Saturday, 1 November 2025

Another Simple Wooden Axe cover

Talking with John in the comments on my last post, I thought I'd share another wooden axe cover on the course from a young carpenter, Ethan, who had this one in oak. 


 Very simple design that makes the axe easy to recognise in an instant, protects the edge and has a nice decorative element to it. 

 I think in the days before phones, TV and social media doing something like this around the fire would have been a nice way to spend an evening while chatting with friends. 

Do you prefer a more simple design like this? Or more complicated one like the previous post? I may have to make another one yet. 

Thursday, 30 October 2025

Carved Wooden Axe Cover

So back on the Medieval Carpentry course in September, one of the carpenters, Gavin, had an axe with a wooden carved cover. I saw it and thought this was such a great idea. 

I asked him if it was okay to copy it and make one for a magazine article. He was fine with it. 

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

It Was tomato Leaves!

I think tomato leaves are the herb I never knew I was growing! 


 Can't wait to experiment more with them next year!

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

An Incredible Pesto - What's the Secret Ingredient?

I made an incredible pest the other night. It used an ingredient I've grown for 20 years and have never used. 

 What do you think I used?


Sunday, 12 October 2025

A Perfect Autumn Day

 I love every season of the year.

They all give something to me. Autumn rolling it removes a bit of guilt in the evenings when I think I should be doing something outside. And a Sunday like this was just perfect for spending a day together at home. 

This morning we got some apples in the dehydrator, then picked our first proper harvest of quinces in the 14 years of having a tree here. We wanted to see what we could do with them, so cooked them three ways. I'm looking forward to trying the results. 

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