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This week I have been asked by a customer to re-make two rocking horses for their play area at a holiday park near St merryn

The result from book matching the boards for the tray bottom actually blew me away with how it ended up looking once oiled and waxed and although it did take a lot of careful planing, sanding and elbow grease I think it was well worth the effort

Everything was sanded really well down to 320 grit so silky smooth and then applied three coats of Liberon finishing oil sanding in between coats and finally waxed everything with three individual coats of black bison wax followed by some heavy duty elbow grease to ensure a really good shine 

This week I have been making a very stylish Butlers tray with stand - which is so useful for many different situations in the home, it could be used in the lounge for a tray of tea or as a piece of furniture to put some flowers on in the hallway, it could also be used in the bathroom or nursery

The finished stool is a perfect addition to the deckchair and it would encourage you to spend so much time relaxing and i think that personally I would have to have both of them for a day on the beach

I have been busy in the workshop this week designing and making a really nice and very comfortable Deckchair in readiness for the long awaited summer months

During my project of restoring the fire surround i have learnt a lot myself and although i had the confidence to complete a project like this i thought it might be a good idea to pass on to others what i have learnt

I invited my customers to the workshop to see the finished project and they were so happy with the results and can’t wait to get it installed into their house - so once this happens i will get a final picture to post for you all

This week i have been machining some beautiful oak in my workshop to match the fire surrounds missing components, a lovely part of doing this is the smell of the wood in the workshop - its beautiful !

On putting it up on the bench the top parted from the surround slightly and i could see a wooden dowel pin between them and there were steel screws in the back which gave me the thought that i should try and part these two pieces to make it easier for me to manage and which in turn would make it easier to deal with each component as an individual piece - however i did question myself if this was a wise thought, but i made a decision to do it anyway - i must be brave !