The daughter of some family friends recently got married, and as is our modus operandi, Maja and I chose to
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Turning bumblebee houses
In the words of one of our neighbours, we won the neighbour lottery. Sometimes it feels like we live in
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A close friend of one of our children, who became somewhat of a surrogate daughter, and a rather cheeky one
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Another young person we’ve watched grow up recently got married, which called for something a little special. Like other wedding
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Many months ago, I glued up some Tasmanian Blackwood and Huon Pine offcuts for I know not what. But on
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I am attracted to the idea of carving. It’s a fairly artistic endeavour, which doesn’t come naturally so a good
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For many years we’ve had our TV hanging on a wall in our living room. It was a practical solution,
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Over January our family helped lead a youth camp, in which we introduced a bunch of grade 9-12 kids to
Continue readingHanging wall cabinets – forging individual history into a combined future.
Two friends of our eldest daughter, whom we have known since primary school got married earlier this year. My wife
Continue readingAttempting to [CTRL]+Z a half blind draw-bored mortice and tenon
This post could also be titled “How draw bored mortice and tenons took me from hero to zero in fifteen
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