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I don't think Israel has any dirt on him; he's just getting involved for the love of being the big man on the world stage. That and the chance for some transactional action along the way.

Lovely. I can imagine that it must indeed be very gratifying to watch them come of age. Although. Not as gratifying as watching big fat berries ripening in the sunshine in front of your eyes, just itching to be plucked and popped in the mouth.

It's doable but hard work, and it'll be a long job. As previously said: you can tackle it with a combination of cutting, digging and glyposating, where necessary. Wait a few months, repeat. And again. Hence the lawn will not be a lawn for at least a year, (or a bit longer, to be sure that it's eradicated). Good news that you only have an isolated patch to deal with, it'd be a perpetual battle if coming in from outside the boundary. I've heard it being increasingly classified alongside Knotweed as problematic in the house purchase process. The roots are not deep fortunately, unlike Knotweed, but they're incredibly tough. They form an almost impenetrable mat. I found a mattock to be the only really effective tool, if doing it by hand.

Is this Arbtalk or Mumsnet?

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Well, that's me fresh out of suggestions. You got any ideas? It's a good question. Punches are normally round anyway I think.

Tradition probably. Square eyes arent as easy when hand forging maybe.

Bit of both really, as above. Something I've been thinking about for a while. I've got this book also. A bit overkill, but I wanted to support efforts at keeping old crafts alive anyway. I've met the guy at a couple of shows. Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves and other Woodland Vices - Sean Hellman SEANHELLMAN.COM Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves and other Woodland Vices This is a practical, instructive book with plans, diagrams, and...

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True, but it's the second part of your sentence that's most pertinent.

Thanks. I've not tried it out yet, but I was thinking to myself exactly the same re. ankles. I've got some sections of split Ash that I want to flatten and true, (to an extent), with it. To make a Shave Horse.

Weird. You'd think that would be quite an inconvenience, it must get in the way sometimes.

But now for some good news for a change British Steel secures £500m contract to supply UK train tracks WWW.BBC.CO.UK The company will forge more than 337,000 tonnes of track in a deal safeguarding its future for the next five years. or

The world is moving backwards in time, w.r.t. to international law. Thanks to the efforts of Trump and Netanyahu. Israel are demonstrating that they can do what the hell they want, sod the UN, ICC and ICJ. Trump is determined to undermine all those global institutions that were designed to keep the citizens of the world safe, by keeping the despots like Putin and Netanyahu in check. Hardly surprising for a man who values transactions over people, with scant regard for humanitarian concerns. (We see the same with the US withdrawing from the WHO and the Paris Agreement). All that progress made after WW2 is rapidly being erroded. Depressing.

Talking of patina. I found this at at dale recently. It's in great condition, very little fettling required. The handle appears to be completely sound, though it looks like someone may have gone over the top with the wedging.

Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order THECONVERSATION.COM The world appears to be facing an unprecedented upending of the post-1945 international legal order.

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Do you at least have some photos of nice old cars for our delectation?

Nice of you to give us a mention, thanks. I think we normally get overlooked, it's all about Mother's Day normally! My son is away at Cubs camp this weekend, but I know he's got me a card for when he comes back. Children's attempts to keep secrets can be so amusing.

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