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A quick hello from Swindon

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Hi,

I'm Mark - based in North Swindon. I've been woodworking for about 4 years now and turning for just over a year.
In addition to woodworking and woodturning, I also brew my own beer (which reminds me, I must try and get a brew on this weekend!).

Cheers

Mark
 
Hi Mark and welcome to the forum.

We're a friendly lot but we do love a picture :D

Cheers

Roger
 
Hi Mark,

Welcome to the forum, as Roger has told you that we like pictures, don't have to.[emoji849]
 
Welcome Mark, I was a very keen brewer, from raw materials. But that was a few years ago now, just last week I cleared out all my equipment, it made me a little sad how little interest there was in it, in the end it was free to a good home. Shame you didn’t join a few weeks ago lol.
Ian
 
Cabinetman":th362y9h said:
Welcome Mark, I was a very keen brewer, from raw materials.
Ian
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...and from me. I was also a big brewer from the raw materials, but the mess it made in the kitchen was unbelievable! - Rob
 
Welcome Mark from NW France.

Home brew beer brings back memories of my father stinking the house out with the kits then sold by Boots back in the 70s.
 
Thank you all for the warm welcome. Apologies for the slowness of my reply. It's been a busy few days work-wise.
I will gladly post pictures. In fact here are a couple of a project I completed a year or so ago.
I decided to have a go at a Krenov-style wall cabinet. Rather than use dowel joinery, I decided to use dovetails.
The majority of the timber is reclaimed oak - a chap down the road offered me some table legs from a boardroom table. It would have been rude not to accept :-)

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The back is shiplapped.

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Apologies if the wonkyness insults your sensibilities - they are quick and dirty shots.

With respect to the brewing - I use an all-in-one system called a Grainfather which is much better than having to use a 'traditional' three-vessel setup. I also have two of the Grainfather stainless steel fermenters and a glycol chiller so I can control fermentation temperatures. Temperature control is, in my humble opinion, THE most important part of the process. The results speak for themselves - the quality of the beer produced is easily as good as commercial brews.
The only downside is the fermenters, grainfather and kegging fridge take up a lot of space in my workshop.
 
9fingers":19lbt66e said:
Wow! that's none too shabby! :lol:

A cracking job and reclaimed timber too!

Bob
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Thank you Bob. To be fair, once I had removed any screws and milled the old table legs square, the timber was really nice. It was obviously high quality stuff.
 
There are a number of Krenov fans here (I'm not one of them!) who will love your cabinet. I appreciate the workmanship, but not the style. Look out for a reply from Woodbloke who has a house full of Krenov-esque furniture, but who may not look in the Introductions sub-forum. It might be worthwhile posting a new thread in the General Woodworking forum, or Projects, where you'll get more viewings.........and now you've passed the magic 3 posts, there is no more moderation barrier to overcome.
 
Nice job on that cabinet; they look simple but you soon find out how tricky they are when you build one (or a few :eusa-whistle: ) I might have been inclined though, to make the exterior more curved; it appears (may be the pic/light) that there are still flat sections that haven't been shaped; the inside looks fine - Rob
 
Cabinetman":34yhb5wj said:
Nicely done Mark. Can’t have been easy cleaning up the inside of that door.
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Thank you. I made myself a small coopering plane using a Hock plane kit. It worked pretty well.
 
Woodbloke":2mmku7vd said:
Nice job on that cabinet; they look simple but you soon find out how tricky they are when you build one (or a few :eusa-whistle: ) I might have been inclined though, to make the exterior more curved; it appears (may be the pic/light) that there are still flat sections that haven't been shaped; the inside looks fine - Rob
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Thanks Rob. There was a bit of a trade~off with shaping and making the door too thin. Personally, I quite like the effect.
 
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