Category Archives: heritage craft

A Leather Lampshade

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Tom Green

For this weeks video I demonstrate how to make a Leather Lampshade to fit my wooden Desk lamp. Over the years I have made a number of Leather Lampshades, in a variety of styles and colours, so I had forgotten … Continue reading →

Posted in accesories, art, craft, design, Diy, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, Leather work, leisure, old bloke, saddlery, style, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, video, western, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Shine a Light

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Tom Green

Its starting to feel like a proper film studio at the moment we have released one video a week for the last four weeks and there are a few more to come. This weeks video shows how to make an Adjustable … Continue reading →

Posted in art, craft, design, Diy, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, lighting, money, retail, shopping, style, tom green, tradition, trend, Uncategorized, wood, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Useful By Product

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Tom Green

Sometimes you stumble onto something good by accident, and you end up with a result you didn’t expect which far exceeds your expectation, and that’s where I am with Vegan Gravy powder. If you have read my blog before you will know … Continue reading →

Posted in allergy, bake, baking, barbecue, bbq, books, coelic, Cooking, craft, design, Diy, family, food, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, kitchen, leisure, old bloke, old blokes kitchen, smoker, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Norfolk joins the Space Race?

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Tom Green

There is an old saying that suggests a prophet isn’t revered in their own land. Now whilst I wont try and claim to be a prophet I can understand the sentiments and its a message that’s been brought home sharply with this … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, design, Diy, family, furniture, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, leisure, old bloke, old blokes kitchen, shopping, Uncategorized, video, wood, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trendy At Last

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Tom Green

In need of a present for a young lady with a strong sense of style I decided to make her a handbag – that’s not so unusual in my world I have made a number of handbags but its fair … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, design, Diy, fashion, handbag, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, humour, Leather work, leisure, makeup, shopping, style, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, western, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Romance for Middle Aged Men

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Tom Green

Find out how to put the romance back into your relationship Continue reading →

Posted in advice, craft, design, Diy, family, food, heritage craft, heritagecraft, hobby, home, humour, leisure, old bloke, relationship, romance, self help, Uncategorized, video, wood, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taking the shed for a walk!!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Tom Green

Another lovely day and time for another project, this time a sheltered Garden Seat. Without any thought to our own personal safety, risking being infected by the pernicious “Gardening Bug” my dearly beloved and I have for several months been visiting Garden centres … Continue reading →

Posted in art, craft, design, Diy, family, furniture, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, horse, leisure, recycling, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wood, work, youtube | Leave a comment

Repairing Wooden Wheels

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Tom Green

I frequently get asked to repair wooden carriage wheels, and they are always a voyage of adventure as you never know what your going to find, which also makes it the hardest to price, which is another problem as everyone wants … Continue reading →

Posted in bake, blacksmith, craft, Diy, heritage craft, heritagecraft, history, horse, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

If you don’t get the right result, is it still a success?

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Tom Green

 I am currently working on my latest book which is going to be on the subject of food smokers, how to build them, closely followed by what you can make in one. Now over the years I have built several … Continue reading →

Posted in bake, baking, barbecue, bbq, books, Cheese, Cooking, craft, Diy, festival,, food, heritage craft, heritagecraft, kitchen, London, old bloke, old blokes kitchen, smoker, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Craftsmen today are not what they were!

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Tom Green

One of my current projects started out as “just replace the spoke” on a wheel dating from about 1880. Now as a rule I don’t rush to attract repair work, there are always issues, but like everyone else I have bills to pay, … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, carriage, craft, design, Diy, heritage craft, heritagecraft, horse, leisure, old bloke, saddlery, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment