Category Archives: recycling

A Traditional Market Cart

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Tom Green

My latest Video is making a Traditional Market Cart, often referred to as a costermongers cart. If you would like to know the history of costermongers have a look at my earlier posts and you will find the complete potted … Continue reading →

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Did I get my Doctorate?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Tom Green

In an earlier post I recounted a tale that on a visit to the south coast I came across a “Chair Doctors” a term I hadn’t seen or heard of for ages. Its not quite as good as  a “sagger … Continue reading →

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Accident or Design?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Tom Green

As a Craftsmen I love my job, it offers variety and every day is different, that’s  until I get take on a big project with a timescale, when it suddenly becomes a production line. I have spent the last couple of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A Table Top Food Smoker

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Tom Green

Regular readers will know that I do like to combine my passion for making things with food, and I am never happier than when I can make something that can be used to cook food, and if there is a … Continue reading →

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Building a Hot Tub

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Tom Green

A couple of years ago I decided to build myself a Cedar wood Hot Tub, and as usual make a video of the project. After all how difficult can it be ? To which the answer is it wasn’t, not … Continue reading →

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A Daffodil for Mothers Day

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Tom Green

As promised in earlier posts its time for some practice working with copper before I attempt to make a central heating boiler for my workshop. Now I am no stranger working with steel and iron, having had a forge now … Continue reading →

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Never believe the review

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Tom Green

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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My New Office Chair

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Tom Green

As the Christmas break draws to an end for once I am in the unusual position of looking forward to going back to the office. Now as a rule I do have to admit I enjoy my job, lots of … Continue reading →

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Extreme Upcycling

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Tom Green

10 years ago I acquired an Office Chair, it wasn’t new then, not all the knobs worked but it suited me and as I remember it was cheap . You just learnt to sit a certain way and accept the arms … Continue reading →

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