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   forestgirl | Jul 18, 2008 06:16pm | #1

   OK, Mufti, what's the secret?  I Googled "green bowls tape" and found a bunch of UK eBay listings, but that was it.  Then went to eBay and searched a little more.  Never did see a pointy little tape.  What aren'tcha telling us??

   The game hasn't really caught on in the US yet, LOL!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   mufti | Jul 19, 2008 10:51pm | #3

              I am not surprised it has not caught on with those silly prices. Try bowlstopgear.co.uk.

   My measure is old with a small case. The tape end flips down and the tape locks, the case end has a protuding pointer so the comparisons are accurate and easy.

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   sapwood | Jul 18, 2008 09:15pm | #2

   More obvious to me... the handiest and and accurate enough thing to measure diagonals is the self storing tape measure that fits in my apron pocket.

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   flairwoodworks | Jul 20, 2008 05:09am | #4

   Mufti,

   Are we talking lawn bowling, or the like?

   Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com

    - Success is not the key to happines.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   WillGeorge | Jul 20, 2008 11:28am | #6

   lawn bowling! I just loved Lawn Darts! Untill I was hit with one!

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   mufti | Jul 21, 2008 12:03am | #7

              Yes.

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   WillGeorge | Jul 20, 2008 11:26am | #5

   Not sure I understand..

   OK.. so no actual measurement you can read but an adjustable pointed hardwood 'story stick' WILL NOT FIT IF the angle to some fixed reference it is out of square.. If you do not force it in!

   I find one very accurate. Especially with my old eyes!