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   This latest Project came about literally by accident! We have two Lamps in our Bedroom that I had inherited from my Mother... A picture was snap...
No doubt everybody would have watched the ordaining of Sarah Mullally as the Archbishop of Canterbury this week. I had the privilege to attend and ...
Hope this has no drama! Had this router since I bought my router lift for my then new table I made, maybe 15+ years ago? Anyhoo, I use it a lot. ...
   Even with a comfortable Shop, Winter seems to curtail Woodworking Projects... But I have not been altogether idle... Various little "Problems" e...
This is the final installment of the project.  Thanks to all who have followed along. To lighten the look of the base, I added a chamfer along the...
I selected a bleached linen for the shade, which is an off-white.   I doesn't color the light very much, so it's a fairly white light in the end.  ...

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