British Blades :: Custom Knife Making - The Commons... http://www.britishblades.com/forums A place to discuss everything that doesnt neatly fit into other categories. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.britishblades.com/forums/images/bbskin/misc//rss.jpg British Blades :: Custom Knife Making - The Commons... http://www.britishblades.com/forums iPhone out of warranty repair? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:14 GMT My iPhone has been dropped a couple of times and developed a couple of big cracks. It also has dark and light spots on the screen, and is extremely slow.

I wanted to ask here to see if anyone knows about getting it repaired with O2.

Will O2 fix it even though it's out of warranty? Will it cost a bomb?

And also (the main reason why I'm asking on BB), will they touch it if they know it's jailbroken?

Thanks! :) ]]> The Commons... Prophecy http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93020 knife meetup Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:31 GMT This Sunday at the Arms Fair shown below.
There will be a few enthusiasts:] talking and trading in the cafeteria upstairs later in the morning, anyone coming?

BIRMINGHAM ARMS FAIR

LOCATION

THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM
COVENTRY ROAD
BICKENHILL
SOLIHULL
WEST MIDLANDS
B92 0EJ

CONTACTS TELEPHONE No

01926 497340
Mob 07710 274452

MAP
http://www.multimap.com/p/browse.cgi...-FULLER-&cat=h ]]> The Commons... waldorf http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93004 Selling Katana???? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:43 GMT A good friend of mine has asked if i can sell some katana for him. We are talking about 6 live blade swords, do not know what sort of money he is thinking about yet. Am i allowed to sell them on BB, just conscious of all the media attention given to them over the last few years? A good friend of mine has asked if i can sell some katana for him. We are talking about 6 live blade swords, do not know what sort of money he is thinking about yet.

Am i allowed to sell them on BB, just conscious of all the media attention given to them over the last few years? ]]> The Commons... ellis http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92990 OT: Original King Kong model skeleton set to fetch £150,000 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:16:03 GMT Image: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00647/Kong_2__647923a.jpg He rampaged through New York and scaled the Empire State Building with Fay Wray in one hand, yet the real King Kong failed to terrify London yesterday — because he is less than two feet tall. Image:...

He rampaged through New York and scaled the Empire State Building with Fay Wray in one hand, yet the real King Kong failed to terrify London yesterday — because he is less than two feet tall.



A long-lost model used to film the climax of the 1933 film will be sold in South Kensington next week. However, it looks more like a Meccano model than a 50ft wild ape.

The bristling rabbit fur pelt and latex muscles have long since rotted away, but the 22in metal skeleton that remains was the star of one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. The model was thought to have been destroyed years ago, but was recently unearthed in a collector’s shoebox.

The 76-year-old Kong is an intricate assemblage of dozens of hinges and pivots that were painstakingly moved between each shot to create the impression of a roaring beast dominating the city. King Kong effectively created this stop-motion animation technique, according to Mr Roberts. “The influence on things like Wallace & Gromit cannot be overestimated. They still use the same techniques,” he said.

Kong was created by the specialeffects pioneer Willis O’Brien at RKO Studios.

The model was saved by Eugene Hilchey, a collector, when RKO’s props department was scrapped in 1967.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle6924019.ece

mirage ]]> The Commons... mirage http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92980 Buyers rights ? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:32 GMT Can someone fill me in about my rights please.

I recently bought something from a US site.

They said they would post it first class international airmail.

Now 3 weeks on I still don't have the item - (and no it is not a knife so don't go "Mount Pleasant will have seized it")

So I contact the seller to alert them that it may have gone missing.

They send back a pretty snotty email saying it is not their responsibility, having handed it to USPS and received a proof of postage , anything after that is up to me to sort out.

They also tried to say it could take 4 to 6 weeks (1st class airmail wtf ?).

Seems to me this is a bit of a legal black hole, I paid for an item but have no rights to make a claim against USPS, the seller has little interest in sorting out the situation as they have a proof of postage.

I can of course reclaim my money via paypal but I am reluctant to take this step quite yet.

6 weeks is 42 days and the cutoff time for paypal disputes is 45 days.

What exactly are my rights ?

TIA

Tant ]]> The Commons... Tantalus http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92976 Nightfly first blob comp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:47 GMT Snuck up on me but I actually got my first blobbie!
Have learned a great deal from all of you on this forum so here is my 500 posts comp to say thanks:

He or she that guesses the locale of this photo wins a signed copy (By Ray Mears, not by me :D ) of Ray Mears' book World of Survival .
If it is too easy, the person that can pinpoint the location or gets closest to it, wins! Winner announced on Thursday 26 Nov. Good luck!

