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Andy<p>I’ve randomly bought these on eBay. </p><p>They are Feuerhand Model 275 Baby Lanterns. They just caught my eye and think they look gorgeous. </p><p>Can’t wait to get hold of them to see if I can date them. The glass says ‘Made in W. Germany’ so sometime after 1949.</p><p>Three things have come to mind with them:</p><p>1. Sympathetic restoration i.e. a bit of a tidy up. <br>2. Full restoration including a respray. <br>3. Wire in an LED bulb to combine old with new. </p><p>Who knows?!</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restoration</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/tinkering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tinkering</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/fettling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fettling</span></a></p>
MakersHourQuestions<p>Here are your questions for this week, Thursday 8th May, at 8pm UK time. </p><p>Questions will be Tooted every 12 minutes throughout the hour.</p><p>Please remember to follow and tag us in your responses, and also use the <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> tag, if you are taking part.<br>Thank you.<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p><p>Q1: Please introduce yourself and tell us what you’ve been making this week.<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p><p>Q2: Outside of what you’d describe as your main making, do you make anything else? Your own clothes? Bread? Cakes? Stuff for the house/garden?<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p><p>Q3: If you could make anything at all that would make life easier for someone, or some group, what would it be?<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p><p>Q4: Have you ever ‘converted’ anyone to the joys of making? If so, how did they get on?<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p><p>Q5: If you were going to buy a book, connected with your making, which book would you choose?<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p>Today we loaded a few tools,<br>And took the trailer to the community workshop.<br>We donated a load of timber,<br>And collected ten sheets of 1x3m roofing sheets.<br>Dismantled and denailed lots of wood,<br>And added to the the woodstore.<br>At home I sorted the cars and trailer on the drive,<br>And stacked the roofing sheets.<br>Glued a fretwork bee to some board,<br>And started planning my next trailer build.<br>Did caretaking,<br>And some emails.<br>Then (redacted),<br>And sat through <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a>. <br>I am definitely channeling Murderbot,<br>Or maybe we are too similar.<br>Amser gwely,<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/NosDa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NosDa</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/NghtAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NghtAll</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/HarrietAndDaisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrietAndDaisy</span></a></p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@Andy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Andy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <br>We actually had lessons on that aspect at Furniture College as we were all so apologetic about how poor our work was leading up to exams and exhibition time.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Janet<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> Thanks for another lovely <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Maker_of_Things" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Maker_of_Things</span></a></span> I fair enjoyed myself! Time for a cuppa and some TV. I also don’t have a project! 😱 So will need to tidy out a box or something while I am watching.</p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tenforward.social/@Andy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Andy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <br>The truth is, you are the only person who knows, and sees, the little niggles.<br>You just have to not point them out apologetically.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Andy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Q5: Having just exhibited our miniature craft, with our Miniatures Club on Sunday, have you ever exhibited your makes? Tell us about it. If not, would you?</p><p>A5: Hell no! I don’t think they’re good enough for that! I’d be waiting for someone to point out all the little niggles with them. </p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span></p>
Yvan<p><a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> A5:</p><p>Nah, not specifically. I mostly make things of a practical nature for my own use so it doesn't really come up and isn't really a goal I'd have.</p><p>I guess a lot of my work/tinkering/etc for the pub was "exhibited" by opening the pub lol.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Indigoatcrafts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Indigoatcrafts</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@suearcher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>suearcher</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <br>Nor me, but ages ago,I did have a bar staff in a pub think I was someone famous. I had to ask him to 'drop it' as I was on a date. He gave me that knowing look, but kept looking over at us.<br>We left.</p><p>I also got stopped in the street by some stranger who pronounced that I was Maker of Things, from Twitter, and he was some kind of fan. I have no idea who he was. 🤷‍♀️ </p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Sue Archer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p>Q5: Having just exhibited our miniature craft, with our Miniatures Club on Sunday, have you ever exhibited your makes? Tell us about it. If not, would you?<br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> </p><p>Well yes, on Sunday...</p><p>Also, lots of our combined work has been on display in museums, and gardens for various Garden Shows and events. I made giant papier mache seeds of various species for the Tatton Flower Show, which were fun!</p>
