New Blades 2011
Next week is the 19th annual model makers recruitment fair aka. New Blades. The show will see universities, graduates and industry combined in one event. If the programme is anything to go be there will be some fantastic works on
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Tags: model makers, new blades, recruitment fair
Women Welders
Thanks to Freyja-Frigg of Tig Mig Frig, I’ve found out about three talented welders. Tig Mig Frig have interviewed Jackie Lundman who is a teacher at a trades school. Jackie took a trades discovery program back in 1996 and has
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Tags: women makers
Nuffield Place
The national trust are taking on Nuffield Place, a bit smaller than their usual property but of historical significance as it was the home of William Richard Morris. William Morris who later became Lord Nuffield founded and ran the Morris
Trip to the sunny south
My work took me to Marseille this week so I thought I’d take some photos of French Garages and construction equipment so you can see the difference to that back home.
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John Wilding Clocks Auction
John Wilding is downsizing his house and is offering up a selection of his clocks for auction. John’s clocks have been exhibited at various model engineering exhibitions and he’s written many books on the subject. He’s even ventured into Meccano
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Portis Shortening
Since we’ve swapped the laminate flooring in the lounge with a pale carpet we’ve started taking our shoes off at the door. So hence the need for a suitable shoe rack. I’d previously contemplated buying a couple of Ikea Lämplig
Wooden Bike from Rammed Earth Workshop
Michael Thompson has recently finished building a bike made from wood, the SplinterBike. No metal, plastic or rubber parts were used at all. The main part of the bike is made from birch, the axles from the hardwood ekki and
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Tags: Bike, Rammed Earth
The Story behind the Models DVD
In this DVD, Ivan Law from the SMEE interviews two of the UK’s greatest model engineers at the 2009 Sandown Exhibition, Cherry Hill and Mike Sayers. I was initially a little disappointed with this DVD as I was expecting more
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
