I had some offcuts of walnut which I thought would be useful to practice making hinges with… Once I’d finished the hinges they had to have a home, so I planed some more walnut, some pippy oak, and made a box for them to go on.
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This was made as a gift for a friend, the shorter sides are purple heart and the front, lid and back pieces are maple – the front piece has a purple heart wave running through it. This was the first one I made using barrel hinges, which was nervous work as when I tried one on a sample of wood it was a one way process, the hinge went in but they don’t come out again (so there could have been a lot of swearing if it went wrong at…
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We called into Carlisle Cathedral this morning as they have the Museum of the Moon exhibition on at the moment, it was rather impressive to see.
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A bit more practice time getting my hand to move where it should 😉 this time it’s a small watercolour of a Hobbit hole chimney….
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We heard that the beach at Parton near Whitehaven was a good place to search for sea glass, so we stopped by yesterday and had a look – Although I lived near the beach for some time many years ago I can never remember visiting which is a shame as it’s quite a nice place for a wander.
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