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I used to have hair!
Today I have posted my latest video. By luck I managed to purchase the most superb piece of textured leather and I agonised over what to make. The leather was so good I didn’t want to use it. Then having made … Continue reading
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Tagged design, family, home, humour, middle age, old age, oldmen, video, work
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How wide is your Bum?
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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Tagged bodyshape, Chair, chair doctor, chairs, design, experiment, humour, middle age, 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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New Handbags!
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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Tagged applications, art, daughters, design, experiment, family, handbags, home, humour, middle age, office, relationships, video, 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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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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Norfolk joins the Space Race?
There is an old saying that suggests a prophet isn’t revered in their own land. Now whilst I wont try and claim to be a prophet I can understand the sentiments and its a message that’s been brought home sharply with this … Continue reading
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Tagged business, design, furniture, garden, gardening, humour, leisure, middle age, seating, work
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Romance for Middle Aged Men
Find out how to put the romance back into your relationship Continue reading
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