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I was at Chatsworth House yesterday and, peering into a bedroom, I was completely awestruck ! But before we get to that, I thought you might like to see this. For sure, it's not wood but the Liesegang rings in the local stone that makes up the North Gate are as remarkable as they are beautiful...

Once the Architect's chest of drawers had left the workshop I gathered my thoughts. I'd enjoyed the process but in retrospect I felt the chest appeared heavy with rather solid proportions. Fortunately the Architect too is rather heavy with solid proportions and thus very happy with his new...

My social media page has reminded me that 11 years ago I visited the John Makepeace exhibition that was making its way round the country at the time. I thought you'd like to see some photos I took that day.

I enjoy a good discussion about the hand saw notch as much as the next man... but looky here, here's a pair of notches the like I've not seen before. The saw is a Disston and the two notches appear to be neatly formed in among the teeth. Any idea what purpose these notches served ?

I recently visited Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. The interior was a real surprise, decorated by Adam in the 18th century, it was remodelled by Anthony Salvin in the Italian Renaissance sale in the 19th century and is incredible. The library is furnished in oak, finely inlaid with perhaps...