Recent content by John Fenna

Project 177 Carving and/or chopping block I am having fun with wood! But to work wood you need a certain amount of kit and so decided to make a carving/chopping block from an old round of Oak and some lengths of Rowan I had around... The uneven original saw cut (plus a scrap of pine, screwed...

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The bowl is made from a random round of Ash ... basically re-purposed firewood - I still have the other, larger, "half" to play with for my next turning project :) This wood turning thing seems a bit addictive!

Project 176 My first successful turned bowl! The first one completed without cracks or splits... yet! Destined to be my camping dinner bowl - if it does not split...

Project 175 - part 2! I just had an idea for a towel rail/wind break support from Hazel with Ash and Willow rods (all just push fit) and a slate alcohol stove stand - to save scorching the wood with the hot stove... I get lots of ideas - all I need now are the skills and tools to do a good job!

Project 175 A "flat Pack" Camping Table On long turn static camps I like to "travel heavy" and haul in furniture and tarps to make life as comfortable as possible ... but I also like the "home-made/Bushcrafty" ethos ... This table was built to replace a similar size one that I lashed together...

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Neither I nor my wife like broad beans - and if she does not like any kind of food it does not appear on the menu anyway! She does however treat me to/with St John's Wort pills - which work well for me....

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Ah - but not all wood is for burning .... our little gang have a shaving horse and (soon to be finished ) pole lathe on one of the sites we use ... try feeding them without an ax!

All good here - still learning, still practicing :)

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