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.

Harrogate Woodworking show Sunday 20th November 2011

Hi
This Sunday the fenland wood turners are running a bus to the woodworking show at Harrogate in Yorkshire.
so I will be at the show spending money on tools instead of Car Boots (these are small indoor ones now not as good).

The fenland wood turners meeting on 30th November is competition night (Big Platters).remember the last Wednesday of the month.

I will try to remember to take my camera and report back later.
This is just a quick one catch up later.

Photovoltaic panel system

We have just had 16 Photovoltaic panels fitted  and hope this will bring the cost of our electric bills down
The system is a 4 kilowatt hour 2kwh facing east and 2 facing south with 2 inverters.
It has been running for 7 days and has generated 94Kwh and as its the first week I think that's not bad at all.
We have a water system and we have never kept a record of  what it saves but I will keep an eye on the electric I will keep a record of weekly units and will keep you up to date.

i have no photos as yet but will take some to morrow.

I hope to do more on the blog now just to keep you up to date Whisper the pup is doing OK Barbara takes him training once a week and i train him on Fridays when I am off work.

We have had loads of apples on the plot this year and I have just done a talk at the lady bird club about 20miles away about food for free (foraging for wild food).
I have another one next week at the WI near to home.

Springfields June 2011

Here are some of the exhibits on the Fenland wood turners stand at the Springfield's exhibition center in Spalding

The three on the top shelf from left to right 1st in the beginners middle was 1st in the intermediate and right is 1st in the experienced turns category.

a wide choice of items were shown by members including a child's chair.

below is my work of art by the way it did not get 1st prize but I did come 2nd but with no prize.

not bad for an amature

The competition table with some of the entries

Meet whisper our new dog

Meet whisper at 1Day old he is now nearly 14 weeks old and as soon as the birds start to sing is awake ( makes having kids seem great)

 Whisper was 1 of 6 pups born to Millie who goes on the same shoot as we do she had 3 boys Liver and white and 3 Black and white Girls like there dad Fergus he is black and white and Millie is liver and white.

 2 of the other pups play out on the lawn at Millies home Lol the Farmer who owns Millie was really please when I rang him to ask if we could put our name down for one of the pups.
We were the first and he wanted them to go to a good home.
We still miss blue but life must go on we both felt guilty about having a new dog but we are pleased with our choice . ( Whisper) even if we are up early every morning.

 He has the most colour of all the pups and looks as if he is Toffees son He is a springer spaniel like Toffee and is related to toffee down the line in the past. you may notice he has had his tail docked as he is a working dog that's allowed but we have got the paperwork to prove it was done by the vet when born.

I have some more photos to put on later he gets on well with toffee they are both laid out on the study floor Zzz away.
so he is bound to be up early tomorrow morning.

anyway what have I been up to well the Springfield's woodworking show was on the 10.11.12th June the Fenland wood turners had a stand and I was there most days.
Sent some money but who worries its better than the taxman taking it.
I will find some photos and post next time of  the competition It was something that has no purpose or is useless. arty farty

Work well that's another story tell you later I may retire early yet.

The woodwork is getting better I have plans to make a Cabinet makers Chest this winter so when or if its finished i will put the photos on here.

I have been doing well at the car boots lately finding books,tools,wood and handy bits.

Well new start now thanks for reading as I ramble on.