....[blink]

Erm, actually it's an inflatable suit I hired for the weekend, OK? And I only included the piccy for scale! Shaddup JK!

Just for fun this one and as a gift to the the town 'cos I can! It's in the process of weathering and in another year or so will be that lovely grey silver colour that Oak goes. It was a big lump to start with. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/P1010727-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/P1010813.jpg[/IMG]

Sounds great...can you leave the wine out? Reckon it'd work OK in a slow cooker?

Not directly related but I was once paid to abseil a deep well to see what was at the bottom and clear it out if possible...great fun but no bodies!

Cool attitude Moggy...like you said; it's their problem not yours. I 'remember' Christmas & New Year just being one long binge...great example to set the kids eh? This year is the first one alone and it'll be spent getting stuck in to more productive stuff & probably doing some tabbing & working out...booze simply isn't a worry so no probs there. I aint playing any games with you JK, you're just a hustler.

Just put your sign up and sell your surplus Toodle and don't worry about it...rules were specifically made in order to be broken, so go for it!

The thread is an interesting insight into peoples perceptions of life outside of their native soil. Although I'm English I have no loyalty whatsoever to the UK, or to France or anywhere else for that matter, if I chose to live on a remote Scottish island or in the middle of New York I'd change and adapt. Life is whatever you want it to be, if the spirit and will are there then the rest will follow. For those who even allow the tiniest thought of failure to encroach in their lives...don't, you'll fail. Perhaps my solemn mind so fair, has brought me to this hole, It could be me, my sorry heart, that's thrown away my soul, Or maybe I just didn't care, I have this pinned up...it works for me.

The protein is good if you're doing heavy physical stuff and the stomach quickly becomes used to being cleaned by pulses. I think you can 'bulk up' on pulse based meals in the evening if you have a large appetite and don't want to eat carbohydrate to fill up, but I don't know for sure though.

Excellent Lucinda! Although unless you're careful with the surfaces, olive oil easily marks BUT is easily repaired. This is a butchers block (should've cleaned it before taking piccy!) built from end grain Beech & the surface has been soaked in olive oil several times, I was sceptical using olive oil at first but using it on end grain surfaces is just fine. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/DSCN0933.jpg[/IMG] By the way; it doesn't fit into what I have in mind for my new house so it's going if anyone's interested PM me, I think it's Victorian in good condition and has an Oak cupboard with Elm doors....and is very heavy!

Does anyone have a supply of mixed deciduous whips to about 45cm? Either bare rooted or container are OK. I'm in Limousin. Thanks.

I'm sure the intel is there to get her out...along with the British teacher currently incarcerated...the politicians should give the go ahead to get both of them out.

You did Sweet? Cool! That meat sounds like it's fall off the bone stuff when it's done. Il est un "saucier" (sorcier) notre Chris. Just a regular guy these days CA without the juju[:D] Yeah I love meat Pat, got it noted thanks. There's still most of a pig & a lamb in the freezers to use up. I got custody of the slow cooker Gay...it does save alot of time & meals can be taken whenever, hadn't really thought of using it for pulses though. I think far more carefully about food these days Tony...sounds like you're in the same boat? I'd just hate to become bored with it on my self imposed regime. I dropped from 92 kilos to my present 78 in the space of about 8 - 10 weeks once I'd kicked booze and now eat enough for two normal adult males just to keep my weight to 78 kilos...about 4000 calories a day min; the food I take in is carefully thought about these days. In the past it wasn't...the food was normally eaten in the evenings when drunk or reluctantly during the day because the stomach still felt full from the previous nights alcohol.  

Witch doctor lingo for 'something' I think Pads...good juju = good 'stuff', always liked the word!

And the liquour from the cooking of the peas Fridgeman...the olive oil is good juju so no worries there.

Just lob it in JR and see what works & what doesn't!  You'll get a real kick from the natural sugars & all the vitamins & stuff too...I do a litre a day of the stuff. Don't forget your water intake too, minimum 2 litres a day.  

No idea...the stain covers the timber. The first riser has Elm like grain figuring...what's the first letter?[:D]

Sure you can Sweet... Sounds good Pads, i'll try it...hummus is OK if it's not got tahini paste in it isn't it?

Boring or what? I eat alot of pulses and have decided to start jazzing the recipes up a bit...any ideas would be appreciated. The only rules are that they have to be seriously tasty and as close to zero fat as possible. Recent recipe is a sort of salmon & pulse 'burger'. Take chick peas, green lentils, diced onion, cooked salmon, coriander or any herb that you fancy, season, bind with an egg & wee bit of flour, shape & gently pan fry in olive oil. Quantities up to you but I go pretty heavy on the salmon. Serve with green salad...or ketchup if you're from Essex![:D] Mixture can be made in advance & refrigerated. I allow about a half to two thirds of a kilo for a meal. No idea of calorie content but it's good stuff so shouldn't be a prob? edit...forgot to say give it a bit of a whizz to the texture you want

Thanks Gary, it's my signature...when the ladies ask me what the 'x' is I tell them it's a kiss, when the blokes ask...it doesn't signify anything! Have you SEEN the price of some of those sanding machines sharkhunter? Must admit the time saved standing behind handheld machines would be significant, the small lathe Dad gave me is still destined for the task...just waiting for some kind soul to give me a few lessons![;-)] The 'mere' comment has brought to the fore a subject I keep meaning to bring up for artisans here...philosophy of pricing is the subject. Gluestick is the main instigator of the thought processes. I'll try later.

Hey Adrian if you like it and it works then that's cool! It certainly seems a helluva lot quicker than all those natural products!  

There are lots of different methods and products available...Danish, finishing; hard wax & tung oils are all OK. You get out what you put into the wood...certainly three coats minimum, first coat thinned for penetration & key for following coats, then subsequent coats applied as per wot it says on the tin! Last coat can be gently 'cut back' with fine wire wool. I presume the surfaces aren't to be used for direct food prep?