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Making a shonky bench

Posted in Woodwork on March 23, 2011

Here's a quick photo diary of me making a shonky bench for the garden.  Firstly I selected a suitable piece of slabwood. Currently I've only softwood but I chose the chunkiest bit that I have. I cut

Today's output was three shonky benches for the firepit

Posted in Woodwork on March 20, 2011

Making a peening bench

Posted in Woodwork on March 19, 2011

My scythe needs some TLC due to the massive ding I managed to put in the blade when clearing out some brambles late last year and hitting a privet hedge's stump. Ouch. I was already aware that using a

Fire lit and lunch on the go

Posted in Fam, Smallholding and Woodland on March 12, 2011

Pole Lathe 100% complete

Posted in Smallholding and Woodland, Woodwork on March 4, 2011

Pole Lathe 80% complete

Posted in Smallholding and Woodland, Woodwork on March 2, 2011

Home after too long away

Posted in Fam on February 21, 2011

Better picture of yesterday's finished wood stack

Posted in Smallholding and Woodland on February 14, 2011

Now we've lived through a pretty cold winter I've a much better idea of the amount of wood that we need to keep us warm. Hot water is dealt with separately by a woodchip boiler that also drives

I made a freestanding firewood store today

Posted in Smallholding and Woodland on February 13, 2011