Tinsmith

The career of tinsmith David Moses, 55, began in his father’s tin workshop, where he began as a youngster cleaning the debris from the previous day’s work. Today he bemoans the unwillingness of young people to start with the basics by clearing the workshop before embarking on a new day’s tasks.

It was a challenge from his father that started him off producing cups and plates from discarded tin cans, first for his home, and then for the rest of the neighbourhood. After honing his skills in his father’s workshop,