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[Andy from Workshopshed]

Am loving your workshoper results

 

[chunkolini]

Had another one over the last weekend, a family of four.
Mum and Dad made dinky sculptures for the garden.
the boys aged seven and nine made some cool swords decorative only of course with the help of Tom, my Viking neighbour also a blacksmithing student.
Dad made this, these damn people rummaging through my boxes of stuff and making stuff that I would not even dream of.

I was jealous of this, I find symetry hard to avoid, he was happy mixing and matching until he got what he wanted.
Tom and Dylan working on a sword

the finised swords.


So far these workshops have been great fun and I am learning as I go. These guys are coming back in the spring.

The youngest one has decided he wants a potato cannon for xmas (he aint getting one) this boy could go far.

 

[troppo]

Looks like your workshops are really bringing out the creativeness in people chunk, thats NEVER a bad think. Great stuff lovong what i`m seeing

 

[chunkolini]

It is great to somebody go from being scared to death of the welder or plasma cutter to realising that it is simply a tool that they can control and in effect make do their bidding.
It was also fun watching Tom not being killed by the two junior vikings. I think they boys may have had a weekend they will remember forever, who knows it may even be a pivotal moment in in their lives?
The most amusing moment was when we came out of the workshop at about half past six, the boys had never seen it so dark as they live in central London.

Getting paid for it is also a good thing, almost embarrasing though. I find the moey 'thing'quite hard work with people I know.

 

[mike os]

Getting paid for it is also a good thing, almost embarrasing though. I find the moey 'thing'quite hard work with people I know.

IMO the sign of an honest man mate

 

[Wedg1e]

Getting paid for it is also a good thing, almost embarrasing though. I find the moey 'thing'quite hard work with people I know.

Know where you're coming from: a few years back I posted pics on another forum of some pens I'd made on my lathe. The response was so positive I listed them on Ebay, one sold for £16 and the other £25!
I was then contacted privately by another forum user whose father was approaching his 80th birthday: could I make a pen to remind him of his days as a fitter/turner?
First problem was that the old chap would be able to walk and talk me as a turner, so it was embarassing for a start, but then I figured I'd aim for a piece of art rather than precision engineeering. I set to with cutting tool and a length of brass and sent the buyer some photos: he seemed impressed so I went on to make a desk stand for it and posted the ensemble down for approval with the suggestion that he pay me what he thought it was worth. Back by return of post came a cheque for £100! I proposed that half the amount would have been more than generous; he suggested I buy the wife some shoes with the excess

Now most christmases I seem to find someone who wants a hand-made pen as a gift, sadly work always gets in the way and they usually end up as a chore rather than a pleasure.

 

[the snooper]

so make some when you have spare time and then sell them at christmas

lets have some pictures then now youve planted the seed we want to see them

 

[penfold]

Know where you're coming from: a few years back I posted pics on another forum of some pens I'd made on my lathe. The response was so positive I listed them on Ebay, one sold for £16 and the other £25!
I was then contacted privately by another forum user whose father was approaching his 80th birthday: could I make a pen to remind him of his days as a fitter/turner?
First problem was that the old chap would be able to walk and talk me as a turner, so it was embarassing for a start, but then I figured I'd aim for a piece of art rather than precision engineeering. I set to with cutting tool and a length of brass and sent the buyer some photos: he seemed impressed so I went on to make a desk stand for it and posted the ensemble down for approval with the suggestion that he pay me what he thought it was worth. Back by return of post came a cheque for £100! I proposed that half the amount would have been more than generous; he suggested I buy the wife some shoes with the excess

Lovely story! Thanks for sharing. He must live a sheltered life though if he thinks a woman could buy a pair of shoes for a couple of ponies!

 

[chunkolini]

Hmm
One year, just after packing in my job things were tight; I made all my family xmas presents.
They bloody compained that I had not spent any money. I kid you not.
Made christmas easier for me, now they get nothing.
Wedgie, that is a lovely story, the old boy understood what it was.
I still value anything somebody has made way above things that have been bought.
I did wonder if you boys might think I was being poncy in this thread.
Thanks for that.
Chunko'.

 

[troppo]

Hmm
One year, just after packing in my job things were tight; I made all my family xmas presents.
They bloody compained that I had not spent any money. I kid you not.
Made christmas easier for me, now they get nothing.
Wedgie, that is a lovely story, the old boy understood what it was.
I still value anything somebody has made way above things that have been bought.
I did wonder if you boys might think I was being poncy in this thread.
Thanks for that.
Chunko'.

Poncy? Nah, a pressie like that would mean more to me than a bought one. You put your heart and soul into it not your credit card.
Your workshops are a wonderful thing, i`d be talking to your blacksmith mate and see about combining them into a full blown metalworking weekend even, might get some local pubs or b+b`s to give discounts if you point people in their direction. Would be a wonderful thing and might spread the love of metalworking in a throw away world

 

[chunkolini]

Troppo all of that is being worked on as we speak.
The Landlord at the Crown at Woolhope has cottoned on to me taking a bunch of overalled folk in regularly, lunch is important.
There is the possibility of expanding the remit of these days, interestingly most people are after two days not one.

 

[troppo]

Troppo all of that is being worked on as we speak.
The Landlord at the Crown at Woolhope has cottoned on to me taking a bunch of overalled folk in regularly, lunch is important.
There is the possibility of expanding the remit of these days, interestingly most people are after two days not one.

Well then give it a go, try one or two weekend workshops and see how it goes, your blacksmith mate would probably be able to help people more over two day than one anyway. Teaching the skills and bringing art to the surface of people is a wonderful thing. If i was over there i`d be in for one for sure. If you price yourself right you could be a busy couple of blokes!

 

[Wedg1e]

so make some when you have spare time and then sell them at christmas

lets have some pictures then now youve planted the seed we want to see them

It's the spare time I don't have! My social secretary will insist on us visiting people, having friends round... and that's inbetween all the working away the boss has me doing.

Hang on while I dig some pics out...