Well its been over 2 months since a last updated my blog which just isn't good enough!!!
To be fair in the run up to Christmas I was pretty busy closing up my old shop (Jimbob's), working Manchester Christmas markets, Tree surgery with DR tree surgeons, working in the Green Man pub and trying to keep up with the wonderful new world of Peachwood.
Christmas has been and gone and I am finally starting to settle into a little working routine. I normally do 2/3 days a week for DR I have the kids on a Friday and the rest of the week is my own (ish). Whilst mentioning DR tree surgeons I am finding working with them very enjoyable and very useful, the biggest problem is I want to by all the bloody timber that we fell! I have obtained some pretty exciting looking large lumps of oak that we felled from in a pretty tight spot in Lytham, keep tuned to see what becomes of them. I have my first official qualification, a NPTC in chainsaw & maintenance! I am hoping to do my chipper, stump grinder and maybe some climber certificates as well.
I attended the Northern power tools & woodworking show at Harrogate with a group of local wood turners. John who we travelled there with did a excellent package deal, ticket to the show, travel and most importantly a pork pie for the journey! The show was very useful and gave me chance to look at some bits of kit I have been thinking of purchasing for a while, also to look at some bits of kit that for the time being I can only dream of owning (Look at this tool from festool for example). I purchased a new Makita belt sander as my old one decided to throw sparks & flames out of the side of it!? Very impressed with the new sander, it is a massive step up from my old one, it is a little wider and much heavier. What sold is that it looks like Makita haven't updated the design for some time, it is pretty square and heavy and is missing all the modern fancy plastic trims and laser guiding etc...
I have completed a few commissions since my last update, a large solid oak shelf, a bread bin & chopping board (pictures to follow) and some house signs.
Below is some video and time lapse footage of me making the signs. I should hopefully have some pictures of the signs up soon.
To be fair in the run up to Christmas I was pretty busy closing up my old shop (Jimbob's), working Manchester Christmas markets, Tree surgery with DR tree surgeons, working in the Green Man pub and trying to keep up with the wonderful new world of Peachwood.
Christmas has been and gone and I am finally starting to settle into a little working routine. I normally do 2/3 days a week for DR I have the kids on a Friday and the rest of the week is my own (ish). Whilst mentioning DR tree surgeons I am finding working with them very enjoyable and very useful, the biggest problem is I want to by all the bloody timber that we fell! I have obtained some pretty exciting looking large lumps of oak that we felled from in a pretty tight spot in Lytham, keep tuned to see what becomes of them. I have my first official qualification, a NPTC in chainsaw & maintenance! I am hoping to do my chipper, stump grinder and maybe some climber certificates as well.
I attended the Northern power tools & woodworking show at Harrogate with a group of local wood turners. John who we travelled there with did a excellent package deal, ticket to the show, travel and most importantly a pork pie for the journey! The show was very useful and gave me chance to look at some bits of kit I have been thinking of purchasing for a while, also to look at some bits of kit that for the time being I can only dream of owning (Look at this tool from festool for example). I purchased a new Makita belt sander as my old one decided to throw sparks & flames out of the side of it!? Very impressed with the new sander, it is a massive step up from my old one, it is a little wider and much heavier. What sold is that it looks like Makita haven't updated the design for some time, it is pretty square and heavy and is missing all the modern fancy plastic trims and laser guiding etc...
I have completed a few commissions since my last update, a large solid oak shelf, a bread bin & chopping board (pictures to follow) and some house signs.
Below is some video and time lapse footage of me making the signs. I should hopefully have some pictures of the signs up soon.