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The Chair that keeps on Hugging

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Tom Green

  Part 3 of the Chair that hugs is now available on youtube. What started out as a quick and simple video is turning into an opus, and I want to know how it ends, will it end happily or … Continue reading →

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What Shape is the Perfect Bath?

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Tom Green

Looking ahead to the autumn one of the projects I am considering is to make a wooden bath. You could ask the question why? for which I struggle for an answer. I don’t particularly enjoy a bath, I struggle to … Continue reading →

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A Two Part Trilogy?

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Tom Green

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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How wide is your Bum?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Tom Green

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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New Handbags!

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Tom Green

  I have never been very good a keeping a secret, having completed a project I want to be able to show my nearest and dearest, but for my latest video I have had to keep quiet for nearly two … Continue reading →

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Going Up in Smoke!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Tom Green

The latest Heritage Craft Project Book is published today – How  to Make Food Smokers and Dehydrators. This one came about by popular demand from customers asking for the plans of my designs.  Over the years I have made a number … Continue reading →

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A Sophisticated Bag for a Simple Man

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Tom Green

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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The Old Blokes Kitchen Rides again

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Tom Green

Last year I was invited to appear at the Enfield Food festival,  I cant have been too bad because they have invited me back. I am on Monday but frankly having seen the line up its worth going for both … Continue reading →

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A Leather Lampshade

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Tom Green

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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A Useful By Product

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Tom Green

Sometimes you stumble onto something good by accident, and you end up with a result you didn’t expect which far exceeds your expectation, and that’s where I am with Vegan Gravy powder. If you have read my blog before you will know … Continue reading →

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