A few months ago I lent my wife a favourite carbon fishing rod while loch-fishing in Scotland. The fishing rod tip separated from the base section and a well-meaning gillie…
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The Tweed Run
The Tweed Run is vintage bicycles and plus-fours. "Jolly good show chaps!" We salute those taking part in the Tweed Run
The best clothes brush to clean a hunt coat
I am struggling to find a clothes-brush to clean my hunt coat, which is often very muddy (although last winter was much kinder than most). Do you know a company…
Where to find a speed loader
My father saw a speed-loader in a magazine around Christmas time. I believe the speed-loader looked like a rope that had been joined together at its ends, then you slipped…
Repairing vintage fountain pens
I have come across three nice old fountain pens that belonged to my mother: a Conway Stewart fountain pen, a Waterman fountain pen and a Swan, all dating from the…
Repairing a leopard skin rug
I have a complete leopard skin, backed with green felt and including full mounted head, which has seen better days. Do you know someone who can advise me how to…
Is your car mascot secure?
A mascot mounted on my car bonnet for a number of years is secured with the plastic screw recommended by Lejeune. I heard of an issue with the authorities in…
How can you encourage owls to nest?
Last year we were lucky enough to have little owls nesting in our barn. Do they return to the same place each year and is there anything we can do…
Where can I get initials engraved on a cartridge bag?
I would like to have my children's initials engraved on cartridge bags and a design engraved on my own cartridge bag. I am struggling to find experts in this field…
Where to find a seat stick perfect for the field
My Farrier & Mack tripod seat made of oak and leather is much envied by fellow guns, but the firm is now untraceable. I have used my seat for 10…