Denis Burke
@denisburke.bsky.social
European: Aikido Sensei (45 yrs in... Art of Peace not pacifist ) Author of "Purpose & Practice" "The Admired List".
Leadership, Performance & Skills Development Coach
Sailor, Owner at Kinleven Marine, maker of things... pics of some of those things.
Leadership, Performance & Skills Development Coach
Sailor, Owner at Kinleven Marine, maker of things... pics of some of those things.
Mr Farage meets President Trump again, both seem in their element.
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Mr Farage meets President Trump again, both seem in their element.
Does anybody know who these guys are and what they're doing?
September 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Does anybody know who these guys are and what they're doing?
As with so many things, it all depends on your start point. I grew up in West London, bilingual among many ex-refugees (mostly WWll/cold war), so this bit of Hampshire today seems to me very unfull. Some of it's Wiltshire to be fair. We can look at it but we still can't walk through most of it.
August 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
As with so many things, it all depends on your start point. I grew up in West London, bilingual among many ex-refugees (mostly WWll/cold war), so this bit of Hampshire today seems to me very unfull. Some of it's Wiltshire to be fair. We can look at it but we still can't walk through most of it.
Sending love and playing Springsteen and Swift here today.
May 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Sending love and playing Springsteen and Swift here today.
A sculpture of a sitting zen monk in cast stone 20cm/8" tall. One of a limited edition series.
November 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
A sculpture of a sitting zen monk in cast stone 20cm/8" tall. One of a limited edition series.
The view down from up one of our mast ladders
November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
The view down from up one of our mast ladders
A universal rotating sail slot slider for yacht mast ladders for in-mast furling systems that don't have a spare luff groove.
November 25, 2024 at 12:31 PM
A universal rotating sail slot slider for yacht mast ladders for in-mast furling systems that don't have a spare luff groove.
A hand sized door knob turned in Yew wood
November 25, 2024 at 12:14 PM
A hand sized door knob turned in Yew wood
A pair of turned cupboard door knobs in local Yew wood. Made from medium diameter branches so as to include a strip of white sap wood and a symmetrical grain pattern in the brown heart wood.
November 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
A pair of turned cupboard door knobs in local Yew wood. Made from medium diameter branches so as to include a strip of white sap wood and a symmetrical grain pattern in the brown heart wood.
A Kinleven Marine Mast Ladder clip-on slider for T-track
November 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM
A Kinleven Marine Mast Ladder clip-on slider for T-track
Fitted to a mast ladder, bailed ready for packing.
November 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Fitted to a mast ladder, bailed ready for packing.
A clip-on mast ladder slider for a batten car mast track, made in acetal using our CNC router
November 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM
A clip-on mast ladder slider for a batten car mast track, made in acetal using our CNC router
Just seen an email from Dept of Business & Trade "UK Export Academy" which refers to the US "as the Uk's largest export market". Is this untrue, misleading or are they just talking about potential?
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Just seen an email from Dept of Business & Trade "UK Export Academy" which refers to the US "as the Uk's largest export market". Is this untrue, misleading or are they just talking about potential?
Thank you. Here's a picture of the set. The board was bought on ebay, the pieces I made from local Yew, for my son.
November 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Thank you. Here's a picture of the set. The board was bought on ebay, the pieces I made from local Yew, for my son.
Detail of chess pieces turned and carved in Yew wood
November 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Detail of chess pieces turned and carved in Yew wood
A set of chess pieces turned and carved in Yew wood
November 15, 2024 at 2:08 PM
A set of chess pieces turned and carved in Yew wood
One of our Kinleven Marine mast ladders in use just before it went with Pat Lawless aboard Green Rebel on the last Golden Globe race in 2022
November 13, 2024 at 10:27 PM
One of our Kinleven Marine mast ladders in use just before it went with Pat Lawless aboard Green Rebel on the last Golden Globe race in 2022
A first attempt at knife making: a Tanto style damaskus steel blade with brass ferrule and box wood handle.
November 11, 2024 at 11:41 PM
A first attempt at knife making: a Tanto style damaskus steel blade with brass ferrule and box wood handle.
A couple of end grain cutting boards in Scottish Elm
November 11, 2024 at 11:29 PM
A couple of end grain cutting boards in Scottish Elm