Guest jonrms Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Help required... I have never done this.. but I picked two conkers for my wife when I was in hastings.... and brought them back... the plan is to make them into hard fighting conkers... anyway... pealed back the skin.. which hurts like heck if you get pricked... I need to know now ... what to do... the nut.. is a bit soft... do I bake it... or what? I know I am suppose to hair spray it later.. but I want them to get a bit hard.. which is what i thought they were suppose to be... can anyone help.... remember your youth... lol! thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pav Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 think its abit early mate, which is why the nut is soft. Pump it full of no more nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young gun Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Put them in the freezer for a while used to do this when i was younger usually made them go rock solid (especially if you used them straight from the freezer ) I was also told you could make them stronger by soaking them in vinegar for a while then leaving them to dry out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Thanks I told my wife... who they were for.. and she will take your suggestions.. BTW if anyone has a conker tree... please send me some.. my wife goes nutts over them..**** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 The freezer can make them weak and brittle if put in pre-drilled. Providing it has not dried out so much that it has gone too brittle and dried out a conker saved from last year in a sock draw is good. Personally I'm a bit of a conker sad act. Pav is right. If they are difficult to get out the shells they are too early. That's why I don't generally knock them down out the tree unless they are virtually hanging out of their shells. At the conker tree that I visit for the past 3 years one of my mates has always badly hurt themselves. One forgot what goes up must come down. In this case a large piece of tree. Another case was when another mate was stamping on a conker trying to get it out its shell and had it on a bit of wood. He missed the conker and stamped on a nail in the wood that penertrated his shoe and foot. And yet another case of what goes up must come down. By the way this is a very tall conker tree. Tallest I have ever seen. FM (the conker addict) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 if your such a nut.... lmao.. send me some... will pay pp if you want... dont want alot either... 3-6 will do fine... its just so my wife can play... and me to get my fingers hurt no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I had a 456er once. It was a big conker, soaked in vinegar and dried in the airing cupboard. Enjoy, there are a lot of diseased horse chestnut trees and they are on a decline similar in scale to the elm that was ravaged by dutch elm disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossi Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I had a 456er once. It was a big conker, soaked in vinegar and dried in the airing cupboard. Enjoy, there are a lot of diseased horse chestnut trees and they are on a decline similar in scale to the elm that was ravaged by dutch elm disease. Crikey, that 456 wins!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Is that adding up the oppenents wins onto your own? I have heard about this disease. Are the Horse Chesnuts going to go the same way as the Elm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I have always found that it is best to wait until the nut is ready to fall from the husk. Then sit them in the sun for 3 or 4 days to harden off. once drilled keep them in the fridge when not in use so they do not dry out. NOT THAT I EVER PLAYED THE GAME The horse chestnut is an alternate host for dutch elm disease, as well as another known as chestnut blight. Cheers and play nice, NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darebear Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 clear nail varnish. muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 clear nail varnish. muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha CHEATING>>>>>CHEATING You probably accidentally miss and catch your apponants knuckles too dont you :yp: I can not believe you would stoop so low Besides Marine Varnish works twice as well :yp: :yp: NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Is that adding up the oppenents wins onto your own? I have heard about this disease. Are the Horse Chesnuts going to go the same way as the Elm? Yup FM that's adding on opponents wins. Lots of horse chestnuts are diseased and it's on the increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I think in the interests of health and safety you should when playing conkers wear safety goggles to protect your eyes from flying peices of hard skin and wear safety gloves in order to protect your hands from breakages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I'm still here. The worst damage I ever did was boring a hole through a conker with a broken screwdriver and carrying on into my hand. That healed up pretty quickly though. When we were younger (and still now), out right refusal would have met such sanctions. Next you will be saying we were in mortal danger knocking ripe conkers down with sticks and that we should have flourescent jackets on to make others aware of our position and wear hard hats. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I seen an artical in the Metro just a couple of days ago and it was !!! I'm living proof that conkers can be dangerous !!! It was an artical of how some girl had climed a tree to fetch some conkers and stuffed so many in her pocket that she slipped and fell onto the concrete below with such force that the conkers in her pocket split her liver in two! She since had a transplant and is now fine but the message is clear, play conkers and this might happen two you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Or perhaps hone your tree climbing skills so that you don't split your liver falling out of a tree onto concrete. Personally I don't climb to conkers anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elowarr Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I have some conkers that I picked up a few years ago and put them in a box in the shed, now they have dried out and aged they are as hard as hell! I rekcon if you caught one of these across your knuckles it would make your eyes water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 The easy way to overcome getting hit on the knuckles in to use a long bit of string. You can wrap it round your hand for your turn to shorten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 The easy way to overcome getting hit on the knuckles in to use a long bit of string. You can wrap it round your hand for your turn to shorten it. BORING That was the best part of the game see if you could rap you apponents knuckles yeas ago i hid some and forgot were i left them i eventualy found them about 18 months later all mouldy and fusty in the bottom of my wardrobe cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 That's because you didn't let the air get to them. I just found a load from 2 years ago in my bedroom while I was sorting out our wireless internet. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darebear Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 clear nail varnish. muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha CHEATING>>>>>CHEATING You probably accidentally miss and catch your apponants knuckles too dont you I can not believe you would stoop so low Besides Marine Varnish works twice as well NTTF nah. too much effort. i do it on purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 clear nail varnish. muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha CHEATING>>>>>CHEATING You probably accidentally miss and catch your apponants knuckles too dont you I can not believe you would stoop so low Besides Marine Varnish works twice as well NTTF nah. too much effort. i do it on purpose YOU MONSTER YOU :look: :look: NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 ... anyway... pealed back the skin.. which hurts like heck if you get pricked... I need to know now ... what to do... the nut.. is a bit soft... do I bake it... or what? I know I am suppose to hair spray it later.. but I want them to get a bit hard.. which is what i thought they were suppose to be... can anyone help.... remember your youth... lol! thank you very suggestive thread, lol, or is just me? I need to get out more, fetch me coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 ... anyway... pealed back the skin.. which hurts like heck if you get pricked... I need to know now ... what to do... the nut.. is a bit soft... do I bake it... or what? I know I am suppose to hair spray it later.. but I want them to get a bit hard.. which is what i thought they were suppose to be... can anyone help.... remember your youth... lol! thank you very suggestive thread, lol, or is just me? I need to get out more, fetch me coat ****.. I figured the best people to ask are the older ones... before the time of nintendo.. ps2 and all these computers... yes suggestive!!!!! thats the point... only did that because I want it to be right... time frame is not important..... its the quality that counts.. lmao.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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