Category Archives: General

What doesn’t find a home anywhere else, ends up here.

Lady Luck is a friend of mine

About two weeks ago I received a phone call from Steve Earis. He’s a fellow wood turner, earning his living from making skittle sets and exercise clubs. He had picked up a post from somebody on arbtalk, about a 5t … Continue reading

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It is done!

Finally. Today I received the call first from the solicitors to tell me that the purchase of the new house had completed, then from the agent to tell me that the keys were ready for collection. Hooray! We have a … Continue reading

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Site move

On 14/12/2016, the server hosting this website will be moved to a new hosting provider. In consequence, the site will not be available on this day. You may experience trouble accessing the site in the following days, due to delays … Continue reading

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Moving on…

For the next few weeks and months, I’ll be unable to turn anything. A while ago, Helen and I decided to move house and, after many hiccups and bends in the road, things are now finally starting to come together. … Continue reading

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How to …

… waste a perfectly good piece of wood. Or maybe how to waste a perfectly good Sunday. Well, in fact neither, but it got pretty close. Last Saturday night, while watching a late romcom on TV, I started doodling around … Continue reading

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