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Padauk, Hard, Brittle but Beautiful

Saturday, November 5, 2005

I was fortunate to be given some off-cuts of Padauk from a colleague who was designing and building a cradle for his first child. It was a beautiful orange color.

After it started to oxidize, the color then turned to a deep red chestnut. (Continued)

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Exotic or Domestic Woods

Thursday, November 3, 2005

On the previous post I spoke about my latest hobby in carving Welsh Lovespoons. During the initial thought process I mulled over whether to use a domestic timber such as Maple, Poplar or Red Oak which are all readily available from your local Home Depot or Lowes. This was always an easy decision, drive down, select the board and come away with the material. (Continued)

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A Spoon Full of Love

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

During the early part of this year a good friend of mine returned from Wales, UK, with a unique gift, a Welsh Lovespoon. I didn’t pay much attention at first but having an open mind and a chance to explore new avenues of income (Continued)

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Welcome to my WordPress Blog!

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

OK, I’ve sprung for my own domain name limb2limb.com after extensive reading on problogger. Darren Rowse has spoken about the benefits of having your own domain name as apposed to a free blog on blogger. (Continued)

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