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Category Archives: SteveTomlinCrafts
Harvey Nichols window display
I’ve been in Manchester this week, installing a new window display for the Harvey Nichols store. The scheme was designed and built by Charlie Whinney back in 2009 and since then has toured the group’s stores in Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, charlie whinney, Harvey Nichols, installation, window display
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Hand exercises
In my work I use my hands a lot. Carving with knives, axe work, operating powered sanders, bending steamed wood, fine manipulations, gripping and holding work in place, lifting, pushing, typing, even using them as a hammer. It’s a cliché … Continue reading
Sculptural bannister installation
It’s always the same: the more interesting things that are going on, the less time there is to write about them. The week before last I went to London to install the steambent oak staircase bannister with Charlie Whinney. For … Continue reading
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Epcot Ball finished
The Epcot Ball is finally together. On Saturday Christiane took it apart again and then constructed the model in one 90min session. I wonder what she’ll do with all the free time now?
Epcot ball update
Meanwhile, whatever happened to the Epcot ball origami project? I took my half of the units over to Austria and left them with Christiane to assemble – she’s much more patient with these things that I am. I’m glad I … Continue reading
Compression strap – edit
Those of you with a keen eye may have noticed that part of the post ‘Steambending the staircase bannister’, concerning the new bending strap, has been removed. Charlie has asked me to do this so as to keep the elements … Continue reading
Bannister sanding
Ross arrived this week to help in the workshop, valiantly tackling the sanding of the staircase bannister while Charlie and I fitted the posts and labeled everything ready to be dismantled and transported to London.
Steambending the staircase bannister
Work is progressing well with the steambent oak bannister. We fired up the steamers just before I went away to Austria and got two-thirds of the wood in place on the former then Charlie finished the bending while I was … Continue reading
Austrian timber
I’m just back from my week visiting Christiane in Austria. She lives in a small town in one of the national parks, a beautiful place ringed by majestic snow-capped mountains. As a woodworker, I’m always looking around me at trees … Continue reading
Kusudama Units
As well as being relaxing, folding the small units for origami kusudama is addictive and it’s taken no time at all to fold these 120 pieces for the ‘epcot ball’. There’s still 15 to do but plenty of time when … Continue reading