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Birthday up in smoke

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Tom Green

  Someone once told me that you reach a certain age and you suddenly discover you have every thing you want. You have a Family, a Job, a Mortgage, and with it comes grown up responsibilities, the one thing you don’t … 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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Finally the video

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Tom Green

Sometimes real life just gets in the way of having fun and that’s certainly been the case here. The oven was built and tested August, and I am delighted to say its been well used since. The downside of it is to fire … Continue reading →

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Counting Down to Christmas

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Tom Green

Christmas is fast approaching and every family has its own traditions in preparation . In the Green household we have our own food milestones pointing the way. Starting in late summer picking and drying plums, which are then incorporated into a traditional Plum … Continue reading →

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Is there a food God?

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Tom Green

Every home cook will know that when you come to basic ingredients whatever you make at home, there is a factory made version, and its a balancing act as to wether its worth the effort making. A classic example of this … Continue reading →

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How Many??

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Tom Green

Most of work I do is making one off items, so I didnt really think it through when I was asked by a Theatrical Hire company customer to make some dressing room screens. Apparently they have a demand for these, … Continue reading →

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Even More Naked Man in a Tub

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Tom Green

Its seems a long time ago now that I built this project but finally the video is published today, and the wider world gets to see my naked form across the internet. I am not sure what my mother would … Continue reading →

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You knew me when I was poor

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Tom Green

Following some feedback from an earlier post ” is it a book or is it a film” I finally made a decision and published my latest video with an accompanying booklet. The video which is really in two parts, deals in … Continue reading →

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Now that is unusual

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Tom Green

In my workshop I get used to being asked to make unusual things, as a heritage craftsmen I meet a wide selection of interesting folk all of whom need interesting things made which they cant get anywhere else. If you … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Truth!!!

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Tom Green

If you have seen my posts before you will know for the last couple of months I have been making a cedar wood hot tub and wood fired water heater to warm it all up. Finally its all assembled, the … Continue reading →

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