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Sharif Adams

sharif adams

Hi and welcome. I handcraft simple wooden spoons, bowls and pots for everyday use using age-old traditional tools and techniques. I sell my wooden ware at artisan crafts markets and I teach to small groups or on a one to one basis. I also work on a commission basis so there's always plenty to do. My interest in working with wood started in 1998 when I studied violin making at London Guildhall University for three years. I later went on to work with an antique furniture restorer near High Wycombe. While I learned a lot from both these experiences, it was not until I discovered the joy and creative freedom of working with green wood that a little voice in my head quietly said, ‘this is it!’. The bowls I sell are turned on a treadle lathe/pole lathe; an archaic machine, simple to make and maintain, using human energy to keep the work piece revolving. In the middle of winter the best way to keep warm is to turn a few bowls. I cut all of the wood for my bowls and spoons with either a chainsaw, bow saws or large one man cross cut saws. The tools I use for bowl turning are hand forged. I enjoy forging almost as much as I enjoy working with wood. Sometimes I carve bowls using the same tools I use for carving spoons; axes and knives, with the addition of a small adze for hollowing. These are very different in form to the turned bowls and usually I will only make these for sale on request. I do all my work in an old Devon barn, on beautiful Dartmoor where I live. I love to cook good, simple, healthy meals and enjoy foraging for wild foods. I’m always well entertained; watching the wildlife in the woods is so much better than watching the TV. In the evenings I enjoy playing my battered acoustic guitar or the fiddle; the former less badly than the latter.

Edulink International Co

edulink international co

England

This company was established in 2005 to facilitate the exchange of students, teachers and ideas between universities in the U.K. and China. We can help with all aspects of the student application process and facilitate the introduction of U.K. Lecturers, in a wide range of disciplines, to posts in Chinese Universities. Our expertise is in the establishment and maintenance of China's M.o.E. approved link programs. Our Services extend to Include other Countries. Please contact us to find out more. In addition, We can train International Students for study in the U.K. (e.g. A' levels, Access, and Oxbridge Entrance). We can help with all aspects of the application process; visas, application forms, English tests, Entrance tests and accommodation. We provide courses in English Training (I.E.L.T.s) Cultural Awareness, Study techniques and Chinese Culture, including Mandarin. Edulink International can help anyone with a wish to Study in the U.K. and we can help to place you in any University, even one of Top UK universities in the Russell Group. We can also help you to study at some of the or any one of an array of highly regarded UK Universities, with excellent teaching programs. We have cooperation links with a number of these Universities, listed below U.K. Universities we have helped establish programs Arts University of Bournemouth, Poole, Dorset, England Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales Bucks New University, High-Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England Chester University, Parkgate Rd., Chester, England Coventry University, Coventry, England Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England Hull University, Hull, England Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England Northampton University, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, England Reading University, Reading, England Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, England University of Wolverhampton , Wulfruna St., Wolverhampton, England Chinese Universities Associated with Edulink International Chang'an University, Hangtian Ave., Xi'an, China Henan University of Technology, Henan, China Huanghuai University, Zhumadian, China Henan Finance and Law University, Henan, China Langfang Normal University, Hebei, China Xi'An University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'An, China Xi'An University of Science and Technology, Xi'An, China Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China