]]> The Commons... Nightfly http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92974 Gift vouchers at Heinnies Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:31 GMT Solve your families knife-gift-for-you problem.

I don't vremember seeing these before. What a great idea.

David ]]> The Commons... dkonopinski http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92971 Costco heads up Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:33:51 GMT Just found this in the booklet they gave me a couple of days ago, a Leatherman Core and Crater multipack for £31.99 with the coupon until 22/11/09. As usual, I have no links to Costco other than shopping there. Just found this in the booklet they gave me a couple of days ago, a Leatherman Core and Crater multipack for £31.99 with the coupon until 22/11/09. As usual, I have no links to Costco other than shopping there. ]]> The Commons... grease_monkey http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92959 Booze mixed messages Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:48 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8367141.stm ---Quote--- Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. ---End Quote--- ---Quote--- For those drinking little - less than a shot of vodka a day for instance - the risk was reduced by... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8367141.stm

Quote:
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests.

Quote:
For those drinking little - less than a shot of vodka a day for instance - the risk was reduced by 35%. And for those who drank anything from three shots to more than 11 shots each day, the risk worked out an average of 50% less.

Well thats me, I should go off and write a will then.

On top of all the "bad" things I do , I been TT for 13 years.

Oh well might as well go out happy , pass me another bag of pork scratchings :D

Free range organic naturally :rolleyes:

Tant ]]> The Commons... Tantalus http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92956 Some Domestic NEWS!! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:26:41 GMT I AM GOING TO BE A GRANDFATHER!!! (I know i am to young and handsome!!) Must get some new tablets from the doc's EH. No it's real ok, daughter (younger version of mother) is expecting AND GUESS WHAT not ONE but TWO!!!. YEP THATS CORRECT TWINS!! AND GUESS WHAT twin GIRLS!!! So that means, thats going to be 4 like my ex wife. My wallet is in freefall. On a serious point i am getting used to the idea (it,s took 4 months for me to accept it) and i suppose i will love it really, the only reason i get out of bed and function for is my 3 children. The father of said twins is Ripley's largest MORON so he wont be helping much at all. She is moving back to Mother for a time as 2 is going to be quite a handfull, and being Maries first children she is going to be like a fish out of water. Now it's a waiting game and i am just hoping (and praying) that everything is going to be ok.
Paul.
PS What a time to become SOBER EH!! ]]> The Commons... paul hardwick http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92955 I ran out!!! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:45 GMT Just thought Id share this... I am on the point of finally finishing my first knife Im making from scratch, a small fixed blade edc. Ive basically got the final sanding of the handel and the sharpening to do, guess what though, I just ran out of fine grit sanding paper so now have to wait till... Just thought Id share this...

I am on the point of finally finishing my first knife Im making from scratch, a small fixed blade edc.

Ive basically got the final sanding of the handel and the sharpening to do, guess what though, I just ran out of fine grit sanding paper so now have to wait till tomorrow night :surrender: :C

Ever ran out of something at the critical moment, do share...

PS, For those of you who are thinking ah but he didnt plan, you are right, I didnt think Id be working tonight but when opportunity comes knocking you take it by the horns right. ]]> The Commons... Thinker http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92949 Stocking fillers for big boys... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:48:05 GMT Next time SWMBO asks what you would like for Christmas, point her in this direction... http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce...=46&SKU=FRSOCK ]]> The Commons... grease_monkey http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92947 <![CDATA[Heinnie's new look website]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:54 GMT Anyone like it? I think it's a real step backwards, lot more scrolling down to see the same amount of products you could see on one page. I've just sent them an email.:) ]]> The Commons... earthman http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92938 Tad gear security breach..... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:44:09 GMT Heads up folks any one who has purchased from Tad gears web site 06/08/09 to 16/11/09 you better take a look at there home page ASAP there has been a security breach of there database credit card details etc cheers all Mike..... Heads up folks any one who has purchased from Tad gears web site 06/08/09 to 16/11/09 you better take a look at there home page ASAP there has been a security breach of there database credit card details etc cheers all Mike..... ]]> The Commons... kixmc http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92936 The new European President,,, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:44 GMT ,,, endorses Horton Knives :D Image: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/4117339031_f02110385f_o.jpg ,,, endorses Horton Knives :D

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