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Further to the last post the church models have continued to be a challenge. The client requested some sort of base for one of the models, the other parts to be retained as spares ...  more  

I was contacted earlier in the year by a company wanting me to make some small church models for their client. After various discussions the project is now underway. The finished d...  more  

I have had some open shelves in my workshop since the original set up. I have used these for storing paints, oils and wood finishes, but as they are directly under my chop saw they...  more  

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