 | Tim Nott left university with a degree in philosophy, which made him ideally
qualified to become a builder's labourer. He worked his way up through
carpentry and joinery and opened his own workshop in 1979. He moved with his family to France in 1993, where he made his living
as a full-time journalist until 2005, when the irresistible opportunity for a workshop
again presented itself, and he now divides his time between writing and woodworking. He is especially proud that he designed this website from scratch, including learning HTML, in under a month. |
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Henry Nott, Tim's son, having been a legend in his own Lycée with his
band, Appleseed, decided to forgo further education. He travelled in
Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Australia and England, working at
everything from
fish-packing to builder's labourer. Must be in the
genes, but he rapidly advanced to getting a licence in driving huge
caterpillar-track diggers (not JCBs which his colleagues and trainer referred
to a ‘Rubber Ducks’). He joined the workforce in 2005. As well as a joiner,
he's a skilled stoneworker, and has transformed a heap
of barny rubble into his own house. He also takes pride, not to mention joy, at his first daughter, Mia, born on Sunday, 2 January 2011. |
