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A Traditional Market Cart
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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Tagged accessories, art, business, design, education, family, film, garden, gardening, history, home, humour, job, London, market, Marketcart, middle age, shopping, spitalfields, style, tools, traditional marketcart, tv, video, work
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The Perfect Office Chair
A touching tale tale of love lost, love found and lost again. For over 35 years I had a proper job, although don’t tell my mother she spent years waiting for me to get one. In this job I sat at a … Continue reading
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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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Old Father Time
My latest Video has just been posted on Youtube. Following on from the modern briefcase in this one I make use of the left over leather to make some clocks and a belt. Help an Old Mans viewing figures along … Continue reading
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Tagged business, clock, design, home, humour, video, work
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Shaker or Gothic?
With a few days spare between projects I have been looking ahead to the summer where I shall be exhibiting at some Rural Shows in the East of England. I earn my living as a wheelwright, a maker of wooden wheels, and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, design, goth, Gothic, history, home, rocking chair, rush chair, shaker, work
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Did I get my Doctorate?
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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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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