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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
As promised some photos!
I was given an amazing commission back in July to carve a pair of acorns and an acorn cup. I used the grey/green Forest of Dean sandstone, which is incredibly hard to carve but is very durable and will resist the frost.
They were 2ft x 12 x ...
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
I am incredibly excited about my first Christmas at Taurus Crafts. I have lots of interesting new gifts that I have been busy making in between completing my commissions.
I have some Welsh slate coasters, pretty Chinese slate hearts-I can carve initials on these from £5 , candle sticks and obviously my ...
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Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
I look forward to receiving your orders, but please be sure to get them to me as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment.
I have some more slate tumbling at the moment for some new pendants and will be making some more candlesticks.
If you have any ideas for things ...
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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
I decided to move into the workshop next to the one I was in. This will make me more visible at Taurus Crafts!
However it has meant that I have had to put all my commissions on hold for a few days!
Once I have got resettled I will be able to ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Well Here is a short post on carving a simple Green man.
I have used my favourite stone, Tetbury limestone from Veizeys Quarry.
I cut it into an octagon and then drew on the design!
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As you can see from the photos, I have gone all around the outside of the leaves ...
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