Category Archives: Musings

Not a happy camper

I was planning on taking some photographs of my latest goodies last night, but it didn’t happen because Bob Mercer emailed me with the opportunity to buy some rather fantastic pieces of oak burr, which were just to good to … Continue reading

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Paradise

I promised a post on this most wonderful of all places called Exotic Hardwoods UK, so here it is. I found out about this place quite some time ago, when researching timbers for a variety of commissions and also some … Continue reading

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What a week!

I had last week off work, burning off my annual leave. We didn’t do any shows this year, and dedicate a lot of energy to the modernisation of the house, so it just never happened, and now I have to … Continue reading

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Hard landing

A while ago I posted about an inquiry I had for extra large candle sticks, 1000mm  tall, in 2 different designs and a slightly smaller version in 600mm tall. The inquiry was for 50 units for a wedding. Well, sadly … Continue reading

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The Move (Parts I and II)

OK, so now it’s Wednesday evening and some normality has been restored. Time to provide an update. Last week Thursday and Friday we had the removal company in the house. Thursday was packing day, only two guys, and loads of … Continue reading

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