Cabinet of curiosities

Keith looks back to a childhood encounter with this one-time popular fishing hookbait

Roger Hughes shares his new technique for making a smooth, continuous splice in double-braided line

SOME mornings I sit and marvel at the ...

As the Second World War raged across continents, the US Patent Office quietly issued Patent No 2,292,387 for a ‘Secret Communication System’. The document described an ingenious method for guiding rad

A tree bunny put on Facebook by the Small Press Rescue Centre. We are always glad to receive pictures of spontaneous forms and figures, or any curious images. Send them (with your postal address) to F

The unique landscape of Dartmoor is the beautiful canvas that inspires Babs Behan to create exquisite designs with natural dyes from foraged or home-grown plants