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Location: Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Website: http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

My first recollection of working in wood dates from when I was around 8 years old. I made one of those guns from L shaped pieces of wood and rubber bands cut from a bicycle inner tube. It shot dried peas but was confiscated as soon as my folks saw it. Oh dear.
Then at high school I thoroughly enjoyed the woodwork course. I still have the bookstand, tea-tray and coffee table I made between the ages of 11 and 16. Other stuff has disappeared.
Much of what I did until about 1997 was household DIY. It was only when I was forced to take early retirement (not a great deal of forcing was necessary) that I found the opportunity, time and money to set up my workshop. I had ideas about joining the Craft Fair circuit in and around Yorkshire with a range of small wooden boxes, as I’d recognised that virtually the only wooden items being offered were turned goods. But as soon as my extended family realised what I could do with a chunk of old tree, there became a constant demand for ‘can-you-just’ jobs. Those jobs forced me to develop my skills to a great degree, but, as my step-daughter told me: “A 7 foot oak kitchen dresser is just a lot of boxes isn’t it?” I suppose that’s right.
And I don’t miss the need to have stuff ready for fairs, and the loading, unloading and selling. And so on. As it is, I can go into the workshop when I feel like it. No pressure. Life's good.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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Karson

25786 posts in 1291 days


posted 792 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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WayneC

5943 posts in 988 days


posted 792 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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Thos. Angle

4015 posts in 853 days


posted 792 days ago

We’re a litle nuts but we’re OK.

-- Thos. Angle

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YorkshireStewart

782 posts in 792 days


posted 792 days ago

Thanks folks. I’ve enjoyed my first evening in your company immensely.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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mot

4902 posts in 927 days


posted 792 days ago

Hey! Welcome from Canada! Enjoy LJ!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Mark A. DeCou

1537 posts in 1296 days


posted 792 days ago

Very nice projects you have loaded up here today. Welcome to lumberjocks, I hope you enjoy the community.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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brunob

1467 posts in 1060 days


posted 792 days ago

If you like working with wood, you’re in the right place. Welcome

-- Bruce from Central New York

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oscorner

4572 posts in 1201 days


posted 792 days ago

Welcome to our woodworking community. You’ve made some very nice gifts.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Tony

812 posts in 921 days


posted 791 days ago

Welcome to LJ from from Finland. They are all a great bunch of Jocks & Jockesses

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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Max

14322 posts in 1164 days


posted 791 days ago

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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TreeBones

1559 posts in 914 days


posted 790 days ago

Glad to see you here, this is a great site. You have some great projects. I like them all , you have some really nice pieces.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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gizmodyne

1667 posts in 980 days


posted 789 days ago

Hi,

Welcome from across the pond.

You are in the north, yes?

I love the arts and craftsesque projects so far. I travelled to London, to the Cotswalds, to the Lake District, to Glasgow, on an arts and crafts trail last year. I am fascinated with all things Engish Arts and Crafts.

Have you been to Rodmartin and seen the furniture?

John

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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Branden

320 posts in 1026 days


posted 789 days ago

Welcome! I think you’ll enjoy the site!

-- Branden - Sacramento, California - www.ShopDogUSA.com

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YorkshireStewart

782 posts in 792 days


posted 789 days ago

Again thank you for this welcome. I’m overwhelmed. gizmodyne- yes we’re pretty well up north; some 200 mile north of London. That Arts and Crafts trail sounds interesting. I’ve never visited Rodmarton Manor – that’s the Barnsleys I believe. We’d hoped to look in on The Cotswolds this summer but suddenly it’s September!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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Greg Mitchell

1383 posts in 960 days


posted 789 days ago

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

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PanamaJack

4447 posts in 968 days


posted 787 days ago

We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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WhiskeyWaters

93 posts in 696 days


posted 696 days ago

Replying to your comment.

Yeah, she’s a Bonnieville From your location, looks like you’re familiar with the old brand. Mine’s a Hinkley, one of the new ones. Love it to death, and if I get one any faster than the one I got, it oughta be my death. I’ll be smiling the whole way.

And yeah, the kids loved ‘em. Had to give all of them away, they sold like gangbusters.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7034 posts in 1190 days


posted 487 days ago

Thanks for choosing me as a Buddy, & especially from England.

My ancestors came to the USA, from the Isle of Man.

I accidentally posted this in your workshop, which I admire very much.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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mtnwild

2011 posts in 418 days


posted 417 days ago

Very cool projects, never saw a threaded bowl before. Classy work, just super.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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john

1183 posts in 1272 days


posted 310 days ago

I just wanted to say it was a pleasure to view your work , great range of projects !!

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

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Bureaucrat

7145 posts in 543 days


posted 63 days ago

Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

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