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That's a nice gesture Nibbs. Count on me to join in the bidding and hopefully a good sum will go to the Air Ambulance, such a worthwhile cause. Good luck to all fellow competitors. Regards, Tony.

Nice one IB, glad you completed the project in time for the competition. Good luck. Tony.

I am in a bad mood. What is wrong with people in this country? Today I left the car park in my office, and as a drove out I saw ahead an elderly lady with a little dog on a lead. The dog was having a poo in my drive. No problem I thought, (she will pick the turd up) I drove up to the dog and...

Well done IB, glad you could join the fray. Tony.

I have just posted my submission for the competition. Good luck to all fellow participants, and thanks for all the kind comments. :) Tony.

ENTRY LEVEL : INTERMEDIATE TITLE : PEARWOOD MANTLE CLOCK Design brief A small mantle clock, with arts and crafts influences, based on a design found in a reference book called “In the Craftsman Style.” Here is a picture of the clock from the reference material. The design called for the...

Don't worry fellow competitors, I haven't forgotton to post my submission for the tourney. Working on the text right now. Will try to post in next 24 hours. Tony.

Hello all, Ed I would like to throw my hat into the ring, same address as last year. I will send you a pm to confirm. Cheers, Tony.

Hello Frugal, My shop time varies from one week to the next, business commitments, a young family, golf, music lessons, and following the horses. I generally always spend one afternoon a week in my workshop and on average two evenings a week, after 8pm for a couple of hours. Say, ten hours a...

Thanks for all the kind comments fellas, much appreciated. If anyone would like to have a go at making this clock just fire a pm my way and I will send a pdf of the article from the reference book - "In the craftsmans style" which provides instructions/guidance. Cheers, Tony.

Glad to see everyone enjoying themselves. :) Meetings and gatherings of forum friends are always great. Hope to make it to the next do........Yandles in the spring? :) Cheers, Tony.

The Pearwood mantle clock now sits in pride of place on the dinning room mantle piece. I completed the finishing this morning by applying some clear wax and after a quick polish I began the very simple process of glueing the middle and bottom shelves and the dowels for the little door. The...

Work bench would be my shout Russ, here look at this for a few ideas; http://www.finewoodworking.com/FWNPDFfree/011181054.pdf Good luck, Tony.

Dev; Ty Dev, look out for that brown envelope......... :wink:

Here is updated number four for the Pearwood mantle clock which is almost ready for final assembly. During the last two weeks or so I have continued with construction, completing the following tasks; I managed to carefully fit the little door, which is held in place by two small dowels fitted...

I am sorry fellas circumstances and changing family plans prevent me from attending this do. I had hoped to make it, right up to the last minute, but just can no longer get away, what a wrench. :cry: Despite my absence I am sure you will all have a great time. Travel carefully. regards, Tony.

Or an ebay 20% voucher. :wink: :D

I am sure I entered as an intermediate Nibbs, but quite fancy taking you on. :) . I am feeling super confident right now. :D Although, your chess table represents formidable opposition. :cry: Testing finishes at the moment. Will update my wip soon. Cheers, Tony.

Thanks for the tip fellas, Is blonde shellac the same as special pale polish?, see here; https://vault2.secured-url.com/frenchpolishes/acatalog/Shellac_Polishes.html I just happen to have a bottle of this, which I must confess I have never used. What is the best procedure for applying this...