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I am disposing of the workshop of a carpenter who has passed away. As much as possible the stuff is going to good causes. He had quite a collection of interesting books on the subject from greenwood chairs to ships figureheads. I believe that some of you have an interest in the art, and if you would be interested pls email me in profile and I will met you have some details of what is available. Postage cost, and prefereably a token charitable donation would be appreciated.
Hi - that's a nice gesture. There is a wealth of knowledge and skill in woodworking and if it can be passed on either during a lifetime or after then that's a great thing IMO. My (very limited) skill has benefitted from odd hand-me-downs (books, tools etc) over the years, but if nobody else wants them and you can't find somewhere/someone local that would benefit then I might be interested if you're happy to send. I'll send you an email later today in any case as I like finding inspiration in old books etc.
That is a nice gesture - would the books be of greater use as a collection than distributed though? There are some interesting charities around that focus on woodwork and crafts training for the disadvantaged for instance - round my neck of the woods theres [url= http://www.galgael.org/work/boat-building ]Galgae[/url]l and [url= https://www.glasgowwoodrecycling.org.uk/index.php/getinvolved/ourpeople ]Glasgow Wood Recycling[/url] for instance and it might be helpful to organisations like that to provide them with a bit of a library - maybe theres something similar local to you
OK ta, will let you know/check it out
Hi, I teach furniture making at Warwickshire college in Leamington spa. We are always very grateful for such things which can be a great resource for our students.
^ the galgael project is a good one having come across them a few times in the past. Locally to me there are similar projects working with addicts/ recovering addicts who are learning skills in furniture making, and another that helps disabled people to learn retoration skills etc. The other place I thought could make use of them, as kayak suggests, would be a college/ HE place with cabinetmaking, restoration, scuplture (etc) courses. I have no idea what is local to you, but it might be nice for them to go somewhere with a connection to their owner if there is somewhere that fits the bill.
Thanks for the emails chaps, I'm gonna photo/list them and well get them distributed to projects/you people who will appreciate them!
Shout out for these guys http://m.localgiving.com/charity/dukeriescommunityworkshop
If you are in the south east this place ([url=www.toolpost.co.uk]www.toolpost.co.uk[/url]) may be able to put you in touch with people or projects who would benefit, or local clubs who would be prepared to contribute. Admittedly they are a shop but they have always been very community minded in the past.