Just checked my blog and realised that I've been quiet since march and I can't quite believe where the time has gone. Apart from a trip to Jordan to visit my bro @johnjosephryan and a few weekend jaunts i've been beavering away in the workshop. I've also been playing with my nemesis aka the computer and have come up with a website which you can find here please come and visit and let me know what you think.
My philosophy of transforming used wood and materials into new things and saving them from the indignity of landfill continues apace and on a recent trip to visit my good friends in Newcastle I came across my latest muse. Some left over slats from some venetian blinds that were destined for the fire were kindly bestowed on me and, if i'm honest, i thought they were a bridge too far even for me! Alas they weren't, I got out the glue pot, some clothes pegs and the creative juices and began to play.
Luckily for me I had just been asked to make a letter rack for a regular customer and was given then brief of creative and delicate. Luckily for them things turned out well! A bit of bending, a bit of gluing and then some delicate sanding and cutting and I thought I'd cracked it. For a little flourish I added a piece of stained glass to the end panel to catch the light flooding in the front door. All there is left to do is to deliver and fit it.......I hope she likes it!
Sustainably Onwards
The Woodfashioner
