Tag: Woodwork
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Blocks, logs, stock-cars and generosity of spirit
Have you ever been mistaken for someone famous? Not likely to be an issue in my case, bar the odd Stephen Hawking jibe. My uncle Pat, or “Uncle Zeb” as he will always be to us, was different. He could easily and justifiably be confused with Santa Claus, Ronnie Drew, John Sheahan or one of […]
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Chats And Clips
There’s a little bit of everything in this overdue catch-up, from wheelchair repairs, to poignant haymaking and woodwork and teasers about more exciting stuff to come.
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This One’s For You, Bud
Without doubt the most difficult video I’ve had to do so far. Buddy, my golden boy, has gone to chase the pigeons in the sky. We also give a brief update on the eco-bales and other ongoing operations.
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Watch “The making of a masterpiece – Part 1” on YouTube
What began as a mad notion bordering on a pipedream at best is getting a step closer to becoming a reality. Move over Van Gogh!
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Watch “Ramblings From The Seat” on YouTube
An overdue update in these quarters regarding what has been going on, what’s to come in the near future and mention of a completed project I’d love to spread to the masses.
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Eco-Friendly Heating Bale – from start to finish
In today’s video, we take you along during the process of packing and actually baling the Eco Briquette. In previous videos you’ll have seen how we shredded newspapers or any such material which was surplus to requirements before soaking and steeping for a week to 10 days. Then, in a rare happy accident, it was […]
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Rolling Up Before Baling
The project which has been hinted at over the past week or so is almost ready for lift off. No matter what the material is though, hay, straw, silage, maize (corn) stalks or in this case paper, it needs to be rowed or rolled up before being put through a baler. Please stay tuned for […]
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Woodwork in the office
Weather conditions dictated that what would normally be shed were re-located to the office today. The cutlery drawer turned flower box got it’s third coat of paint while another ongoing project was ramped up with a small mound of newspapers were torn up and soaked in buckets of water. Confused? Stay tuned, all will be […]
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Watch “Drilling, Hooking and Painting” on YouTube
As the great Hanibal Smith of the A-Team might say, I love it when a plan comes together! My only Woodwork project from school has been recreated, plus something very similar on a bigger scale for tool storage and a window box for flowers with a difference.
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Watch “Every Journey Has To Start Somewhere” on YouTube
Into the shed for the first time in earnest this year. Starting to give it a good clean up as preparations begin for this year’s farming journey. Wherever it may lead…