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Bludall

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:20 am

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My daughters have a conker playing tounament this week at school. They wondered if there is any truth in the conker pickled in vinegar myth. As you've mostly been little boys with conkers, thought I'd ask the experts. Can anything be done to harden them?

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:37 am

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Yes, but it's cheating :shock:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:50 am

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They'd smell too! :lol:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:04 am

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Drilling the hole with a red hot skewer helps as well :wink:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:05 am

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My two just want to beat the boys! :lol:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:50 am

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Big dollop of epoxy painted brown works every time!

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:25 pm

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They've been out with their dad and have a big bag of conkers, they're being graded by size as I type! :lol:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:50 pm

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Bludall wrote:

:lol:

My two just want to beat the boys! :lol:

Yes after drilling the hole using a hack saw cut through the shell to the hole on one side, that should do the trick :thumbright:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:09 pm

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No! I said "Beat the boys" not lose! :lol:

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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:48 pm

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Don't forget the safety specs, Totector shoes, ear defenders, etc. Comply with HSE regs!

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I'm sure it will happen! :roll:

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