Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

Correct - 28cm. Your egg height estimation skills are exemplary. As always.

How much would such an egg cost?

Hmmmmm. I dont know. I could make another, or you can have this one. How about you make me an offer?

First roofing job with decent weather in 2021. And the customer texted me and said there was some stuff for us in the kitchen. Twas a good day.

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Hot damn, I miss customers like that.
I’m gonna take a wild guess and assume the clients do a job where they’re out and about on sites if they take care of people working for them.
My old tree firm used to be popular among all the takeaway owners in the area. Sat down to a full Chinese/Indian banquet for lunch on numerous occasions.

Just as many wealthy retirees won’t offer you a glass of water over a 4day job in august tho.

Full fridge and snacks is the dream.

He runs a couple of homes for intellectually disabled and is very well liked among his staff.

I have some labourers he's welcome to...

Made a jig for routing slots in 25 mm plywood. 3D printed ends and aluminium angle sides. Worked ok overall! The part is the base for a combo shoe store / shelving unit for my parents.

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Very nice. All my jigs look like primary school woodwork projects. They’re functional if not beautiful. You nailed both.

Thanks, would have been nice to make it a bit more adjustable for future projects but I guess I can always remake the side pieces to other lengths.

Been messing about with the shot bag making copper bowls/dishes.

Need more practice but much fun and very satisfying

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Plus another tool roll, this one for hurricane_run

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That looks fun.
Planishing next?

Does anyone know what this clasp is called?

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Thimble, rope or wire thimble that is.

S3i or Wire Rope Shop have a good selection. Or eBay for one offs. Also known as a hard eye.

Girlfriend wants a nice deep wooden porridge bowl from a nice marled wood . Any makers online ?

@withered_preacher @dbr thank you kindly! 😁

Folksy? This for example

https://folksy.com/items/7666203-Bowl-Wood-Elm-for-Sugar-Breakfast-Soup-Snacks-Keys

I have a nice chunk of spalted beech ready for turning - depends how soon the birthday is.

Glad Robin doesn't dish out my cereal, 6cm high bowl, stingy bastard!

Hmmm yeah, that is a bit mean.

Barn The Spoon might do one.

Cheers

Is he still in that little shop on Hackney Road?

I want to make this for my staff ID cards (we have 2 for different buildings).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCqTBTjA7p7/?utm_medium=copy_link

But I want to use paracord for the lanyard.