Carve & Ponder
Occasional, random ramblings and musings from the shed and beyond.
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You may have noticed that I have been away for a while and have not made any updates to the site or shop. Sometimes life takes over and before you know it, time has passed and things that should have been done are late, put on a semi-permanent back burner or abandoned completely to be replaced by other things that need doing. I am fortunate to have a...
During the lockdowns in 2020, I was contacted by a representative of a local school to say they were building a bug hotel and wanted to know if I could make a sign for it. Of course I agreed and, as I love the idea of kids learning to respect nature, I was happy to do this as a freebie. I had just collected some old decking from...
I really struggle with knowing how to charge for my work and if asked how I go about it’d, the only answer I could give is; “with great difficulty!” Coming up with the perfect price for my woodcarvings has been a learning curve. Initially, I worried no one would be interested, but then a friend paid me double what I had asked for a piece, telling me I...