“to be the best turner”
Aspirations & Goals
As a relative newbie to wood turning I want to make the most of the talent I have. Still got a lot to learn but one day I would like to win a major wood turning competition.
Years of Experience
Happy Clients
Bowls
I have made more bowls than i care to count. If you haven’t been gifted a bowl from me it is only a matter of time
Catches
Catches are when the chisel gets caught on the wood when you don’t want it to, it can make you jump.
Failures
If you don’t push yourself then you won’t progress. Inevitably there will be cockups. Checkout my YouTube!
Injuries
Nothing major but I have had a few pieces fly off and hit me, I have been lucky
What people say about me
“he spends far too much time in that shed”.
Mrs Ferguson
Wife
King Charles Mushroom Bowl
This was an extremely punky piece of wood, had to cut a lot off to get to solid timber. I found it on the Sandringham Estate after a storm couple of years ago, I only…
Clover Leaf Bowl
Attempted a few offset turning projects recently, this was by far the hardest. Started out way too large a log, should have made a much smaller one. Wanted the face plate to fit in holes…
Fence Post Snowman Box
Quick and easy box made from pine destined for the log burner. Not a great fan of turning snowmen but this was quite fun. Rough and ready little fella!