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This is the lifestyle part of our blog, where we write about what we’re up to, what we’re thinking and how we go about earning a living with our hands in this modern world.

Observations On A Craftsman (Part Two)

May 4, 2015 By Helen 14 Comments

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We have more space here than we need at the moment, but only if you don't mind sharing it with nature. Good, sealed working space on the other hand is tight and so we have to be well organised and only keep to hand what is essential. Richard and I were rummaging through one of the barns last week … [Read more...]

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After Hours

April 21, 2015 By Helen 13 Comments

I've been spending a lot of time out in the sun this past week or so; setting up a (make shift) vegetable plot and tending to the weeds. Ordinarily I'd be feeling very guilty about doing anything beside work in work hours and I still am a little. But after a pretty miserable last year where worry … [Read more...]

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The Making Bug

March 11, 2015 By Richard Maguire 6 Comments

As a kid I wasn't a traditionalist, not by a long shot. I remember me and my brother banging out hundreds of hours competing on the Sega Megadrive. My earliest tool cravings weren't for hand tools either but for the ones with power and noise. I remember my Dad had a cordless Makita when they first … [Read more...]

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Observations On A Craftsman (Part One)

February 20, 2015 By Helen 14 Comments

In our previous workshop time had allowed us to create a systematic approach to building workbenches. The fine tuned layout allowed the work to flow like a human driven conveyor belt; from timber entering through the door to passing over machines, and as the wood traveled physically from the front … [Read more...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2015 By Richard Maguire 31 Comments

I've never been one for resolutions but there's no doubt that today marks a great opportunity to pause and consider what we've been doing for the past year, and what may lay ahead. I hate to sound ungrateful, but I'm making a sigh of relief to see the back of 2014. It was a productive year for us … [Read more...]

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Technical Difficulties

November 14, 2014 By Richard Maguire 15 Comments

We have gotten over many difficulties this year but are still facing a small battle trying to get our internet connection at the new workshop. We've a kind neighbour who has allowed us to sneak access now and then, but as the weather turns ever more dreary the prospect of hovering in the hedge … [Read more...]

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Around The Corner

October 10, 2014 By Helen 18 Comments

Due to disturbances there have been several things that we've worked on and mentioned that were left half done. Now that we're settled in to our new workshop we're both feeling reinvigorated and very much excited about picking things back up, finishing them off, and starting anew. Here's an update … [Read more...]

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Out Of The Woods

September 29, 2014 By Richard Maguire 57 Comments

So I'm back from the dead... Helen made a good attempt but just didn't bury me deep enough. Over the last few months we've experienced some difficulties that I won't ramble on about yet, but I will say that after a terrible old journey we're now out of the woods and couldn't be happier. I'm baffled … [Read more...]

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A Nice Day Out

June 12, 2014 By Richard Maguire 11 Comments

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 get together for talking woodwork … [Read more...]

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Barn Video

May 15, 2014 By Helen 19 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0KUAH1pcQ&feature=youtu.be As promised, a quick look around our barns... … [Read more...]

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