Here’s a good thread on handles:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10436

Pplar might be a bit soft ofr a knife handle. Maybe research something harder I’ve got a beautiful piece of ebony tht is the perfect size for a knife handle, i just have to find a knife tang/blade to hadnle it. Also got some lovely pieces of elm burr, as well as some zebra wood and black walnut. Anyone know where to get good quality tang/blades from?

and how is that justifiable ?

How is it not justifiable? All trads require a degree of skill and often professional qualifications, which will usually cost an individual money, then there’s overheads such as vehicle, tools etc. £250 a day for 7-8 hours work, especially in London, is not a huge amount. We recently had some electrical work done, by a friend of mine, and he charged £250 for the day, which we thought was vety reasonable. Or you can spend the time and money getting qualified, trained up, insured, equipped with tools, vehicle etc, and do it yourself.

Have Apple dealt with the jerky video in fulscreen in Safari, or is it still crap/they haven’t admitted it’s an issue?

there are some strange people about

You’re not wrong. From the thread Bunnyhop linked to:

Let the child roast and boil until the fresh fall off like freshly roasted piglet. Then lick the tear off the parents cheeks for not taking your advice.

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Hmm. Some neighbours have recently had a baby, and suddenlt every single tiny noise is a massive issue to them. Well, her, really. It’s getting to the point where the rest of us are increasingly biting our tongues at her neuroticness. Of course, nothing direct is said, it’s all passive-agressive messages via text and email. My workshop is directly below the ‘bay’s room’, and of course now I ‘shod be aware of this issue’. FFS. Put the little brat in another room. And of course, I’ve done the ‘oh I amsorry I hadn’t realiseed how mushc the soundtravels’ routine, and turned down my music player a teeny fraction as a gestrure of courtesy. Some builders have moved into next door and have been goingat things with a neumatic drill, and various other noisy things. 😆 But best of all, anothernaieghbour’s cat shat and pissed in the baby’s pram when it was left outside. I’m under strict instructions not to show my amusement of this terrible event. 😆

I mean you’re prancing about on a stage in tight jeans and your my dads age? Please pass the sick bag

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Being 50 years old, what should Metallica have been wearing Emsz – comfy elasticated beige slacks

No tight jeans.

Your a 50 year old baldy bloke mate, you’re nothing special.

Every dog has it’s day…

I’d hate to work somehwere where colleagues didn’t get on well enough to share stuff.

Would be relatively easy to navigate, but it won’t be a particular pleaseant trip, as the roads will be very busy.

Steerer is too long so will trim it by about 10mm

No don’t. Just leave it. Plese.

Nice, but bin the Ti skewers idea…

I’d follow this advice. Ti isnt a very good material for skewers, as it ‘stretches’ and can’t be tightened up as well as a steel one. Th e small weight gain of steel is well worth it; the weight isn\t an issue in the centre of the hub. You can’t beat even basic cheap Shimano skewers for efficiency.

That’s really not a great journey through central London in Friday evening rush hour. Here’s ne option:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?es_sm=91&q=marylebone&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=t1-xU-7nDIHbPK68gLgK&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ

If it’s not feasible to cycle, would a black cab take a bike?

Marylebone to Blackheath. Friday evening rush hour. Are you rich?

Probably no need to remove the old one. It’s not hard to tighten them up in many cases.

This is true, alhough it’s wearth bearing in mind that the rivnut is usually a soft allow, and if it’s been damaged, it’s probably better to simply replace. it. If a bolt is stuck in, it can be a right bugger to remove, especialy if the cage is still attached. Bolt is m5 size. Rivnut is probably 8mm diameter with m5 thread.

something to consider, is why the bolt head becaime rounded off in the first place. Too much force? Poor quality bolt? Ill fittng allen key? I often replace oem bolts on components with stanless steel ones, if I suspect they’re not great quality. Even on expensive components, the fittings aren’t always ofgreat quality. Hope disc rotor bolts being one prime example; doing them up to the required torgue setting actually rounded them off. Rubbish cheap metal. Replaced with better qulaity ss ones.

you’ll need a pop riveter

You don’t, you can do it without one. It’s easier ith one, but there are plenty of online guides to show you how to do it with basic tools and a few nuts and bolts.

The difficult bt is removing the end that falls into the frame tube once you’ve drilled off the head.

