I was stood in the workshop about to plane some wood and thought “I wonder if I could turn a lidded box”, so I did 😉 The main bowl and lid is turned from Iroko and the finial is Oak….
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Author: Graeme Skinner
Moon Rising
Took a quick shot of the Moon rising this morning before I headed to bed as it looked quite nice with Venus just showing through the cloud as well.
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I decided to try and make an oak box without any metal fixings, well, why not 😉 made a few mistakes along the way and there’s still some fettling to do but I’m happy with the result so far. The wood hinges were interesting to make, and I’d probably do them differently next time.
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There was an off cut of watercolour board lying around, it looked the perfect size for a painting of Castlerigg Stone Circle.
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After painting the fantastical world as recorded by J.R.R.T. for a while I decided to return to something a bit more local. It’s been quite a while since I wandered over Haystacks in the Lake District so I opted to paint it 😉
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