Poor Frank Raw
@poorfrankraw.co.uk
Hand carved, often sweary, lettering on stone. Brace yourself.
Retired silversmith. Recovering geek. Nobody gets out of here alive.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
Retired silversmith. Recovering geek. Nobody gets out of here alive.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
Pinned
As you know I don't do commissions. Because I don't care what you want. However, without mentioning the C word, you might need some curses before the C word comes along. Possibly even the C word. If you need some swears which are not currently in the shop, ring my bell.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
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The 10-year old in me...
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The 10-year old in me...
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
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GEORGIAN NAME OF THE WEEK!
Queen Onion
(c.1770-1829)
Queen Onion
(c.1770-1829)
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
GEORGIAN NAME OF THE WEEK!
Queen Onion
(c.1770-1829)
Queen Onion
(c.1770-1829)
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#TombTuesday
John Arnold tomb stone, the owner of the nearby manor house (17th C)
St Pancras, Alton Pancras, #Dorset
John Arnold tomb stone, the owner of the nearby manor house (17th C)
St Pancras, Alton Pancras, #Dorset
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#TombTuesday
John Arnold tomb stone, the owner of the nearby manor house (17th C)
St Pancras, Alton Pancras, #Dorset
John Arnold tomb stone, the owner of the nearby manor house (17th C)
St Pancras, Alton Pancras, #Dorset
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I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
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I haven't spotted letterpress print artists here in my friends list (as yet!), but if you know some — tell them that my Amalta is now available as a real wood type!
Mark McKellier will cut it in sets required.
UK
#font #woodtype #letterpress #typography
mckellier.com/products/ama...
Mark McKellier will cut it in sets required.
UK
#font #woodtype #letterpress #typography
mckellier.com/products/ama...
'Amalta' letterpress woodtype typeface
Introducing 'Amalta' - based on designer Vera Evstafieva's own calligraphic studies using a flat brush. Overlapping strokes and terminals are characteristic for Amalta. It features powerful black shap...
mckellier.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I haven't spotted letterpress print artists here in my friends list (as yet!), but if you know some — tell them that my Amalta is now available as a real wood type!
Mark McKellier will cut it in sets required.
UK
#font #woodtype #letterpress #typography
mckellier.com/products/ama...
Mark McKellier will cut it in sets required.
UK
#font #woodtype #letterpress #typography
mckellier.com/products/ama...
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Big shout out to @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social whose recent post introduced me to this Latin tag "Solvitur Ambulando" (it is solved by walking). Anything that wise has to be worth carving in stone. Chunky letters in a chunky beach pebble. #lettercutting
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Big shout out to @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social whose recent post introduced me to this Latin tag "Solvitur Ambulando" (it is solved by walking). Anything that wise has to be worth carving in stone. Chunky letters in a chunky beach pebble. #lettercutting
On the easel. Berwyn slate:
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
On the easel. Berwyn slate:
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
Any sale from the shop before the end of the month, I'll throw in this large letter I. That's eye not ell. Obvs. One only. Stone about 20 x 10 x 3 cms.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Any sale from the shop before the end of the month, I'll throw in this large letter I. That's eye not ell. Obvs. One only. Stone about 20 x 10 x 3 cms.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
This photo has it all: silver, hand carved #lettering on stone, candlelight, furniture by Andrew Varah, a bottle of Burgundy AND two cats.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This photo has it all: silver, hand carved #lettering on stone, candlelight, furniture by Andrew Varah, a bottle of Burgundy AND two cats.
NOTHING is set in stone.
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NOTHING is set in stone.
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Saw envy. When I picked up some stone at High Moor quarry the manager was kind enough to run his huge circular saw through some blocks for me. Now I just need to convince Mrs Raw to let me build a shed big enough to buy my own 2 metre diameter diamond tipped saw 😶
November 23, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Saw envy. When I picked up some stone at High Moor quarry the manager was kind enough to run his huge circular saw through some blocks for me. Now I just need to convince Mrs Raw to let me build a shed big enough to buy my own 2 metre diameter diamond tipped saw 😶
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I believe anyone could have done better than Johnson.
Here's a quiz I made to prove it.
Here's a quiz I made to prove it.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I believe anyone could have done better than Johnson.
Here's a quiz I made to prove it.
Here's a quiz I made to prove it.
As you know I don't do commissions. Because I don't care what you want. However, without mentioning the C word, you might need some curses before the C word comes along. Possibly even the C word. If you need some swears which are not currently in the shop, ring my bell.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
As you know I don't do commissions. Because I don't care what you want. However, without mentioning the C word, you might need some curses before the C word comes along. Possibly even the C word. If you need some swears which are not currently in the shop, ring my bell.
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
www.poorfrankraw.co.uk/shop
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An absolutely wonderful review of my work from genealogist @chiddickstree.bsky.social ✍️🏻
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
An absolutely wonderful review of my work from genealogist @chiddickstree.bsky.social ✍️🏻
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
It's lovely that my work strikes a chord with people. I work incredibly hard, and reviews like this make it all worthwhile 📚
⬇️
chiddickstree.substack.com/p/the-chiddi...
#Wales #History
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What has the BBC ever given us? Genius.
John Cleese, What Has The BBC Ever Given Us ?
YouTube video by Sid N
youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
What has the BBC ever given us? Genius.
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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You guys wanna see a dead body?
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You guys wanna see a dead body?
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"Most of them initiated their own persecution and risked death to get here just because they wanted to stay in an asylum hotel in Essex where they could be abused by locals"
Marvellous and spot-on by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Marvellous and spot-on by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Most of them initiated their own persecution and risked death to get here just because they wanted to stay in an asylum hotel in Essex where they could be abused by locals"
Marvellous and spot-on by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Marvellous and spot-on by @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Live calligraphy demo at the workshop for the ladies of Orwell. 2025
40 spectators around 😊
#lettering #calligraphy #brush #festiveseason #show #workshop #veraevstafieva #fun #joy #work #design #uk #cambridgeshire #orwell
40 spectators around 😊
#lettering #calligraphy #brush #festiveseason #show #workshop #veraevstafieva #fun #joy #work #design #uk #cambridgeshire #orwell
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Live calligraphy demo at the workshop for the ladies of Orwell. 2025
40 spectators around 😊
#lettering #calligraphy #brush #festiveseason #show #workshop #veraevstafieva #fun #joy #work #design #uk #cambridgeshire #orwell
40 spectators around 😊
#lettering #calligraphy #brush #festiveseason #show #workshop #veraevstafieva #fun #joy #work #design #uk #cambridgeshire #orwell
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Petition: Taking refugees’ jewellery: stop the cruelty
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
r.ippl.es
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Sounds like a plan. Bit familiar. I think that idea has been used before... docsteach.org/document/wed...
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sounds like a plan. Bit familiar. I think that idea has been used before... docsteach.org/document/wed...
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This now sits on my bookshelf. It's one of my most prized possessions ❤️
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This now sits on my bookshelf. It's one of my most prized possessions ❤️
Also I have a great nephew called Dylan Thomas.
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Also I have a great nephew called Dylan Thomas.