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Post by Sgian Dubh on Oct 17, 2008 16:33:40 GMT
The Northern Contemporary Furniture Makers are holding a group exhibition. All forum members are welcome to drop by. An indication of the exhibition's flavour is available by clicking on the Events button at the top right here, www.northernfurniture.org.uk/index.html The venue and opening dates are also listed at this link. I admit to having a vested interest in this exhibition; I am one of the exhibitors and the photographs shown at the link are also mine. I think it is very unlikely that any users of this forum are potential customers of any of any of the exhibitors, but I imagine some of you will find the work of interest. Slainte. |
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Post by paulchapman on Oct 17, 2008 16:48:27 GMT
Thanks for posting that link, Richard. Looks like some very nice stuff - pity it's so far away (for me, anyway). Cheers  Paul |
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Post by sainty on Oct 17, 2008 21:19:32 GMT
I think it is very unlikely that any users of this forum are potential customers of any of any of the exhibitors, but I imagine some of you will find the work of interest. Slainte. Don't put yourself down Rich, some of it's not bad. Rgds Stu. |
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Post by Sgian Dubh on Oct 17, 2008 22:12:57 GMT
Don't put yourself down Rich, some of it's not bad. Ha, ha. I meant that I reckoned most of you lot would be 'corners-of-the-mouth permanently downturned', teeth sucking, sneering, hyper-critical tyre kickers, rather than the alternative, ie, desperate car users with four vandal slashed tyres and a 500 mile car journey with unhappy wife and three snot-nosed screaming kids in tow starting in half an hour, and I'll buy 'em at any price just to get out of here types ha, ha-- ha, ha, ha. Slainte. |
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Oct 18, 2008 13:27:51 GMT
yeah well - hyper critical! Perhaps it's a question of balance? It's partly reaction - there's this amazingly reverential attitude in the media towards the woodworking gurus, personalities and their products; not just the furniture but also the tools and the crazy sharpening rituals. ;D ;D Over there for instance, the punters are creepily deferential and obsequious to the names and the dogmas - which is partly why we are here instead, heretics and outcasts  Hope the show goes well, might even come and have a look myself! cheers Jacob |
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Post by Sgian Dubh on Oct 18, 2008 17:08:16 GMT
Well, as far as I know I am a woodworking goo-roo, so a little bowing and scraping is always welcome, ha, ha-- ha, ha, ha.
Thanks for good wishes.
Sales have been quite brisk by all accounts-- quite a few red dots have appeared in the first two days of the show. Unfortunately I haven't yet heard the rustle of a cheque falling in my direction, but there is time yet, and you never know; I might get lucky. Slainte.
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Post by Sgian Dubh on Oct 23, 2008 21:44:20 GMT
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Post by Roger on Oct 27, 2008 20:53:51 GMT
We dropped into the Leyburn show on Friday and were really impressed with some of the pieces, especially those by Chris Tribe & David Mawdsley, with whom we had a nice long chat about the business.
I do have to say that the best piece by far was your Cherry & Walnut Cabinet - now that is a true masterpiece. Inspiration at its best.
The show was very well laid out and allowed all the 'tyre kicking' you could hope for in a great setting.
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Post by Sgian Dubh on Oct 27, 2008 23:56:59 GMT
Now you are being kind Roger; but of course it is true that my work is the best, ha, ha.
I hope you gave those tyres a right good kicking and included plenty of pursed lip teeth sucking, and downturned mouth corners-- I'll know who to bill for damaged feet. Slainte.
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Post by Roger on Oct 28, 2008 17:29:22 GMT
Made all the right noises with a couple of 'different' pieces on the same side as yours - you'll probably know which ones I mean  but didn't even raise a foot to that Cherry & Walnut . . . |
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but didn't even raise a foot to that Cherry & Walnut . . .