Green Woodworking day Sunday 26th February 2012

The LS.S.S.C Green wood working day at Spalding Common Community Hall.
A friend and I ran a Green wood working day for the Lincolnshire Smallholders and Self sufficiency Club.
After arranging the Hall and Cutting wood for making spoons and turning on the bodger's lathe.

We  had a good day

Shave horse made from 2x4 traditional wood which came first the shave horse or the Lathe.

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 Chris one of the members giving the lathe a go being watched by another member.

The lathe and the shave horse belong to Paul Simple and reasonably cheap compared to a new record lathe.

 Shave horse easy to move on our car trailer the lathe had to be taken down 4 bolts really easy.

I gave a talk on the steam juicer and dehydrator and how I preserve food and make wine.

winter on a Saturday in February 2012

Freezing fog and snow after  last nights temperature was down to -16 at Holbeach that is only 20

miles away but near to the sea bank.

This was the view of one of the local roads when I was taking toffee for a walk.

 The football field below is looking like a called off match to me the dugout was covered with cob Web's that showed up with the frost.

 This is the first time Whisper has seen the snow he loves it he must be 11 months old now but you cant let him off the lead as he puts his nose down and just runs so he has to go on a training lead.
He pulls on the lead so you have to be ready as he pulls you over if you don't watch out.

                                                                        He love the snow

                        A spaniel through and through just bounds about all the time

Winter has arrived

We had 100mm to 150mm of snow on Sunday good job I picked up my new 4x4 on Saturday the old one was wrote off by Barbara on some black ice 3weeks ago.

The new one is not brand new but 5 years old its probably the best motor for me as the dog cage fits in the back OK.

I went to my first auto jumble at Newark show ground the other week in a hire care and picked up a few bits so I can clean up my old collection of woodworking tools I just keep picking up.

There is a boat jumble this weekend on Sunday the 12th February I have never been to one but if the weathers that bad I have Some rollers for a lawn mower to make out of elm.

sorry no photos I will have a look to see if I have any of whisper hes playing up at the moment but he is a Springer Spaniel.

I hope to keep the blog up to date more often i think loosing blue put me back a bit but life goes on.

We are looking at having a Fenland Wood Turners blog so watch this space.