Inspiration is something that we can all struggle with, and sometimes we find it in unusual places. The lesson is that, wherever you find inspiration, grab it with both hands. That was true of recent professional course graduate Tom Smyth from Bristol whose previous job was on a community farm in Somerset. Tom knew that […]
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Anselm Fraser, principal, Chippendale International School of Furniture, writes in The Woodworker magazine. A first rule of furniture making is that you can’t make something until you’ve designed it. It’s why woodworkers, from novices to skilled craftspeople, should from time to time lay aside their chisels and practice their design skills. At the school, we
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Tom Smyth’s stand-out piece during his year with us was a monumental garden seat. His inspiration for the seat came from work he carried out on the roof of a listed 400-year-old timber framed barn in Hampshire. The link between a roofing project and a garden seat may not seem obvious, but you have to
Tom Smyth is a professional course student who finds inspiration in unusual places. His last project was a majestic and monumental steam-bent oak garden bench. It was inspired by work he carried out on the roof of a listed 400-year-old timber framed barn in Hampshire. Tom, originally from Bristol, has now completed a beautiful plant
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Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, but the important thing is to recognise it when you see it. Tom Smyth took inspiration for his steam-bent oak garden bench from work he carried out on the roof of a listed 400-year-old timber framed barn in Hampshire. The roofing project might not seem similar to a
Tom Smyth from Bristol has taken inspiration for his steam-bent oak garden bench from recent work he carried out repairing the roof of a listed 400-year-old timber framed barn in Hampshire. Although the scale of the roofing project was rather different, the principles of fashioning oak into strong and enduring structures are much the same.
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Tom Smyth from Bristol has swapped life at The Community Farm in Chew Magna, Somerset for a different hands-on year as a professional furniture student. His previous job was working for an organic vegetable box scheme, making up boxes of fruit and vegetables and delivering them around the Bristol area. But, looking for a change,
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