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Cherry Table

May 18, 2010

Ed designed and made this table for our dining room a few years ago. We’d looked around a while for a ‘console’ style table but just couldn’t find one that was right, so he set about making it himself. It was featured in Furniture and Cabinetmaking magazine who asked him to write an article about […]

Plastered – Bathroom Part 1

May 4, 2010

Ed is self taught in most things. He watched our plasterer work his way round most of this house and then when our funds started to dry up thought “How hard can it be?” So this is a story about how Ed plasters a bathroom, from my perspective anyway. I’ve by-passed all the pre-amble about […]

All Things Green

March 17, 2010

Here’s an update on the things we have been making this week. As chance would have it all the things we have made have a green theme which is kind of relevant with it being Saint Patrick’s Day today. I had a couple of egg whites to spare so I made my first attempt at […]

An open and shut case

February 6, 2010

A couple of weeks ago George announced he needed a new pencil case, so when a trip to Staples drew a blank I decided this was a thing we could make ourselves. In fact we made one each, which we worked on together (at least until George go bored of it anyway). The design is […]

If I had a hammer…

January 9, 2010

…well I do now. Having made a plane adjustment hammer and then given it away (see Handtool Secret Santa post) I thought I should make myself one. As it happens it was worth waiting, as Mk.2 is slightly more refined and better executed; The head of the hammer is made in Brass, using my ancient […]

Handtool Secret Santa

December 25, 2009

Even woodworkers need Christmas presents… For the last couple of years I have organised a secret santa for handtool enthusiasts on the woodworking internet forum I belong to. Its a bit of fun and also means that amongst the socks and bath salts, this little group of woodworkers gets a tool related gift from one […]

Let it all dangle

December 12, 2009

This jewellery stand in American Black Walnut and Oak was requested by our Sister in Law, to allow her to hang up necklaces and other jewellery items. This is her birthday gift, which will be delivered today. The scalloped base also provides a home for those smaller items needing a home on the dressing table. […]

Fully Stocked

November 21, 2009

Georges school play is currently in rehearsal and is based in Tudor times. Understandably, the plot contains plenty of beheadings and I was asked to provide the required equipment…what can I say? – the people know me! Actually I was originally asked for a guillotine, but after steering things back to the right country we […]

A Box

November 2, 2009

Well they say a picture paints a thousand words, I suspect without me saying anything you can work out what I’ve made here; Yes its a box (although I kind of gave that away in the title) A box with tools in (the best kind of box in my opinion) I think I’ll call it […]

Dutchmen in the kitchen

October 11, 2009

No its not Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Rembrandt or Eddie Van Halen; a dutchman is also a timber patch to cover a defect. In our much used kitchen (installed by the previous owners of the house) the worktop had been varnished, which has trapped moisture and led to some small areas starting to break down; When […]

Mr Ed on the decks (now with added sunshine)

October 3, 2009

Well just the one deck actually, but I liked the sound of it. So the first of the two decks that have been promised for many years is now complete. My timing is a bit off because the ‘summer’ has just finished so they will have to wait until the spring to be enjoyed, but […]

I made…a big hole and filled it in again

August 18, 2009

If you read this blog for beautiful images, mouthwatering food and contemporary furniture then you’ll just have to look away for a minute – sorry. For the rest of you, welcome to my world of drains, deep trenches and tanking. The absence of any creative posts from me for a while is due to this diversion […]

The smallest room

July 19, 2009

I finished this bathroom on the ground floor of our house last year, but never got round to blogging it, so here it is. The works were extensive including excavating and pouring a new concrete slab for the floor, all new plumbing and electrics and fully replastering; all done by my own fair hand. I […]

Prize woodworking

June 22, 2009

This is a slightly unusual one for me; just completed this replacement base for an athletics trophy for my friend Robert. Its made of American Black Walnut, which will age to a nice deep chocolate brown over the years through exposure to the sun. Not the sort of job that comes up very regularly, but […]

Occasionally Tables

June 18, 2009

Well quite often tables in my case – it seems to be something I make a lot of. These Oak tables were made in a group of 6 to take some advantage of batch production. Interestingly the tops and stretcher rails are made from recycled library shelves given to me by a friend, who received […]

Pick a wood, any wood

June 7, 2009

Heres a set of wood samples I just prepared, so I have a talking point about timber selection, should I convince someone to commission some furniture from me. For those who care (and I fully accept that may only be me) the woods are (starting at 12 O’Clock) Maple, Birch ply, Douglas Fir, Tulipwood, Lime, […]

A Welshman and a Yorkshireman go into a pub…

June 6, 2009

These 2 chaps were carved to amuse myself on 2 different trips away. The Welshman on the left was carved in Trawsfyndd last Easter and the Yorkshireman on the right was carved on the beach at Filey last summer. Nowadays they stand as sentinels in alcoves on either side of the fireplace, where they’ve […]

In an English Country Garden

June 4, 2009

The spell of warm weather seems to have brought the flowers on in leaps and bounds in the garden at the moment. Here’s a few recent pictures of some of my favourites. Anyway, enough of that, I’d better post something more manly next time. Ed

Maple Console Table

June 2, 2009

This console table in Canadian Maple was designed to sit on the landing at the top of a staircase, hence its very shallow depth. The subtle curves of the leg and the centre rail give a simple elegance, while the through wedged tenons provide some detail to punctuate the form. […]