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My Pocket Knives and Multi-tools

7th April 2021 Going Postal 0

Who doesn’t love the classic pen-knife or Swiss Army knife? Memories of running around in short trousers, whittling sticks and getting up to mischief in the great outdoors. Having a folding knife that you can [more…]

An introduction to Japanese knives

24th February 2021 Going Postal 0

I’ve browsed this site for a couple of years, but have contributed very little other than stupid comments. Figured it was time I contributed a bit more. Firstly… My name is Bertram and I have [more…]

The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Vodka For £2.50 A Litre Bottle

13th November 2018 0

First, for those people in the UK, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a distiller’s licence which is required under the provisions of section 12 of the [more...]
Postcard from Fan y Big

10th September 2018 0

When is a mountain no longer a mountain? When it becomes a hill. Sound strange? Read on. A mountain is a large land form that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of [more...]
Crossword No. 136

19th September 2020 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 135 – AT. Answers with next week’s [more...]
The Infinity of the Primes

21st September 2020 0

Euclid’s Elements, Book IX, Proposition 20. Theorem : Prime numbers are more than any assigned multitude of prime numbers. That is, there are infinitely many primes. Proof : Suppose that there are primes : Let [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

9th December 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Emma Barnett presents topical debate in a Question Time Election Special from York, with an audience of 18- to 30-year-olds. On the panel are: Robert Jenrick, secretary of state [more...]