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Recent articles
- Stuart wins Strictly Woodturning
- History of Marquetry (with Glossary)
- History of the Lathe: part one – reciprocal motion
- History of the Lathe: part two – continuous rotation
- History of the Lathe: part three – mechanical power
- History of the Lathe: part four – the machine takes over
- Marquetry and Me
- Raymond Harvey makes his (wooden) bed
- Bone up on Bobbins : the craft of lace bobbin making
- Khokhloma Ware: Folk art for the masses
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- folk art (6)
- lacemaking (1)
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- woodturning (18)
- woodworking (3)
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Marquetry and Me
I left school in 1957 aged 15 years with notions of being an archaeologist or naturalist, or even a film cameraman, but with not one qualification to my name. My furniture-making farther said that I had no choice but to … Continue reading
Raymond Harvey makes his (wooden) bed
“These are my most important tools”, said my host, looking at two home made knives, one ground from a worn-out hacksaw blade, and an old ‘Surform’ rasp. I was standing in Raymond Harvey’s makeshift back-garden workshop, which reflects his general approach to … Continue reading
Bone up on Bobbins : the craft of lace bobbin making
‘Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down … Continue reading