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Wow! Where does the time go too? Sadly we had to cancel the craft
fair in July, this due to the drain gurgling up water onto the floor, this would
have been too dangerous for our clients, so appologies all around. We have
accepted an invite to display and demonstrate at the Scottish Mobility Roadshow
17th & 18th September (see main page) so I am looking forward to seeing all our
regulars at the show. We were invited to display at the Scottich
Woodworking show but due to prior commitments (I am flying away) we had to
decline but as you see we are supporting it in every way we can.
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Friday 21st May 2010 we attended the Spinal Injuries Scotland awards lunch, the
scoff was fantastic and a great bunch of folk attended. We were honoured
to have made the awards for the third year running and they were well received. 
I am over the moon that we
have been asked to make the awards for 2011 and I already have my thinking cap
on, although it has to be said that my head is empty of ideas (nothing new there
then). The workshop has been busy and we have had a few new members, which
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August Craft Fair went without a hitch and we had a great day, with good sales
and good attendance. .
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VIDEO 1&2
BASIC AND
BEYOND
 Kip
starts this Video off and then Rex takes over with a section on
the slim line basic pen, they cover the basics plus a few extra
Tips and Tricks and variations on the basic pen.
I have to admit that I struggled
to watch these videos all the way through. I think it was
the voices of Kip and Rex, I found them pretty boring to listen
to. I found that they stated the obvious an auful lot of
the time, however to be fair to the guys if you are a beginner
then its NOT stating the obvious, in which case they for sure
cover all the relevant facts and add a lot of information.
They also cover the tools and their uses as well as a few tips
on angles of attack for the tools. The glues that you can
use and some of the different woods as well as some peculiar
materials and antler
The Second Video
covers the European and Americana Rollerball style Pen and using
Acrylic as well as more variations on a theme.
A bandsaw Cutting Jig
Drilling Jig
Gluing
Barrel Trimming Ideas
Repairing wood defects
Wire Burning
Disassembling a Pen
Working with Antler
Conclusion
There are some interesting facts
and methods in these videos, there is a book covering the same
areas and i have not checked that out, however I think that the
price is going to be a lot cheaper at £6 on Amazon, to glean
maybe the same information.
In all the Videos are good for
what they are, although I think the whole lot could have been
contained on the first video as there is a LOT of repetition.
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