Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Self Defence. It Seems It Is Illegal In Australia.

Police hunting man who stabbed de facto partner to death in Melbourne shopping precinct.



Another woman dies, possibly because she had no legal means of defending herself. One would think that if Americans can carry a gun for defence, the least we should be able to do is carry a pepper spray !!! The law needs changing. This is simply not good enough.
Banning law abiding citizens from carrying knives DID NOT save this woman, nor did banning pepper spray or guns.
Keith.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Flying Tortoise: The World's First Airbourne Wind Turbine Could Bri...

The Flying Tortoise: The World's First Airbourne Wind Turbine Could Bri...: This enormous helium-filled wind turbine known as BAT or Buoyant Airborne Turbine will soon be airborne and float over the city of Fairban...

An alternative to burning all that polluting coal !!!
Keith.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools Of The Settlers 2. A Find. Gimlets.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools Of The Settlers 2. A Find. Gimlets.: Gimlets are handy tools, they are the hand drill of the 18th century. These tools drill a hole for nails & screws, as some nails tended ...

Saturday, April 5, 2014

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools of The Freed Indentured Settlers.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools of The Freed Indentured Settlers.: I have found it very difficult to find any lists of tools carried by settlers, so I decided to focus on the Freedom Dues given to freed inde...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Powder Horn Safety Test in Belgium.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Powder Horn Safety Test in Belgium.: A chap from Belgium emailed me to let me know that he and some friends, having made a powder horn as I had instructed in the video below, de...