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Get Andy turning again!

If you use Twitter, you may already have seen the awful outcome of an electrical fire at the workshop of @AndyWoodturner, (Andy Coates).
The pictures below show some of the damage sustained on the 20th December.
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Andy is a highly regarded craftsman and also serves as Chairman of the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain.
In these pressing times when simply everything seems to be bad news, I would like to forward a link for a page where you can donate a little money if you wish, to help Andy restore his shop and get back to the craft he loves. Please give a little if you can, (maybe hold off that expensive cappuccino for one day?) and give Andy a boost before Christmas.
The JustGiving page has been set up by Siobhan Hoffman and is here.
Thanks!

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John Moseley & Sons

Moseley & Simpson?

One of the most-read posts on Hackney Tools is about the life of tool maker John Moseley.
A reader of the blog got in touch recently about a pair of mortice chisels he had been given and the name stamp in ‘Moseley & Simpson’. I wondered if anyone might know more about this partnership, as I don’t unfortunately.
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If you have any info, please post it here in the comments section, it would be interesting to know when and where Mr.Simpson got involved.

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Norris

Plenty more in it!

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The old fella I bought a box full of tools from the other day certainly got his money’s worth from this Norris blade. I think I might end up cutting it into two and making a couple of nice little 1″ blades for some small scrapers, but for now it’s a nice reminder to use materials wisely!