Janet<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> Q5: Having just exhibited our miniature craft, with our Miniatures Club on Sunday, have you ever exhibited your makes? Tell us about it. If not, would you?<br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br>A5 I have made things for sales of work but that’s not quite the same thing. I can be quite shy about talking about my making and so actually doing an exhibition is a bit of a scary thought. <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/No52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>No52</span></a> is also attached to the wall (there was some subsidence now settled as a surveyor would say) and so it wouldn’t be at all easy to transport to an exhibition. But I did a little room box which is on display in my own house and I would very happily do more of those. <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/RoomBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoomBox</span></a></p>
Quixoticgeek<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> </p><p>A5 Does photography count as a make? Esp if you framed the prints yourself? If so I've exhibited in both .NL and .UK. else does a blog count as exhibiting? Cos if so, they are on <a href="https://cetaceanneeded.eu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cetaceanneeded.eu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.v.st/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@hammerhand_workshop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hammerhand_workshop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <br>That's amazing!</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Yvan<p><a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> A4:</p><p>I don't think so... depending on the definition of "famous", I mean at <a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/EMFCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMFCamp</span></a>* I met several who're well known in UK-online-maker circles (somewhat ex-Twitter-now-Fedi), I even met some and had no idea who they were until after lol. Maybe the most famous in a very limited way is Paul Beech from Pimoroni, someone told me who it was I was explaining a basic electronic circuit debug to after and I felt a bit embarrassed about that! 😂 </p><p>I dunno if Dr Karl** in Australia counts... perhaps he "thinks" rather than "makes", but there is a similar vibe. But that's cheating too as I used to walk past his office in the physics building regularly anyway, he was part of the furniture.</p><p>Anyone I particularly <u>want</u> to meet? No, not really... it's cool to bump into interesting people and chat to them if that happens, but I wouldn't seek it out.</p><p>* I HIGHLY recommend it for makery types, esp if with a technological bent.</p><p>** <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kruszelnicki" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kru</span><span class="invisible">szelnicki</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour@cupoftea.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p>Q5: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <br>Having just exhibited our miniature craft, with our Miniatures Club on Sunday, have you ever exhibited your makes? Tell us about it. If not, would you?</p><p>A5: The Miniatures Exhibition we were at on Sunday was only the second time I have exhibited a thing I have made. Prior to that, I had built a six wheel drive, Land Rover based 3:4 scale version of a Scammell lorry, and I exhibited that at a few car shows back in the 1980s. That’s it, really. I am not much of one for doing exhibitions, but I can be tempted to exhibit a ‘phut machine’ AKA a stationary engine at a steam rally.</p><p>Edit: I completely forgot. I have exhibited my furniture making at Townley Hall in Burnley and also the Chinese Cultural Centre in Manchester. Also, I have exhibited my work with Incredible Edible Salford at the RHS garden show at Tatton Park.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Hammerhand Workshop<p>A5: Yes! Every convention is a chance to exhibit my makes, usually on my person. I've also had my costumes on display at a couple different conventions in more of an exhibition scenario. </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span></p>
MakersHourQuestions<p>Q5: Having just exhibited our miniature craft, with our Miniatures Club on Sunday, have you ever exhibited your makes? Tell us about it. If not, would you?<br><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Ropey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> A4 # <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MAKERSHOUR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAKERSHOUR</span></a> I've met Sue and Alfred several times! 🤗</p>
Alfred Chow - Maker of Things<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.ale.gd/@yvan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yvan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <br>I sometimes thing I should have done Civil instead of Mechanical Engineering. Both would have been nice.</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a></p>
Ropey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MakersHour</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>makershour@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> A3 <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakersHour</span></a> I often make similar things in different sizes I made myself a small crocheted jellyfish but made a giant one for my brother. I made a whole mixed sized crowd of Totoro's for a friend</p>