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Richard Maguire

A Nice Day Out

A Nice Day Out

We had a very welcomed change of scene this Sunday, when we popped down to Leicestershire for a lovely small woodworking event. Richard 'Monopod' Arnold and his partner Kate, had devoted much of their time to making arrangements for the day, which was a great social...

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New Found Respect

New Found Respect

As I'm writing this its two o'clock in the morning. I'm not having difficulty with sleeping or anything like that, it's just a new routine that we've temporarily trying out. Sensitivity to the fumes in our workshop, means that standard hours are out of the question...

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Allergic To Work

Allergic To Work

When you wake up in the fire wood pile with a nose bleed you know that something is going to have to give. I'd been having migraines for a little while which was odd as headaches are not something I've ever suffered with, and I'm rubbish at putting up with it. I'm not...

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Having Your Say

Having Your Say

It's just a quick one today as I wanted to bring up the matter of comments on our blog. It's always been a great incentive to write knowing that people are adding their own bit and I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who joins in. Your comments have become...

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My Two Extremes

My Two Extremes

No...I don't mean my two personalities. When I out grew a small home workshop I had to take our business of workbench building to a new setting. I'd nearly always worked in small wooden buildings so moving everything in to a stark breeze block and corrugated metal...

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What Would You Do?

What Would You Do?

The extractor bags inflated in to life and the thicknesser whirled up in to action. My knees buckled, back groaned as I took hold and lifted up half a bench top. I eased it on to the table of the thicknesser and heard the familiar sound of the anti-kick back fingers...

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The Hardpoint Saw

The Hardpoint Saw

Like any item designed to be used and then chucked, hardpoint saws are not the best type of tool to be promoting. But I did decide to use one throughout my workbench build. It was difficult to know what tooling to use in our video because I'm hoping that many people...

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