Since lockdown eased sufficiently for my woodturning tuition sessions to recommence, things have been rather busy and I’ve had to restrict the sessions to two per week; although it must be said that I’ve given Read more…
When sawmills convert logs into planks, whether those mills are huge industrial sites or small, portable mills, the first thing they have to do to each log is to mount it onto a carriage or Read more…
Okay, let’s forget all the nonsense associated with this year and start tomorrow afresh. As if the spring and summer lockdown wasn’t difficult enough to ride out, and the autumn “Firebreak” equally tricky, the sudden Read more…
Pren's Woodturning Tuition Facility is Back in Business and Ready to Go!
With all the shops and galleries closed where I normally sell, and with demonstrations cancelled and all one-to-one teaching on hold, we’re not exactly busy with the usual things, so our time has been mostly Read more…
Greetings from Bala in lock-down, where my lathe must be wondering if I’ve forgotten where its on/off switch is! Apart from turning a few sample pieces for an article that I was writing, two weeks Read more…
For the third year running, we’re delighted to be back at Oriel Brondanw, the former family home of the Williams Ellis family. It was Clough Willimas Ellis who built Brondanw and brought his singular, distinctive Read more…
Things have been a little quiet at the shop this week. Well, the bell on the cash register has been quiet, but otherwise, things have been a little hectic. I should explain for those who Read more…