Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Exploring Bristol with Hazen Audel: craftsman and presenter of 'Primal Survivor' on the National Geographic channel

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Hazen Audel was in Bristol doing some work connected to the show that he presents, called ' Primal Survivor '.  As well as his te...
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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

A drum stool with a difference! Making carved wooden drums as seats

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The story of this project begins last summer... I had been invited to make some carvings for Gwalia farm near Machynlleth in North Wales,...
Monday, 2 January 2017

Carving a scene featuring a canoe from the North American pioneer days

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This picture, slightly larger than an A4 sheet of paper in size, was commissioned as a gift. The recipient loves his canoe and so the per...
Thursday, 15 December 2016

'Starman', a portrait of David Bowie carved in wood

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They are strange, the routes that lead into some projects.  I had signed up to have a stall at the St Werburghs Community Centre C...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Repairing damaged African sculptures, made from wood which has been made to look like ebony

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Occasionally I'm asked to repair or restore a damaged sculpture. They have needed repair due to a range of reasons, ranging from we...
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Friday, 28 October 2016

New website!

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Whew! Normally feeling under the weather isn't particularly useful. The latest bout of cold/flu/ sniffles has definitely had a happy o...
Monday, 10 October 2016

When a journeyman goes home: a travelling 'naver' returns to Copenhagen

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I've written before about the tradition of the German travelling journeymen. One post is a more general overview and the other a more d...