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Getting ready to carve a poem around a seating area in Skipton wood
Today we went to Skpton to get ready for a commission we've been asked to do for the Woodland Trust. We've been asked to carve a poem...
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Testimonial from Mother Shiptons Cave, Knaresborough
​ “Swales in the Dales created a carved stone to be placed within the Mother Shipton’s Cave park in Knaresborough. This creates added...
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Revisiting the stone I carved at Mother Shiptons Cave Knearsbrough
Today Sunday 23rd October 2016 me and my family went back to Mother Shiptons Cave to revisit the stone I carved back in July. It was a...
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Leigh Mill House Grindstone House Name
Today October 21st 2016 I finished the carving of a house name for my good friends Alan and Christine McEwen from Dandelion Stone...
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My Daddy and his work
My Daddy is very good at carving and he works very hard even when he is poorly with his illness. Daddy does amazing work for his...
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Our first stone carving class
Today 15th October 2016 IÂ started our first carving lesson with my friend Laura. This lesson would teach the students how to hand carve lett
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Working at Mother Shipton's Cave
We've had the up most pleasure to be able to work with the owner of Mother Shipton's Cave at Knearsbough, North Yorkshire. They had a...