A blog about woodturning

First of all, I'd like to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas! - I've been incredibly busy over the past few weeks and had little chance of updating my blog. However, I was processing some more of the elm this morning and took some photo's of this beauty. Continue reading...

These must be the smallest elm burrs I've had to date, though beautiful none the less! As you may have guessed, these are the first pieces made from my stack of elm and they're packed with rustic features Continue reading...

It's certainly getting rather busy now, with December almost here and I've plenty of new designs in the making. Just finished, are these two sets of spalted beech salt and pepper mills, featuring some fantastic natural markings. Continue reading...

I've recently completed a set of pendant lampshades, turned from a variety of woods. Commissioned by Kent & London, they feature a distinctive angular design, with thin walls and crisp edges. Continue reading...

I've finally made progress with my stack of elm and sorted through a few of the logs. It's been a long time since I've had timber this good, so thought I'd share the photo's. Continue reading...

I've at last been able to sort through the elm, which was collected over a month ago! I reckon I'm going to be quite busy over the next few weeks and buried in a lot of shavings! Continue reading...

I've been on the lookout for burr elm of late, but my search has now come to an end! Whilst visiting a sawmill in Northumberland, I discovered a huge pile of tree trunks, which had been standing for many years. Continue reading...

This week, I've been busy making salt and pepper mills and have used a variety of woods. Continue reading...

It's been another busy month, with plenty of interesting projects on the go. One example is this sculptured sphere, made from birch ply. It's not something I've done before, so proved a real challenge at times! Continue reading...

I've just completed a natural edge bowl, as a sample for my next order. This has been turned from the large ash I sourced locally Continue reading...

I've been working on a few orders of late - some of which will be heading quite far away. Continue reading...

I've recently been contacted by the Graphpaper gallery in Japan, who whish to stock a range of my natural edge pieces. I've just completed the first selection of bowls for them to see. Continue reading...

Back in 2014, I was offered a giant burr sycamore trunk, which had been felled by a local tree surgeon. Over the last two years I've been slowly working my way through this amazing wood, with the largest piece now ready to finish. Continue reading...

Here's some photo's of my latest rough turning session. I like to process all my timber during the winter months, so there is little risk of cracking. Continue reading...