by Jason | May 27, 2017 | News
As I stood waiting for the sun to rise, sipping coffee, with the warm breeze wrapping itself around me, I heard the swans pass quietly overhead. They flew in formation, their wing beats the only disturbance in the pre-dawn silence as I listened to them fade into the...
by Jason | Apr 9, 2017 | Greenwood Chairs, News
For the last few weeks I have been pondering at some length on the silence induced by the chair I recently finished, and many thoughts and ideas have whirled around my head, some easily dismissed, some more reluctant to depart. When I closed the door that evening was...
by Jason | Apr 8, 2017 | Greenwood Chairs, News
“Holding fast to nothing in the knowledge that nothing lasts forever.” D.G. As I closed the door, I looked through the window and saw the fading light of day fall on the chair. For a brief moment it blazed brightly and I smiled, content in its...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2017 | News, Pipe tampers
This morning it was raining, cold and generally miserable; so, after walking the boys, eating a hearty breakfast and lighting the fire, there was really only one thing to do – a bit of whittling. It keeps the mind from wandering, occupies idle hands, and lets...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | News, Pipe tampers
Over the years I’ve made a few pipe tampers – some quite simple, and others a little more ornate. Depending on what I want they can take anything from 1 -3 hours to carve. All of them are functional and perfectly suited for their intended purpose. When people see them...
