Shop small and local

We inherited a rather wonderful looking bow saw from my dad and the farm. We tried to use it at the weekend to saw a huge log - me on one side and David on the other. Alas we could never be professional lumberjacks as we got nowhere. Actually the blade was blunt. That is our excuse and have stuck with it.

Funny thing but none of the rather splendid
illustrations actually depict women working away!

After having no luck finding a replacement blade in the bigger famous DIY stores, David remembered a thrifty hardware store in a local town. No problem - he came away with the appropriate blade. The fascinating thing about it is that we estimate from the packaging that it must have been in the store, tucked away, waiting for our visit for 30 plus years. The graphics on the packaging must date from the 1970s and are quite splendid.

Shop local, shop small, shop interesting.