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Woodworking at the Extremes

June 29, 2014

Two projects that left the workshop in the last week from extreme ends of my woodworking spectrum: A whisky stand and some cabinets.

When you’re someone who’s into woodwork and construction type activities its natural to apply those things to your living environment. This means that people like me often choose to refurbish or build their own houses rather than pay someone else to do it. Makes perfect sense, right? Except this means that you actually spend most […]

Coffee Thing

June 25, 2011

As the years pass, I become increasingly particular about how I like certain things to be. Some call this fussy, but provided you can stay on the right side of becoming OCD I think it’s probably OK. Coffee is something I have some quite specific requirements on. I should say this is not in a kind […]

Not Nut Bread

July 27, 2010

This months Fresh From The Oven bread baking challenge was for a Wholemeal Walnut Bread. I have a confession. I don’t like walnuts. That’s not strictly true. I remember eating a whole bowl full of walnuts whilst staying in a farmhouse in France many years ago. They were straight from the tree outside and we had […]

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. […]

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 […]

Walnut and Lime

May 29, 2009

Tired of the tangle of necklaces and earings lying around the house, Ed designed and built this beautiful jewellery box with American Black Walnut and a base of Lime.