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The Big Green Ice Cream Machine

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Tom Green

At last a project with a snappy title. The first video documenting the creation of my Horse Powered / bloke on a bicycle powered, Ice Cream Machine. This a project I have been thinking about for a long time, several … Continue reading →

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Too much to chew?

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Tom Green

# Before I start on a project I spend many a sleepless night ( I am getting old it comes with the territory) thinking it through, working out how it all fits together, what building blocks I need to achieve … Continue reading →

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Some habits are hard to break.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Tom Green

It was a day for going back to my roots, putting the fancy stuff to one side and make some wheels, something I haven’t done for a while, this time a set of four little wheels to replace some rotten … Continue reading →

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There is nothing like a challenge

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Tom Green

There’s nothing like a challenge and my latest project is most definitely one of those. Over the years I have made my fair share of wooden wheels for horse drawn carriages, usually something fairly substantial, with wheels in the region … Continue reading →

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A man gets on a bike

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Tom Green

A picture of a man holding a bicycle wheel is never going to be that exciting to look at. Until you look carefully As a wheelwright I am used to making and repairing wooden wheels, for carriages, early vintage cars, cannons, … Continue reading →

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Horse Drawn fire engine

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Tom Green

I like to think I have a good life, I get to play with some good toys, and make some interesting things. Today however was definitely a red letter day. It was a wheelwrights day out and a few of us went see and … Continue reading →

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101 uses for unistrut

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Tom Green

 The talk has finished and now the fun begins, although to be fair there is still a lot of talking going on. I am thoroughly enjoying the reaction when I tell people I am making a Horse Powered Ice Cream … Continue reading →

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  For some time now I have been wanting to make a Horse Powered Ice Cream Machine. I was originally told about this by a wheelwright friend of mine in Vancouver Canada, where he had seen one at a country … Continue reading →

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Tom Green | 1 Comment

Hand Sewn Leather Backpack

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Tom Green

 Late last night I finished editing my latest video, a tutorial on a how to design and make a Leather Backpack and it was posted this morning on the heritagecraft channel. Have a look and see what you think, and do let me … Continue reading →

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welcome

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Tom Green

Welcome to my page. My Name is Thomas Green a craftsmen working in Wood, Leather, and steel with workshops in London and Norfolk. I started out some 14 years ago to become a wheelwright and rapidly discovered that whilst I could … Continue reading →

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