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Joan
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In
1983 Joan started learning Pyrography,using
a wood burning soldering iron, before moving on to using a Peter Child
Hot wire machine and a Davan Twin nib Hot wire Machine.
Joan now pyrographs using almost
any British Grown Hardwood.
In 1984 Clive started Wood-Turning using only a
lathe attachment for his drill. The next year Clive aquired a 36"
bed Coronet lathe and now has 3 electric lathes. Clive
turns anything from small lace bobbins to four poster bed legs. Turning
commissions are quite varied and can range from a batch of shaker pegs
for a mail order customer to a batch of wooden onions for BBC Radio Wales.
Now other forms of wood craft commissions give us an even bigger variety
such as the Cheese Stretchers and Cheeses for Caerphilly's notorious 'Big
Cheese' Cheese Race.
Many
commissions have been completed over the years, however some we will always
remember, such as the Pyrography on the Ram's Horn handle of a shepherd's
crook for Archbishop Desmond Tutu.More recently for the Bowls made by Clive
which were pyrographed and painted by Joan with Shire Horses as perpetual
awards for the South Wales Shire Horse Society.
We specialize in using Welsh Hardwoods,
demonstrating, exhibiting, giving talks and running workshops across Wales
and England.
We have been organizing the Working Craft
Marquee at the Caerphilly 'Big Cheese' since 1998, with the size of the
Marquee growing each year.Our
two Daughters have been learning crafts since they were small and now
have a working knowledge of over 50 different crafts. Since July 1993,
the family have demonstrated various crafts at the Museum of Welsh Life
(National Museum of Wales) at St Fagans (Nr Cardiff).
This
has been a monthly event and dispite being very busy I still try to join
the regular team of craft demonstrators at the craft Saturdays
when possible.
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Lindsay
(one of our daughter's) has taken her love of enjoying and teaching
crafts (mainly Wood Turning, Pyrography and Wood Carving) and
combined it with her studies. She has gained a BTEC National Diploma
in Land Countryside (Forestry Option) which included certificates
for the use of chainsaws and spraying, and has gained a 2.ii Degree
in Information Technology and Environment studies at University.
She is continuing her studies with various other courses but when
possible she spends time making clocks or restoring furniture.
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We are pleased
to say that Tam has now joined the team and can be seen here with
Chumly on 'duty' at the Powis Wood Fair. (They have assured us
they were not sleeping on duty!!) Tam is already starting to master
the art of working with wood and with Lindsay makes the most unusual
and stunning clocks imaginable all using our offcuts of wood.
Here are
a few - Each is unique.
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Hi I am 'Billy' the new member of the family - I am ¾ Jack Russell
and ¼ Japanese Chin. I am learning all about being guard dog at the
shows and at the new workshop.It's
quite hard work but I am allowed to have a snooze now and then as long as
I keep one eye on the job.
From March
2003 until May 2006 we worked in the School Room at Mamhilad,
but unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control we have
been forced to move. We are now in new premises a short distance
away and we shall be continuing to run the Woodland School where
students can come to take part in one or two day workshops learning
woodturning and/or pyrography.
Click here for details
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