In these uncertain times which can be very hard on small businesses, we self employed artisans have to find alternate ways to earn a living. Purely by chance, such an alternative came my way a Read more…
Every once in a while a piece of wood comes my way that deserves something special. Last year I met Rob, an arborist from Oswestry, and Rob let me buy a few sycamore burrs that Read more…
Going professional 4 years ago brought many challenges, not least of all, having to learn to take a photograph! OK, I already knew how to point a camera at a bowl and to take a Read more…
A Night at the Opera, well, not really, but more like three months at the theatre! Our friends at Theatr Clwyd contacted us a few days ago to ask whether or not we could help Read more…
It seems much longer than five weeks since we closed up for Christmas, so what have we been up to? Tuition has taken up much of my time from the first few days of January, Read more…
Our local customers may well have noticed that the shop is closed this month, due to reopen on 1st February, but that doesn’t mean to say that we’ve got our feet up. We suspended training Read more…
Well, that’s another year over, and what year it’s been! Way back in January we were having major problems with the builders of our former web-site, so by February and March, I was working on Read more…
Things are busy in Bala, making preparations for Christmas and especially getting the shop and the window decorated. This year we’re going for a window completely free of items for sale, and giving the display Read more…
As my regular readers will know, I write the occasional article for “Woodturning” magazine and my latest piece has just been published. Every year, at about this time, a special Winter edition is published. A Read more…
One of the advantages of having a hobby that becomes a profession, is that you enjoy your work enough to not hanker after days off, and when the occasional day off does arrive, I tend Read more…