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Toys | Woodwork

Grand Kiddy Walker

ByBruce Sharp March 13, 2017August 30, 2021

Inspired by a Grand-daughter Rites of passage require Grandma and Grandpa to stay overnight and be responsible parents again. We were responsible for a wondrous darling born at just 25 weeks, but now 20 months old, crawling with a formula 1 ego and on the brink of walking. Revisiting parenthood for 24 hours was a…

Thoughts | Woodwork

Teaching is Still Sharing

ByBruce Sharp November 13, 2016August 30, 2021

New Experiences Never Stop Happening in the Classroom For teaching to happen, a teacher must believe that they have something to offer. But no amount of self belief can surmount a brick wall cemented with the rubble of self doubt. Self doubt compacted under decades of hammering. Regular children in regular schools are frequently open…

Creative efforts | furniture | Recycling | Woodwork

More Recycled Glass

ByBruce Sharp February 17, 2021August 30, 2021

These little tables are remarkably strong. Birch ply give access to lovely graphic lines. It is a happy design exercise to make a toggle that matches the legs. I like the birch ply, but should have avoided the circle of the body!

Disability work | Woodwork

Clock of Success

ByBruce Sharp July 19, 2016August 21, 2021

The greatest gift from a teacher is success, for success fertilises the desire for more success and nourishes self esteem. A student, typically, is the hardest assessor of their own work. So, the creation of work where students feel their own success is the art of teaching. This piece of work began with the donation of…

Creative efforts | Recycling | Woodwork

Knotty Beauty!

ByBruce Sharp March 6, 2021August 29, 2021

Radiata pine attracts many complaints. Its knots, in particular, face cruel criticism, irrational radial prejudice! This is an exercise in emphasising the beauty of the knot!

Creative efforts | exploring a skill | furniture | Recycling | Woodwork

Old Saw Blade Side Table

ByBruce Sharp May 31, 2021August 25, 2021

Junk is stuff you have no use for. Here is a blade that was destined for land fill, so was the timber. Junk can be reclassified! The teeth have been ground smooth and the weight of the blade gives the table a nice stability. In making this there was a nice exploration of cutting compound…

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