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A Two Part Trilogy?
My latest video is now available on youtube. This one was started August 2018 which in my terms is decades ago, but has been waiting for part 2. If you look back across the range of 60 videos, I now have published … Continue reading
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Tagged applications, art, cast, design, education, epoxy, experiment, family, film, garden, gardening, home, humour, middle age, relationships, resin, table, tv, video, work
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A Miniature Wagon
This summer I have decided its time to come out of my workshop and go and meet people, so I have taken a stall at a couple of country shows, starting at the suffolk show in May. Whilst at each … Continue reading
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I used to have hair!
Today I have posted my latest video. By luck I managed to purchase the most superb piece of textured leather and I agonised over what to make. The leather was so good I didn’t want to use it. Then having made … Continue reading
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How wide is your Bum?
I am a great fan of the shaker style of furniture. Its very elegant furniture, cleverly designed to maximise the strength of interlocking thin timbers to create a piece which is lightweight and yet strong. It could also be argued that the … Continue reading
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Why Bother Making it?
Now I don’t claim to be a blacksmith, my primary skill is as a wheelwright, so I have a Blacksmith’s forge to support that, enabling me to make all manner of little parts and pieces. For example today I needed to … Continue reading
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What would you tell a 15 Year old?
I have been asked to talk to a group of 15 year old students as part of a series of talks on the subject of careers. They are looking for someone to give an alternative view to the “You must … Continue reading
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Tagged business, careers, education, employment, family, home, humour, job, middle age, relationships, work, young people
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A Leather Lampshade
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
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