What do you lot do for a living?
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
Water Bailiff/Fisheries Officer for nearly 30 years, farm before that. Worked outdoors for the vast majority of my working life, but did run courses a few days a month, after I retired from my career at 57.
I had a wonderful working life no regrets whatsoever, I loved it, not work…..A way of life!
Strange, but still dislike being indoors even now!
I had a wonderful working life no regrets whatsoever, I loved it, not work…..A way of life!
Strange, but still dislike being indoors even now!
Joined the Fire and Rescue Service in 2003 and still there.
Louis.
Louis.
I currently manage a team that takes aircraft apart for spares.
I used to be an archaeologist, of the cold/hot-wet and muddy, dig up the dead variety. Then having been distracted during the early years of the whole bushcraft movement, I ended up getting into Experimental Archaeology for a spell. But some 20 odd years ago I set myself up as a knife maker, with a side line in a few tools
These days I'm very few knives, but a shed load of tools, My workshop is off-grid and in the middle of 10 acres of woodland, so I'm also a bit of a woodland manager, forester, charcoal maker and general odd-bloke-in-the-woods (with a pile of cheese). I often hear people describing themselves as toolmakers because they make the odd spoon hook, but I make tools for pretty much any craft that you can think of. I specialise in historically accurate tools, though I will make any kind of tool really. I make a lot for reenactors/museums and those craftspeople that make other things for reenactors/museums, my current range covers everything from corsetry and silk hair netting tools to stone quarrying and farming. I also make tools for 'modern' craftspeople including thatchers, slate workers and most of the basket makers teaching in the UK use my tools on their courses
I do run courses in axe/knife making, though not nearly as many as I used to. The group courses that I once filled have pretty much died off as every beggar with a forge has started to offer them. That's fine, I have plenty of other things to occupy my time!
These days I'm very few knives, but a shed load of tools, My workshop is off-grid and in the middle of 10 acres of woodland, so I'm also a bit of a woodland manager, forester, charcoal maker and general odd-bloke-in-the-woods (with a pile of cheese). I often hear people describing themselves as toolmakers because they make the odd spoon hook, but I make tools for pretty much any craft that you can think of. I specialise in historically accurate tools, though I will make any kind of tool really. I make a lot for reenactors/museums and those craftspeople that make other things for reenactors/museums, my current range covers everything from corsetry and silk hair netting tools to stone quarrying and farming. I also make tools for 'modern' craftspeople including thatchers, slate workers and most of the basket makers teaching in the UK use my tools on their courses
I do run courses in axe/knife making, though not nearly as many as I used to. The group courses that I once filled have pretty much died off as every beggar with a forge has started to offer them. That's fine, I have plenty of other things to occupy my time!
Your knives have found homes in some very skilled people's hands, saw this at River Cottage, it is owned by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall second in command, and a very nice to use knife it was...I used to be an archaeologist, of the cold/hot-wet and muddy, dig up the dead variety. Then having been distracted during the early years of the whole bushcraft movement, I ended up getting into Experimental Archaeology for a spell. But some 20 odd years ago I set myself up as a knife maker, with a side line in a few tools
These days I'm very few knives, but a shed load of tools, My workshop is off-grid and in the middle of 10 acres of woodland, so I'm also a bit of a woodland manager, forester, charcoal maker and general odd-bloke-in-the-woods (with a pile of cheese). I often hear people describing themselves as toolmakers because they make the odd spoon hook, but I make tools for pretty much any craft that you can think of. I specialise in historically accurate tools, though I will make any kind of tool really. I make a lot for reenactors/museums and those craftspeople that make other things for reenactors/museums, my current range covers everything from corsetry and silk hair netting tools to stone quarrying and farming. I also make tools for 'modern' craftspeople including thatchers, slate workers and most of the basket makers teaching in the UK use my tools on their courses
I do run courses in axe/knife making, though not nearly as many as I used to. The group courses that I once filled have pretty much died off as every beggar with a forge has started to offer them. That's fine, I have plenty of other things to occupy my time!
Thats the thing these days Dave... So many 'newborn' experts. They buy a few tools, spend a few months making stuff and then... they're good enough to teach others. Used to be when you're too old to make, you're young enough to start teaching... Time makes fools of us all, Some earlier than others it seems these days.
I used to visit River Cottage quite a lot before it got quite so corporate, I even used to sharpen their knives in exchange for an evening meal for two. Hugh has several of my knives in his own kitchen and a number of the staff past and present do too
I can’t imagine reading that never mind writing it.
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Best not say on a public forum I'm afraid. Used to make insulation products for power station exhaust silencers and the like, however that's not very interesting. Lots of boring stuff like looking at CFD analysis, temperatures and gas flows as well as loads of badly drawn engineering drawings. Customer's often had drawing offices with asthma!
I am a retired professional cover model for a an international publication.
Unfortunately the publication was Underwater Contractor International and I never really broke out of that role.
I now do a bit of diver training and some related maritime jobs. Quite a lot of tea gets brewed.
Unfortunately the publication was Underwater Contractor International and I never really broke out of that role.
I now do a bit of diver training and some related maritime jobs. Quite a lot of tea gets brewed.
Quality Engineer for an EN9100 electronics manufacturer. Can be varied and interesting work but hugely frustrating sometimes. Early 50s so a bit to go to retirement.
I'm a quality engineer, early 50s but in a large company that's starting to take on some aerospace quality tools from the aerospace standards. Namely the ones that originally came from automotive sector that I started out on quality in.
One business unit is aerospace though so they have to do those standards.
Do you find that things happen too slowly at times and it's an uphill struggle to get by buyin at times? Our large company feels like it's just too big to turn around quickly. Hard to get change embedded.
How big is your company? Not bragging rights, just curious to know how you find things related to size. I came from a small auto company two years ago and big co is just too frustratingly slow I struggle with it at times.
About 200 people. We doubled in size and tripled in turnover in the last few years. Biggest issue we have is staff turnover and training people. As usual Deming is 100% right when he says 94% of the problems are system issues. Management wanting to ship, ship, ship and not focusing on root cause corrective action. Rushed design and lack of management commitment. Same old story.
