“It’s like a little cold frame greenhouse, we started that yesterday… I finished these cabinets for the café up at [Location]… I’ve been doing a lot with James on the lathe, he’s getting on really well… but yeah I’ve done quite a bit with James and he’s good as well… really good, he spent the … More Graham says: “I always find time to talk…”
“…it was just that I have never not been working, not been able to like get everything on the table for my boys when I wanted to, so to not ever have had enough money to live comfortably, and shit like that, and it was massively frustrating for me, so I did, I took the … More Brett says:”it’s hit rock bottom so I can only go up can’t I?”
Rodney says: “When I move into the flat and stuff I want to pay for a table and then make it… it’ll probably be about the same size as that, maybe a little bit longer if anything… 2017 is going to be good year for me… Sue’s roped me in to do the sponsored skydive … More Rodney says: “2017 is going to be a good year for me…”
James says: “Everyday I’m learning something new while I’m here, and my aim at the minute is getting in to the work frame of mind, routine, and so far it’s done that, I’m getting here on time, and I’m riding in… and it’s done everything good since I’ve been here, I’ve seen my little girl … More James: “I can see the light…”
It took me two weeks to build it [the extension to the pop-up stall], it took me two weeks… if there were more of us here it wouldn’t have taken that long, I love it [here], I love it, I don’t want to leave, I have had so much stability you know, I’ve got so … More Matthew: building up to moving on
So Sarah came to me with a question… and asked me if I would teach her how to turn a bowl, which is something that I learned over my 12 months of being at LandWorks (ROTL) taught by Will… [Helping Sarah] I loved it, it’s quite a nice feeling, especially when they end up … More Graham: it’s quite magical
I teach the lads now to make wood products, bowls, plates, chopping boards, mirrors, anything out of timber really, candle holders… clocks, we make clocks… Rodney has made a bowl as well, he loved it… he got on really well with it… I’ve done loads now; I was never interested in wood turning [before], … More Graham: it started with a blank
When you’re inscribing it’s such a steady job to do… you know Graham was like ‘oh, would you mind burning that in for me?’ and I’m like, ‘no, no, not at all’, and then the project manager comes in and says ‘yeah, yeah, it’s for someone’s wedding’ and ooh, ooh the pressure’s on now… I … More Rodney: no pressure
I’m doing a mural… and it’s, basically it’s a path which splits into two, and it’s all about your decisions, like choices, like you’ve got the left path which is crime and all the s**t, and you’ve got the right path, which is you know trying to make a change, and then when it goes … More Matthew: choices
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