Richard Maguire

Tomorrow’s The Day!

Tomorrow’s The Day!

I'm very pleased to say that the first part of our Wall Cupboard video will be available tomorrow. Helen's been hard at it with the editing and though it's taken a few days longer than expected we're learning fast and really starting to enjoy making these - I'm...

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Rebate Refurb

Rebate Refurb

I've managed to find some spare minutes this morning so I decided to take a quick look at refurbishing an old wooden shoulder plane which I've had laying around but never used. These rebate planes can often be picked up from car boot sales and flea markets for next to...

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The Joy of Being A Novice

The Joy of Being A Novice

Having a keen interest can often come with an ambition to turn it to a livelihood and take it professional. After all what better way to spend your days than doing what you love and being paid for it. I'm not just talking about woodwork here, it could be cooking,...

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All Booked Up

All Booked Up

We've now fully booked and have had to close orders for next month's batch of Little John workbenches. It's been proving a very popular little bench and after a bit of discussion we've decided to commit to a further batch before the end of this year. Deposits can...

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The Wall Cupboard

The Wall Cupboard

I'm currently editing our next video and this one's going to be a little longer with a little more woodworking than what you've seen so far. This will be following a project from start to finish and the complete build will published over three parts. When we set about...

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Facebook

Facebook

Today we finally set up our Facebook page. It's been a long time coming, but then I think that must be because I'm missing a gene or two... can't think why else I'd be finding it such a struggle to understand! I Still haven't quite got my head around it but I'm sure...

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Selling yourself

Selling yourself

Just a quick follow up to Helen's post this morning. The power of branding today seems to be pretty immense and I think it's fair to say that we judge the value of the product by its brand rather than its true qualities. For me it's a sad truth but its certainly isn't...

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