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Back in Business
Finally, finally! I got some help from a friendly neighbour, and together we managed to get all the lathe pieces (wood lathe and engineering lathe) into the workshop and lifted into their correct places. I then spent most of Saturday … Continue reading
Ringshake
We all are familiar with cracks and splits, which often are also called shakes. These develop after a tree has been cut down. The fibres in the end grain are exposed to air, therefore the moisture rapidly evaporates, which causes … Continue reading
One man’s rubbish…
is another man’s gold. Or so the saying goes. Recently I was offered to go through somebody’s firelog pile, and I picked up a whole lot of leylandii, in varying stages of drying, and in all sorts of different shapes. … Continue reading
Recent work
In preparation for my planned activities this summer (a number of events, see calendar for details) I have started making stock. Loads of bowls and platters, a few vases, and plenty of candle sticks. If you’re interested, pop over to … Continue reading
Skewed Carrots
No, this is not a typo. It’s not skewered carrots, either. As the esteemed reader of this blog will know, we (Helen and I) will attend a number of events this year, with the idea of tempting the general public … Continue reading