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I always wanted to be a doctor!
20 years ago I started buying wrecked chairs at country auctions, and attempting to do them up, fully intending to then to put them back into auction, and undoubtedly make a fortune, but they became family favourites. We still have … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, chair doctor, chairs, design, history, humour, restoration, work
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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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Tagged art, business, coat, design, family, history, home, middle age, money, steel, traditionalcraft, traditionalskills, work
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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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Accident or Design?
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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Tagged applications, art, design, lampshade, led, lightbulb, lighting, office, style, vintage, work
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Can you repair Carriage Wheels?
When I am not making videos or writing books most of my time is spent being a Wheelwright. Historically this would be defined as someone who made carriage wheels, however these days it is also the repair of carriage wheels, as there are … Continue reading
Posted in carriage, craft, design, Diy, heritage craft, heritagecraft, lighting, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work, youtube
Tagged business, carriage wheel, craft, repairs, tom green, wheekwright, work
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Black or Brown?
Fed up with a shock to the system every time I sit down with my secateurs in my pocket I decided it was time to make a holster for them, and working on the theory that if I want one, other folk … Continue reading
Posted in craft, design, Diy, Garden, gardening, gift, gift idea, heritage craft, heritagecraft, hobby, home, Leather work, retail, saddlery, shopping, style, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, work
Tagged art, design, garden holster, gardening, garedn, holster, leather, tools, work
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Scared of a Spelling Mistake!
For my latest project I have been building a temporary Signpost with attached signs for a Urban Food Festival Opening tomorrow at Canary Wharf for a few days. The customer wanted a modern urban style sign based upon those … Continue reading
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Tagged art, business, canary wharf, design, events, food, humour, work
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A Sophisticated Bag for a Simple Man
I had a couple of days break between real work whilst I waited for an important customer to make a decision, so I took an opportunity to make a project just for me making use of a leftover piece of … Continue reading
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Tagged design, experiment, family, harpers bazaar, home, humour, job, middle age, prairie chic, video, work
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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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Tagged accessories, art, design, experiment, film, history, home, lampshade, leather, money, style, video, work
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