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Hobbies I have a few, Wood turning is one,which for obvious reasons I can only do when I am home on leave from the Sea, The others,include Music,(Teaching myself the Mandolin)Making knot boards and Calligraphy,I do to while away the long hours at Sea between ports,(It's a hard life,but some one has to do it) The Calligraphy I have been doing for  ???? years, and the knots,(it's part of a Seamans job,Tying knots) so I guess you could say I been doing that 30+ years,    But the Wood Turning tends to dominate my time the most when I am home,Taking an Old piece of timber and transforming it into a one off work of art.   some examples of my work are set out below. If you have any questions about any of what you see please feel free to leave your message in my guest book on your way out.  thank you .
This was the second largest knot board I made, about 150 knots
The Bell rope was destined for a local pub, but never made it , The Jug Hitch in a bottle was tricky to do, first you have to drink the whisky  then tie the knot in the bottle, It's not so bad doing one but when you have an order for a dozen or more,it can get really tricky, I mean some times you have to put "Water" in the whisky.
What follows are a few whimsical pieces of Calligraphy, actually done with a (Pen) and not a keyboard
If you think the knots above are amazing, why not visit "Dan's page and be really amazed.
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