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Central heating – Is it a Pipe Dream?

You can only talk about a project for so long, eventually you do have to actually do have to start work, and I have been talking about this for years, in fact I have been using the same joke for … Continue reading

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There getting bigger!

One of my regular customers is http://www.trafalgarlighting.co.uk a theatrical equipment hire company based in North London. For some time now I have been making Location Mirrors for them. The first order was for some Table Top Dressing room mirrors, closely followed by … Continue reading

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Time is under rated

There is an old saying “that if you won’t something done then ask a busy man”. Well I think I qualify for the description of being a busy man, more so than usual recently and as a consequence the fun … Continue reading

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A Daffodil for Mothers Day

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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A Real Sacrifice

For the last couple of weeks I have been working on my latest http://www.heritagecraft.co.uk project book that deals with the Building and Operation of a wood fired Bread oven – out soon, and I felt the need to include a … Continue reading

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Is there a food God?

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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Tales of the Riverbank

Occasionally life shines upon you and presents opportunities that are too good to resist, and this weekend  was one of these days when I was given the opportunity to go aboard the Queens Row barge the Gloriana. Built for the Queens jubilee … Continue reading

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Even More Naked Man in a Tub

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7t7yqabkY 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 … Continue reading

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The Most Relaxing Video in the World

I have had a little time to play recently, and I finally got round to making a video of my smoker in operation. Not an instructional video, but rather a “just enjoy the moment video”. An experiment like a popular … Continue reading

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