Fred Dibnahs Building of Britain

[Thargor]

Was flicking through some Fred Dibnah stuff in my documentaries folder getting all nostalgic there when I caught a flash of a Leatherman somewhere, took me 10 minutes to find it again but here it is, looks like Fred carried a PST II (or PST? I dont know). You cant buy that kind of advertising, at least on this side of the Atlantic:





For those of you wondering who he is heres the Wiki article, one of the best presenters ever before he passed away a couple of years ago and some of my favorite documentaries ever, especially the Building of Britain series where I grabbed those shots, well worth watching:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dibnah

[Roadie]

Aye he was a great man bloody funny but very informative and knowledgeable.

[Grant Lamontagne]

That's a PST- the PST II has a partially serrated blade.

It's cool to see where these things crop up!  I always found it amusing when reading older Clive Cussler books, that Dirk Pitt never carried a SAK, but always managed to find one in a wrecked plane or discarded survival kit when he needed it!

Def

[Benner]

WOW    That blade is so sharp he has managed to cut a huge groove into that rock!

I'll get my coat. 

[Roadie]

WOW    That blade is so sharp he has managed to cut a huge groove into that rock!

I'll get my coat. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

WOW    That blade is so sharp he has managed to cut a huge groove into that rock!

I'll get my coat. 

Ben never dis the Dibner

Gone but not forgotten Fred

[Benner]

WOW    That blade is so sharp he has managed to cut a huge groove into that rock!

I'll get my coat. 

Ben never dis the Dibner

Gone but not forgotten Fred

I wouldn't dream of it. 

[Towser]

Ahhhhhhhhhh Fred....... Gone, but never forgotten! Indeed it was only a night or two I was watching something about him going round on "Betsy" visiting the old fashioned industries and companies who made bits and pieces for his steam and traction engines over the years. Fred is an absolute legend - him saying "Do yer like that?" whilst emerging from a cloud of dust will stay with me forever, as will this clip from his show where he attempted to recreate a coal mine in his garden! I just love the banter between the 2 of them...

[edap617]

Welcome to the forum Towser!

[Roadie]

Ahhhhhhhhhh Fred....... Gone, but never forgotten! Indeed it was only a night or two I was watching something about him going round on "Betsy" visiting the old fashioned industries and companies who made bits and pieces for his steam and traction engines over the years. Fred is an absolute legend - him saying "Do yer like that?" whilst emerging from a cloud of dust will stay with me forever, as will this clip from his show where he attempted to recreate a coal mine in his garden! I just love the banter between the 2 of them...

That is a cracking clip! Saw it a couple of months ago and loved it, thanks for bringing it back to my attention And welcome to the forums!

[Towser]

Thanks for the welcome guys!  I've been looking up this site for the last day or two as I'm stuck between a Leatherman Wave, Swisstool Spirit and a Cybertool 41. Reservered my first post for "The Main Man" though! Quite a few videos of him on Youtube, each one I watched brought a chuckle to the surface! Can't believe it's 3.5 years since he passed though - bet he's up there now giving the Victorian engineers a right quizzing! 

[Benner]

Welcome to the forum buddy. 

Be sure to tell us more about yourself in the new members section. 

[Tarrodemierda]

hey can u tell me some plot about this tv series/movie,i dont know a damn thing about it but im very intrested in old stuff,archeology,history,war documents,everything that tells about the past.

[appletree_man]

Fred was the best.
There's a few vids on YouTube about him.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fred+Dibnah&search_type=&aq=-1&oq=