| The Royal Show -
Restoration and Country Crafts Part 1 |
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Some of the UK's
leading traditional craft workers and restorers were invited by the
National Farmers Union to showcase their skills at the Royal Show.
This article gives some of the flavour of this
showcase. For more crafts at the Show, see Part 2. Or for more about violin
restoration and making, see our series in which we track Derek Roberts'
progress as he makes a violin by hand.
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| Above left, Derek demonstrating violin restoration
and renovation during a busy four days of the show. Right, coracle
maker Terry Kenny made a coracle on site and showed visitors how they
could make their own coracle in a day from a kit. |
| Blacksmith Chris Payne from Cowgill Forge and
Furniture Workshop of Dent in Cumbria showed a wide range of traditional
handmade ironwork and furniture including this cast iron sofa with
rope seat. |
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| Sandra Cotterell transforms old chairs, restoring
frames and reseating in rush, cane, willow, seagrass, Danish cord
and cotton cord. See more of her work at the Chair Workshop in Sedbergh. |
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The only oak swill basket maker in Britain today, Owen Jones of High
Nibthwaite in Cumbria. The rhythm and beauty of his work captured
many show visitors. |
| Anthony Lloyd-Wallis of Mortimers of Yarm in North Yorkshire at work on an eighteenth century model
American tallboy. He also demonstrated French polishing. |
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