Beech Wood Pipe Tampers

Beech The Mother Of The Woods Renowned for Her generosity of spirit, offering shelter, nourishment, wisdom and knowledge.   I’ve been at a bit of a loose end lately, now that all the firewood has been gathered from the woods; I still have to finish cutting,...

Childs Play – Greenwood Chair

The Mojo has been missing for a while. I’ve put it down to being busy collecting fire wood, and a myriad of other necessary distractions, thus not having enough time to devote to what it is I enjoy most. As a result I’ve been prowling around like a bear...

The Best Way To Spend A Day….

….is collecting timber for the coming winter months, and knowing the house will be warm and toasty, with plenty of hot water; bouncing across the fields in the finest 4×4 ever created, with Staralfur, a beautiful Sigur Ros tune, running through my mind....

TV Inspiration

On occasions when I sit quietly, with a pipe in my workshop, I’m transported back to childhood and my granddad’s shed; the aroma of fresh sawdust, and Old Holborn Tobacco, mingled with the green of the garden. He was my earliest memory of working with...

The Seat Of Learning – Hazel Ladder-Back

I wrote some time ago about listening to the Muse, what it meant to me and how the Muse informed my work.  And, I sincerely meant and believe what I wrote. But then, one rainy weekend, I promptly forgot all about it – or, rather, deliberately put it to one side....

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