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Natural Beauty

Posted on 11/04/2012 by King Billy

The beauty of nature exposed. All it is a pine cone sliced up with bees wax rubbed in to bring out the pattern. The children have collected them over the last few months. Having been shown the first one they … Continue reading →

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Dark satanic mills – wood and copper candelabra

Posted on 14/12/2011 by King Billy

This is cut from a piece of oak that I salvaged from the river bank for firewood. It was only when I was cutting through it that I realised what a beautiful piece of wood it was. The copper is … Continue reading →

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Flower press

Posted on 22/11/2011 by King Billy

The boys and I have made their sister a flower press for christmas from a few bits of plywood and some bolts hanging around that I salvaged from a cot. I’m not sure if she’ll be able to turn the … Continue reading →

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Animal Silhouettes

Posted on 22/10/2011 by King Billy

The children are getting a bit old for wooden toys but they loved colouring in these wooden shapes cut out from scrap timber using a scroll saw. The simple lines of the giraffe made it possible to cut them out … Continue reading →

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