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Craft Design etc Shoemaking

Shoemaking Day Two.

Okay, so day two was all about finishing the patterns, and then cutting. Lots of cutting. Basically all day cutting. So it was also about the tools. The original tool I worked with was a craft scalpel with a disposal blade. Which was fine, but didn’t quite feel right in Read more…

By benjeffares, 6 yearsJanuary 11, 2018 ago
Craft Design etc Shoemaking Uncategorized

Shoe making, day one.

So this is all happening because of a chance bit of searching on the basis of finding something old, namely, some boots I had made years ago. These were made by Sue Engels of Something Shoetable, which at the time was based in Upper Cuba street, Wellington. There were various Read more…

By benjeffares, 6 yearsJanuary 10, 2018 ago
Craft Knife-making Tools/implements

Knife making

This is a few photos from the knife making course I did in September, 2016, following on from the billet making course I did in August, and I talked about in a previous post. I will try and tidy this up, order the photos, and discuss it a bit more Read more…

By benjeffares, 7 yearsSeptember 18, 2016 ago
Craft Knife-making

Knife Making: Making a billet

The knife making course I did was through the Learning Connexion, which is a private art school based in Upper Hutt. I ended up doing two courses; the first was three days making a piece of “Damascus Steel”, the second was three days making a knife, using the piece of Read more…

By benjeffares, 7 yearsAugust 28, 2016 ago
Craft Glass

The thing about glass…

This is the first window Jo and I made. It’s been a while but I’ve finally added some pictures. Originally we were going to do two designs; one upper or lower half each. We even went so far as to but the coloured glass. However it soon became apparent that Read more…

By benjeffares, 9 yearsSeptember 18, 2014 ago

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