Category Archives: humour

Cooking With Physics

We all have  little things that make us happy, for me its getting to make something from scratch, sometimes from wood, sometimes from steel or leather, when I cant do those I am equally at home in the kitchen, so … Continue reading

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Some habits are hard to break.

It was a day for going back to my roots, putting the fancy stuff to one side and make some wheels, something I haven’t done for a while, this time a set of four little wheels to replace some rotten … Continue reading

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Are Coconuts getting smaller?

Now there is a school of thought that says everything seems bigger when your young but I am sure I remember coconuts  being bigger. I always enjoy a bit of blacksmithing, but don’t often get a chance. There is something … Continue reading

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Wooden Box wins First Prize

 As Halloween rapidly approaches I thought I would recount an old story that happened to me a few years ago. My local Authority every year puts on a town show every September and as part of that they have a … Continue reading

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I do need a Haircut

The Holiday is over and its back to work with a bang. I have a long standing Theatrical Equipment Hire Co client for whom over the years I have made all manner of items, with one of the most popular which they keep … Continue reading

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Mirror Mirror on the wall

Over the years I have made my fair share of mirrors for theatrical purposes, but this latest one is the most fun yet. I am working with artist on an artwork for an exhibition next year on a project involving … Continue reading

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Central heating – Is it a Pipe Dream?

You can only talk about a project for so long, eventually you do have to actually do have to start work, and I have been talking about this for years, in fact I have been using the same joke for … Continue reading

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Am I going too far

As I get older and the weather turns colder I once again start to consider the subject of central heating for my workshop, to use an old joke its been a pipe dream of mine for many years. Over the years … Continue reading

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Never believe the review

I do enjoy a bit of variety and the other day at the local auction I came across this very sorry looking rocking chair which became mine for the princely sum of £2.00. All it needed was the paint stripped … Continue reading

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The Final Piece

For sometime now I have been trying to make the perfect Bacon Sandwich, and the way to do this as I see it,is to control as many of the ingredients as you can. Get that right and it has to work. … Continue reading

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