NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Monkey Nuts' neep happer in action          NEEPS Forum Index -> Gardening View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Stonehead Neepster Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 281 Location: Aberdeenshire Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:42 pm    Post subject: Monkey Nuts' neep happer in action Monkey Nuts gave us an old neep happer towards the end of last year. I refrubished it by replacing the worn bolts, ground rust off the blade, put a new edge on the blade, oiled the blade, lightly sanded the wooden horse it's bolted to, and rubbed a lot of boiled linseed oil into the wooden horse. On Sunday, it was put to good use... Full story on the blog: http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/harvesting-neeps/ A big thanks to Monkey Nuts as the happer made the job a lot faster and a lot safer—even though the happer looks designed to amputate fingers it's better than using a hatchet or machete! Oh, and I had a lot of pitying looks from older farmers for some reason...   Back to top wildgarlic Site Admin Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 8305 Location: Alford-ish Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:44 am    Post subject: Great to see this back in action - I read the post as Monkey nuts neep happier in action LOL _________________ Neeps Flickr Group - check out some of the fab photos from other Neepsters and share some of your own. Back to top Maria Moderator Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 1908 Location: Huntly-ish Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject: Me too   Great re-furb - took me a bit of head scratching before i realized what you meant by wooden horse. But then i'm not the sharpest pencil in the pack.   _________________ Better late than never! Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:38 pm    Post subject: Must admit i was a little nervous after miss reading the title too good to see it in use though _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top monkey nuts Moderator Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1948 Location: Ellon-ish Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:57 pm    Post subject: Glad you could make use of it Stoney   _________________ xxx Mrs G xxx Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         NEEPS Forum Index -> Gardening All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Welcome to Neeps----------------Say HelloSite Stuff What's in the area----------------What's on TV/RadioWhat's on?Meet Up DetailsNeeps Food Co-opScottish ProducersLocal Links The Green bit----------------Views on the newsGreen BuildingRRRR - refuse, Reduce, Reuse, RecyclePermaculture & TransitionGreen ParentingGlobal Warming, Climate Change etcGreen Health & BeautyThe Debating Chamber The Great Outdoors----------------GardeningWeather 2006 - archiveGo Wild In The CountryPetsSheep, Goats, Pigs and Horses etcPoultryweather 2007 - archiveWeather Diary 2009Weather Diary 2008 ArchiveBee Keeping Make, Do and Mend----------------The North Eats........The GarageGadgets, Gizmos and Techie StuffThe Frugal FoodieBetter Than Bought Arts & Crafts----------------Crafty StuffPhotographyPoetry & WritingsArt & HistoryDressmaking The Fun Bit----------------A Wee BletherUnder The Hammer - The Neeps Auction RoomThe Neeps EmporiumReviewsFun & GamesThe Neeps Arms  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group