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Look after your penknives...

Look after your penknives...

The purpose of a penknife is to have a sharp blade to hand. Simple. The only thing you need to decide is which penknife is best for you to have (...
Tinker and Fix your tools... a how-to feature in Rutland Living magazine

Tinker and Fix your tools... a how-to feature in Rutland Living magazine

We're proud Rutlanders. We live here, work here, and in my case actually born here. It's a lovely spot, and without wanting to sound too much like...
How to guide for maintaining your secateurs...

How to guide for maintaining your secateurs...

If you’ve invested in good quality secateurs, it’s highly likely that they will be made from high carbon steel rather than stainless steel. Japane...
Maintain your garden tools this Spring...

Maintain your garden tools this Spring...

Quality garden tools – including spades, trowels and hoes from Sneebeor or Niwaki  - will have a bevelled edge which allows you to cut through the...
Enjoy a clean sweep in 2022...

Enjoy a clean sweep in 2022...

Apparently there’s a superstition that you shouldn’t sweep or dust on New Year’s Day. The logic (?!) is that you need to let the dust settle on th...
We're now stocking British Standard Whitworth (BSW) from King Dick tools

We're now stocking British Standard Whitworth (BSW) from King Dick tools

We're now stocking British Standard Whitworth (BSW) from King Dick tools.  What are they? Whitworth was the worlds first screw thread standard. ...
Oil up, it’s Autumn

Oil up, it’s Autumn

The weather has changed. It’s very definitely Autumn. So, it’s time to protect all the leather kit you’ve been using all Summer; boots, shoes, bel...
How to use Otter Wax to waterproof a cap...

How to use Otter Wax to waterproof a cap...

It's a perfect storm. You button up your jacket and hunker down into your hat to go for a brisk walk - but the wind won't allow for a brolly. Nor ...
I don’t care what the weather (person) says…

I don’t care what the weather (person) says…

Regardless of whether you’re ‘sick of sunshine’ – there’s little you can do to change the weather. Winter is upon us and the rain (then the snow – ...