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Brighton marathon

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Went to the Brighton marathon today to cheer on my friend Jo and Paul I was hoping to get a picture of Paul as he is normally behind the lens. He is http://www.paulfletcherphotography.co.uk. Unfortunately I didn’t spot him.  I also bumped into a good friend who I went to Edinburgh college of art with.

I always enjoy the Brighton marathon it is well supported and not as crowded as the London. Navigating your way round and meeting up with friends works really well. Well done to the organisers and the army of volunteers.

 

sad news when I returned home I learnt that a runner had died. Very sad

Timber delivery

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Just taken delivery of a lot of wood for the run in to the Christmas rush.

Which led me to write a blog about how to store it properly.

I am fortunate enough to be able to store my timber in a water tight and warm workshop. But this means that I must not be complacent.

With solid boards I store them flat and make sure they have sticks spaced at Approx 600mm between them. It also helps if the sticks are made out of the same wood to avoid any colour bleed. As the stack get higher keep the sticks in line with one another.

With boards, keep them flat and on bearers of the floor. If you can sweet talk the driver then ask for the cover board to keep the day light of the top board.

Keep an eye on where the sun shines through the workshop.

Cutting stations

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This is a recent project which I carried out for The Cutting Room Hove 96 Goldstone Villas Town Centre, Hove BN3 3RU, 01273 747 900

I was approached directly by the barber Mark Davies who had them designed by Takara Belmont in London http://www.takara.co.uk/hairdressing/.

Mark and myself made a few changes which will make his day to day work far more pleasurable.

I will let the pictures do the talking, apart from they are made of walnut and have solid 40mm thick worktops.

Barber shop in Hove - Sussex. Made from American Walnut and sprayed with clear PU lacquer
Barber shop in Hove – Sussex. Made from American Walnut and sprayed with clear PU lacquer

 

 

 

All photography by Paul Fletcher http://www.paulfletcherphotography.co.uk/

Handmade furniture

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2012 is showing really big demand for handmade furniture and I am seeing my busiest period yet. If you are trying to find places to put all your Christmas presents, now is a good time to commision that storage solution.

Really positive business networking at The Breakfast Club this morning and a solid presentation from Mike Mills at Palmeira management.

Thanks to Paul Fletcher Photography for you presentation on Blogging

The new format at the club has injected alot of energy to the group and there is a very positive outlook going into 2012.