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The Perfect Office Chair

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Tom Green

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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Why Bother Making it?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Tom Green

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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Is the Goose Getting Fat?

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Tom Green

Christmas is coming and if the Nursery Rhyme is to be believed Geese around the country should be putting on weight, so its time to start thinking about presents for your nearest and dearest as a festive gift, or for … 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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Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Tom Green

Today is the start of a new project for me and I need your help. As part of my normal working life I have been employing and interacting  with young people for many years and have slowly come to the conclusion that … Continue reading →

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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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George Clooneys Rival ?

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Tom Green

The second instalment of My Ultimate Bacon Sandwich video has now been posted and is available for your viewing pleasure at If you don’t know about this project, its where I have made a video trilogy breaking down a bacon sandwich … Continue reading →

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A Cover Up

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Tom Green

I have spent the day filming some more of the Old Blokes Kitchen Bacon Sandwich video. If you have missed out this its where I film one of my videos creating the constituent parts of a Bacon Sandwich, to create at last … Continue reading →

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Handmade Wooden Bed Frame

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Tom Green

By way of an experiment for my latest you tube video which can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DNJpjMLn8h I have decided to publish the cutting list here as a method of supporting the video. Lets see how it works. I have been … Continue reading →

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Flat Pack Furniture the Tom Green way

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Tom Green

My father, alas no longer with us started the tradition of building beds for the family, and when he couldn’t do it any longer I carried on. I don’t quite know how the tradition started, I cant pretend its because … Continue reading →

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