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Back from my travels and finally sat down with my geriatric laptop to edit the photos I took last weekend at the parade...
09/08/2025

Back from my travels and finally sat down with my geriatric laptop to edit the photos I took last weekend at the parade.
The team did an incredible job with their giant puppets! In fact all the puppets and costumes in the parade were fantastic 🙂

High Bridestones, North Yorkshire, 5-6-25I would have liked to spend longer there, but my van was extremely reluctant to...
21/06/2025

High Bridestones, North Yorkshire, 5-6-25

I would have liked to spend longer there, but my van was extremely reluctant to start that morning so I didn’t dare turn the engine off…

My fellow ginger fizzy-brained workshop womble Fire Up Baby will be at these markets, pop along and purchase some perfec...
28/04/2025

My fellow ginger fizzy-brained workshop womble Fire Up Baby will be at these markets, pop along and purchase some perfectly pyro’d pieces!

Sumer is Icumen in, and I’ve finally managed to get this in a frame. Did I decided that making a frame from scratch woul...
21/04/2025

Sumer is Icumen in, and I’ve finally managed to get this in a frame. Did I decided that making a frame from scratch would be easier then repurposing an antique bed head for the job? Yes. Was it? Absolutely not. Oh well. A smidge over 18” x 33” including the frame, plasma cut by hand, heat coloured, a resist carefully applied, painted, resist removed, and lacquered. The frame is made from recycled pine and yes it looks burnt because it was, to bring out the grain and add character. Hand-stamped aged copper tag. A lie down in a dark room because woodworking is not my forté.
£325 + p&p

https://ko-fi.com/s/b08b0391f9

Aerial display above the workshop from one of our local Red kites 💚(Sound on!)
12/03/2025

Aerial display above the workshop from one of our local Red kites 💚
(Sound on!)

Shiny bats are back in stock!
20/02/2025

Shiny bats are back in stock!

I feel like making* a couple more oosers, so the preorder is up. 20” wide, 16” tall (approx), 2mm mild steel antiqued wi...
18/02/2025

I feel like making* a couple more oosers, so the preorder is up. 20” wide, 16” tall (approx), 2mm mild steel antiqued with a cold blue patina, clear gloss lacquer to protect. Hanging ring at the top and fetching beard at the bottom.
Two up for grabs, ready to ship 05/03, £145 each.

https://ko-fi.com/s/f8b7ca87c7

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* may or may not be connected to my van/home needing a new starter battery 😅

It’s only taken me nine months, but she’s finally ready. Angel Blake, in all her glory.Plasma cut by hand from 2mm steel...
16/02/2025

It’s only taken me nine months, but she’s finally ready. Angel Blake, in all her glory.
Plasma cut by hand from 2mm steel, heat coloured, four coats of protective matte lacquer, with the immortal words “Rise now from the forest, from the furrows, from the field, and live” painstakingly engraved and stained into the oiled exotic wood frame. And I decided to go a little extra, adding a warm white LED backlight, dimmable and with multiple light patterns. I almost painted the backboard with glow in the dark paint, but decided that might be overkill (if you really want it though, it can be done!). Including the frame the piece is 1.25m wide (approx., accurate measurements to be added)

https://ko-fi.com/s/1d9d1ed302

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Have you ever dreamed of having your very own stone circle? Perhaps one in danger of being trod upon by a dwarf? Here’s ...
14/12/2024

Have you ever dreamed of having your very own stone circle? Perhaps one in danger of being trod upon by a dwarf? Here’s your chance!
Well, there’s three stones… and they’re made from 3mm plate… so I guess it’s technically more of a steel triangle, but you get the idea.
Made in collaboration with Stone Wizard Studio, this is the first set of “stones”, we have more ideas and more planned!

Each “stone” is made from two pieces of 3mm mild steel plate which slot together to form a three dimensional-ish monolith. No need to drag them from the quarry, these pack flat for shipping.

🌿 https://ko-fi.com/s/2cb9665576 🌿

They vary in height from 16” to 23”, and width from 11” to 21”. They were made from salvaged steel so I was limited by the size of the pieces I could find, which turned out not to be a bad thing… I haven’t weighed them yet but I can describe them as “hefty”. I carried all three a mile and a half down a track to photograph them because the gate to the reserve was locked. And a mile and a half back again. My arms almost fell off and I cursed my decision to go into metalwork instead of lacemaking the whole time….

They took forever to cut 😩 I melted the plug on my plasma cutter due to my workshop’s not-really-up-to-the-job power supply, so I had to cut them a little bit at a time over three weeks to avoid destroying my kit 😬 My share from the sale of these will go towards a much-needed electrical upgrade at The Knacker’s Yard HQ so we can make more. Bigger, better, and safer!
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Sorry for the silence lately, the brain has not been cooperating.Anyways… I’ve got my old website up and running to clea...
06/12/2024

Sorry for the silence lately, the brain has not been cooperating.
Anyways… I’ve got my old website up and running to clear out some stock that I’m sick of tripping over in the workshop.
For one week only, pick up a bit of classic KW metalwork at a discount! I’ll be shutting the website down again on Friday 13th at 11pm, so be quick! I’ll be packing over that weekend to post on the 16th so parcels should arrive before Christmas 🤞🏻
https://www.katherinewomack.co.uk
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