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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Elephant Restoration — Part Three. Surface repair, careful painting, and quiet progress.

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Part three of the Elephant restoration project is now live on YouTube. This stage focuses on damage on the left-hand side of the piece, the ...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

130 Christmas 'Puds'… in January?

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This week I found myself making over 130 “Christmas puddings” — but not the edible kind. They’re fuel briquettes, made from wast...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Elephant Restoration pt2

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This video is about slowing down. Not just in the work itself, but in the way we approach it — mentally as much as physically. Furniture mak...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Are Smaller Briquettes better?

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Through December I’ve been testing my coffee-and-sawdust briquettes cut into quarters and sixths. It’s quick and easy to do on the bandsaw, ...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

2026 free plywood & better direction

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I hope you are well and 2026 has started well for you. Mine is going well, as this video shows, someone gifted me 4 sheets of plywood. Which...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Saving An Indian Elephant

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Save the Elephant – Can This Old Carving Be Restored? This old hand-carved wooden elephant has seen better days. The front sect...
Friday, October 31, 2025

10ft Church Pew into Kitchen Corner Seating

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This 10ft church pew had served its time — until Lou decided to give it a new life. In this video, I take you through how I cut down an old...