I have worked in the motor and mechanical industry for the last 38 years, beginning my jouney with Sapphire Motorcycles in Cumbria, I also worked for Englands oldest Honda dealer, White Bros of Darlington County Durham. I have repaired and worked on some of the smallest engines to the largest main line military machinery, if it has an engine in it I have probably worked on it.

Another of my passions is making many of my own tools and or equipment, the savings generated have come in mighty handy over the years; In this ever changing world knowledge and real life skills are of paramount importance if we are to weather the many storms that modernity is constantly throwing at us, sharing that hand to eye coordination sets the future for others who choose to follow.

This summer I will be making many more hand tools, some of these I will call tools for jewels in order of making more items of jewellery, including a bespoke jewellers work bench.