Joining friends who live in east London to watch it ; not sure exctly wehre, but there are many places that will be very easy to get to, and have places to eat/drink nearby. The route chosen has cleverly allowed very little disruption to traffic here, which is sensible given most people won’t be interested in the event. And we’ll possibly be riding the course once all the riders have gone through, as the route will still be closed to traffic for a bit.

Anyone mentioned a comb joint, dear easy to make a jig, much liie dovetailing only easier.

A comb or ‘finger’ joit will work perfectly in this situation. Leigh make all sorts of jigs including dovetail. Expensive though. Axminster’s own jig system is a lot cheaper, but not as flexible.

Do you know of stuff that’s fallen apart post-invoice when people have used pocket screws?

Yes. I’ve repaired enough. 😆

They have their place. In cheap kitchens, and for stuff that doesn’t need to be built to last. I can understand the apeal, but I’d not bother with them. I prefer stuff to last. What the OP asked was:

What I’m wondering through is the best way to make the joins?

And using a pocket screw jig, with 12mm ply, isn’t. Sorry, not trying to put you down, I just beleive in stuff being made to last, as there’s too much rubbish about these days.

But anyway as has been mentioned it’s not just us disagreeing with you it’s

LCC, CTC, RDRF, RoadPeace, Bikeability and the London Boroughs Cycling Officers Group
who also disagree with you.

No; I think we’re all in agreement that ‘stay back’ isn’t perfect. And that a better alternative should be sought.

Transport for London (TfL) has agreed to roll back the use of the controversial ‘Cyclists Stay Back’ stickers that have appeared on vehicles in London and beyond in the last year.

Representatives of several road safety organisations met with Transport for London yesterday and TfL agreed to:

Ask the Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) members to remove stickers from small vehicles
Replace stickers on buses with a new agreed message
Write to other fleet owners requesting they remove stickers
Agree new wording for stickers on large lorries
Issue guidance with the new stickers on their use
Create a TfL web page with advice about the stickers

So far, no new wording hs been agreed. Hence this (and I imagine many more) debate. So until then, why not keep the current stickers? they are at least raising awareness, as this threa proves.

Lots of peopleincluding me think some of the alternatives are better, including rdrf, CTC, LCC and TFL.

For a sign to be effective, it neeads to be very clear and legible at certain distances, in certain light conditions, etc. The more words/pictures you involve, the decrease in the effectivness of the sign. This is basic stuff. In the spilit seconds that can be the difference between an accident or not, which do you think might be more effective, ‘stay back’, or ‘have you possible considered the dangers of undertaking on the inside of a vehicle, and that the driver may have blindspots and that you might not be visible?’

I woud prefer an internationally recognised symbol. That should post an exciting chalene for sign designers.

“Undertaking = Danger”

So you want stickers on hearses now? So all undertaing is dangerous? So I can’t undertake, ever?

I don’t think it really matters that stoffel thinks “Stay back” is the best sign.

I said that it’s not perfect, but that it’s clear, concise and gets a message across. What would you prefer, ‘careful now’?

You really are trolling aren’t you?

No, but you apear to be. I’ve actually already answered your ‘questions’. Go and have a read. Alternatively, go and ride your bike.

What is there to understand? He’s dull to watch on a a bike.

It’s not fun or exciting.

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THEOLYMPIC TT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING BITS OF CYCLING SPORT I’VE EVER SEEN. Not to mention hos trck victories. Hardly ‘dull’.

So in your opinion stoffel, the “Cyclists Stay Back” sign is superior to those alternatives above (one of which only uses two words)?

Yes. The first uses too many words, the second is too ‘fussy’, and might not be very clear if covered in dirt etc.

I’m a bit confused how “Cyclists Stay Back” manages to convey..

‘Stay back if this vehicle is turning left, or you might be crushed on the inside’. Sometimes, you don’t need all the words. It works for me anyway. Feel free to come up with something better.

BTW stoffel, any answer to the difficult questions yet?

Well, so far, no-one’s come up with a better alternative (two words or less), so I’d say no.

^Thier EA30 bars are £30, yet heavier than a set of £12.99 Decathlon bars I bought. Their carbon bars, however, are great.

Let’s be honest, Wiggins is a grumpy git who is boring as hell to watch on a bike. If he wasn’t British then you lot would hate him for being a dull arrogant prick.

