Members Bert03241 Posted June 21, 2021 Members Report Posted June 21, 2021 You don't need to go buy anything for the handle , I just cut some thin branch's off some bush growing around my house. Any tree branch will do. Quote
Members Klara Posted June 22, 2021 Author Members Report Posted June 22, 2021 My scream of horror (freaking $ 45!!!) just bothered my dog... Still haven't made a better version because I've decided to first transform part of my wool workshop into a proper leather workshop with a decent cutting table. @Bert03241 As the person who opened this thread I'd like to point out that I'm happy about the drift. After all, I asked about the situation in Northern Ireland... I am also very happy that I could inspire people to build better fly swatters - less chemistry, fewer flies is win-win! Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 22, 2021 CFM Report Posted June 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Klara said: My scream of horror (freaking $ 45!!!) just bothered my dog... Still haven't made a better version because I've decided to first transform part of my wool workshop into a proper leather workshop with a decent cutting table. @Bert03241 As the person who opened this thread I'd like to point out that I'm happy about the drift. After all, I asked about the situation in Northern Ireland... I am also very happy that I could inspire people to build better fly swatters - less chemistry, fewer flies is win-win! a more affordable version lol. https://www.lehmans.com/product/leather-fly-swatter/# Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members rodneywt1180b Posted June 27, 2021 Members Report Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 1:54 PM, tsunkasapa said: Washington state is the "Evergreen State". But that only applies to the strip between the Cascades and the Pacific. 2/3 of the state is desert. Those that live on the west side of the mountains are know by the rest of us as "Wetsiders". They flee the rainy, wet side where they live, to play over here. They are a blight like locusts. They make life a living hell for us and we hate them. We wish they would all die and leave us in peace. THAT is a "Wetsider". It's not the natives so much as the Californians that migrate up here. They pretty much ruin everything they touch and are the real locusts. The thing I don't get is if California is so great why didn't they stay there instead of bringing everything that's wrong with California here with them? 40 years ago the wetside was a pretty nice place to live. If the east side ever secedes from the rest of Washington (you would be right to) I'm moving there. I'm in for a flyswatter. Rodney Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 27, 2021 CFM Report Posted June 27, 2021 11 hours ago, rodneywt1180b said: It's not the natives so much as the Californians that migrate up here. They pretty much ruin everything they touch and are the real locusts. The thing I don't get is if California is so great why didn't they stay there instead of bringing everything that's wrong with California here with them? 40 years ago the wetside was a pretty nice place to live. If the east side ever secedes from the rest of Washington (you would be right to) I'm moving there. I'm in for a flyswatter. Rodney the coloradians do that here, like locust to our lakes and mountains, one bunch came to our local lake two years ago and raised so much hell with their boats and four wheelers and left so much trash the landowner shut down the access to it for everyone. They made one heck of a video and posted to youtube showing all the crap they did. Lets see your swatter friend! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members rodneywt1180b Posted June 28, 2021 Members Report Posted June 28, 2021 I haven't started it. It's 104* right now with more of the same for tomorrow. My shop is climate controlled. The climate controls how hot or cold it is inside. Too hot already and summer is just starting. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 28, 2021 Contributing Member Report Posted June 28, 2021 I hereby present my Buzzy Swatter Mk.1 over all length is 16 inches A thong glued into the natural hole of the bamboo and a piece of thick chrome tan upholstery leather on as a grip The Whacker is two thicknesses of a leather that has some sort of reptile skin pressed into it. The bamboo shaft is split and grips the Whacker like jaws, assisted by contact glue. Whacker is 2.75 inches wide by 4.25 inches long I nearly had a tester victim today. A buzzy came through my window, saw what I was making and exited pdq Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 28, 2021 Contributing Member Report Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 3:17 PM, Sheilajeanne said: . . . And I'm not going out to buy some bamboo stakes just so I can make a flyswatter. I did. The piece I had was no good. The packs in the gardening centre were £4.99 for ten but they were very poor. I bought a children's guppy fishing net with a bamboo handle for £1 Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members jcuk Posted June 28, 2021 Members Report Posted June 28, 2021 Heres one i made earlier sorry could not resist Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 28, 2021 CFM Report Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, fredk said: I did. The piece I had was no good. The packs in the gardening centre were £4.99 for ten but they were very poor. I bought a children's guppy fishing net with a bamboo handle for £1 lol i went down to buy some and they were unmarked and the kid there couldn't find the price so i got mine for free!!! That's a fine build! 34 minutes ago, jcuk said: Heres one i made earlier sorry could not resist made me spit out my coffee! now that's funny. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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