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    WW2 Parachute Silk Scarf

    For the OP: Is the scarf a rectangle or a tapered four-sided shape with angled ends? I have some sections of silk unpicked from a ww2 parachute (one of which is now a scarf like yours!) and they have a distinctive shape. The broad arrow stamp and multiple parallel rows of stitching holes on...
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    Has anyone passed/received a jacket to/from son/dad?

    I routinely wear an overcoat and pea jacket that I inherited from my father over 20 years ago. Fortunately we were the same height and close to the same weight.
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    Thanks! Here’s a photo of my Canadian wp, the colour of the yarn is both darker and duller than the rifle green of the fabric arm and shoulder patches. I’m not sure of relative yarn weight since I’ve never handled a UK wp, but it doesn’t look much different.
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    The first two are close, but seem lighter than mine. Will get a photo tomorrow in daylight
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    Military 'woolly pully' sweaters

    About 2 centigrade here today, my old Canadian issue wp was the perfect outer layer while chopping ice off the driveway. Stylish and practical.
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    Walking Sticks & Canes.

    Update on that walking stick project. Mounted the antler head to a black maple shaft. The maple is a branch pruned from a friend’s tree, and is about the same diameter as the antler where they join. After gluing the pieces together I smoothed the join, filing the antler where it protruded and...
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    Walking Sticks & Canes.

    My current work in progress. This handle is elk antler, and I’m preparing a maple shaft for it. Once the join is lined up I’ll smooth down the antler where it meets the wood for a clean transition. Started making canes for myself when I started needing them. As others have noted here, most...

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