❓ I don’t understand any of this.

I’ve been bought tickets for a brewery tour at London Fields, as a thank you from someone I did a favour for. 😀 I strongly suspect that will result in me signing up for one of their brewing courses, and a hefty wedge spent on equipment and ingredients. For wheat beer fans, their ‘3 weiss monkeys’ is excelent.

Pocket screw jig.

That’s not ‘cabinet making’, that’s just ‘screwing bits of plywood together’. 😉 Ok for quick fix/temporary stuff, or for thicker material where your ‘client won’t see it until it fals apart after you’ve **** off with their money’ type jobs. And definitely not a good solution to join 12mm ply. It’s a cheap, quick and easy way to do a job, but not the ideal way. I’d use dovetails, done with a Japanese pul saw which is the perfect tool for thinner materials. That way you’d get a good, strong joint, and if done well, one which won’t even need any glue. Or you could use some squre stock as corner posts, with groves routed along two adjacent sides, and the ply slotted and glued in place.

Not sure what that means but have you ever seen a crashed F1 car?

Plenty. And in almost all cases, the drivers have gout out and walked away. The carbon fibre ‘safety cells’ do their job. So it’s ‘trusted’. I don’t beleive the above bars simply broke as a result of such apparently little impact. Unless it’s a rogue pair. The Op should send them back to the manufacturers to examine them.

Is all the misspelling and typos deliberate, or are you just lazy?

Mainly just lazy. I can’t be bothered to correct things. Last night I was a bit drunk though, which doesn’t help matters. 😳

Yeah, did really well there didn’t you.

I went for a bike ride. Other people continued arguing. When I came back many hours later, they were still here arguing, and had been doing so al day. 😆

It’s all about comon sense. No, the signs aren’t perfectly worded. No-one’s yet come up with anything better. Are they antagonistic? Maybe, if you’re insecure. I don’t see them as being so, so maybe it’s don to interpestation. But I welcome any move, even if it’s not perfect, to try and make our roads safer for all. And other drivers can see the signs too, so it helps make everyone more aware. How can you knock that?

Where is the incentive to field a Sky Team that the management doesn’t believe to be their strongest, just to keep the UK’s new golfers happy?

Because it’s those ‘new golfers’ who keep Sky/other sponsors in business. I only ever wathc the Td F, I’m not interested in cycling sport much. In 2012, I watched every single race (highlights). Mny non-cylcing people tuned in. Viewing figures were unprecented. There’s never been such British interest incycle sport. Last year, I watched a handful of races. I just wasnt’y as interested. And neither were many others. So it’s about maximising your exposure potential, more than it is to actually wn.

Considering the TdF is such a massive marketing vehicle, I find it strange that Sky are leaving Wiggo out. I suspect a lot of British people won’t be tuning in to watch it like they did 2 years ago. Seems a daft decision in my opinion.

He isn’t the most charismatic of people, but he is Britains best chance of a win

He isn’t ‘British’ though. He’s just using a flag of convenience, which I think is wrong, really. He should race under the Kenyan flag, like he did when he was young. Most British people don’t recognise him as British, unlike Wiggo, who actually grew up here.

While I can understand that people are disappointed that Wiggo won’t be riding, I don’t understand why people are so anti-Froome.

Froome’s not ‘one of us’ in the way Wiggo is.

I definitely drank too much last night. 😳

Carbon can be incredibly strong.

They trist it in formula one cars going at thousanfsd of mile an hour. So it muct me good.

What ‘awkward quesionts? You haven’t asked any.

WEnd of the day; stay back. Because it could sve your live. ? OR ignore it and be crushed like Bobby.

All that first one says is ‘no cycling’, if you can’tread english. The secondone, the lower text may be too small to read if you aren’t that close/are short sighted.

I am incredibly angry about this.

It’s some doors.Childen are dyigin Sytria and other places. Save your anger for more importnt causes.

Drink too much? With som much wonderful booze out there witibg to be discomvered?

One can nverdrink too much.

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As I said; feel free to ignor the stickers. Go and ride up thie insie of vehivles. Good licuk. Good nigthgt.

So what do you do?

Rwad the sign. Consider it’s meaning. jinterprt it in my own way. Act accordingly.

Not get killed ridng up the side of a left turnong vhicle.