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A recent event in the village was the arts trail. We hosted an artist and I displayed some of my woodwork and did some carving demonstrations. The event was a great success for me ...  more  

No recent posts as Sheila and I have been away for 3 weeks to the USA. Whilst there I found a design for a bowl using barrel staves. Previous blogs have shown some of the things I ...  more  

Much of my work involves working on the surface of boards, often with a router to produce lettering or to carve a design. My old bench holdfast works well, but is always in the way...  more  

Any one involved in woodwork at some point runs out of room and wishes for a larger work space. A recent job involving one tall cabinet, a low cabinet and some extra shelving left ...  more  

A previous post in relation to whiskey barrel staves. This is the continuation explaining what I did with them once I had worked out how to measure and get square ends.  more  

I have been asked to make some kitchen storage boxes for a clients kitchen. The client is keen on recycling so it seemed appropriate to try to use some old whisky barrel staves whi...  more  

My current sanders have been getting tired for some time. They have been used extensively during the restoration of our cottage, but I was not planning to replace them just yet. So...  more  

Having decided to make use of the previously made stepped gable house outlines, window and door details were made, but there was something missing. I decided to attempt to turn som...  more  

Our daughter has several cast iron fireplaces in her house which require small mantle shelves making. A request from a customer for a similar shelf prompted a busy day in the works...  more  

I had made some outline stepped gables as a possible project for a birthday gift. The outlines were in the workshop unused , so I decided to make some miniature doors and window fr...  more