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Comment on Never throw anything away. . . by Andy

Andy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:41:58 +0000

An excellent piece of re-use. The trick with keeping old stuff is to know what will date quickly and what has possible re-use. Things that are well built and are more people focused than machine focused are those with the greated re-usability.

Comment on Inaugural ‘Shed Night’ ! by Shed Night logo « Clivey’s Blog

Shed Night logo « Clivey’s Blog — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:53:55 +0000

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Comment on Any ideas!? by clivebatkin

clivebatkin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:37:10 +0000

Hi there! Thanks for this, you might be right? It would have to be a very short stub of a candle, as the glass is quite low down but not sure this matters. There is also no holder of any sort but that may not mean anything as I am sure things are missing from the inside? Curious!?

Comment on Any ideas!? by Andy

Andy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:35:28 +0000

Perhaps it’s just supposed to be used with a candle. It looks like a miner’s safety lamp.

http://www.minerslamps.net/homepage/safetylamphistory.htm

Comment on Steampunky front door by clivebatkin

clivebatkin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:35:19 +0000

It’s all thanks to your generous donation! C

Comment on Steampunky front door by Ed

Ed — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:14:49 +0000

I finally made it to friend status! Loving the door and step clivey!!!

Comment on Copper finds from Lille by Steampunky front door « Clivey’s Blog

Steampunky front door « Clivey’s Blog — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:59:47 +0000

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Comment on Copper bowl bird bath by clivebatkin

clivebatkin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:08:21 +0000

Dear Wendy. Hi there! Thanks so much for your kind comment! That’s a really interesting point, and I’m ashamed to say I’ve no immediate answer? I’ll try to do some research on the web and see what I can find out – it’s certainly a potential stumbling block I wish I’d thought of!! The water in there gets replaced quite quickly saying that, so it may be that levels of toxins don’t get a chance to build up that much? I’ve certainly seen birds drinking from all sorts of disgusting ‘natural’ sources – maybe they have a higher resistance to chemicals? Hmmm… will see what I can find out! Many thanks again – I’ll be in touch if I find out anything !? Kind regards, Clive

Comment on Copper bowl bird bath by wend agnew

wend agnew — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:49:22 +0000

Your bird bath is a beauty!

I’ve heard that copper can be toxic to birds – I just bought an old copper barbeque pan and cleaned it with vinegar, salt and flour. Its beat up – but that sort of adds to its charm – I would like to use it as a bird bath but I’m worried about toxicity – do you have any information on this? Wendy

Comment on A moment of Ceilidh madness. . . by clivebatkin

clivebatkin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:14:57 +0000

Hey! No probs, glad they are of use! Thanks for the nice comment… Cheers, Clive