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 have one other piece left.…
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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 evenly spaced apart and reuse…
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!
Offset Forest by the Lake Bowl
A fellow turner suggested an offset bowl with pine trees on the widest part of the bowl rim. Made from scavenged wood which had some challenging features. The trees were made from very old pine. Was made in bit of…
Emma Cook – Tiny Turner
Really good demonstration at Kings Lynn Wood Turners. Emma showed how to make a hollow form type cup with a double sided lid. Emma applied a textured finish to the lid and painted it blue with vibrant acrylics, then dry-brushed…
Christmas Tree Keyrings
Lovely hands on evening at Lincolnshire Woodturners making ornamental Christmas Trees for St Barnabas Hospice charity. Small blocks of wood turned to a tree shape with details added using a beading tool. As you may expect I went my own…
Five Trees of Christmas
There is a challenge at Lincolnshire Wood Turners to create a Christmas Tree that can fit on a key ring. Thought I would have a go.
Rocket Lidded Box
Not sure you would call this a box, more an urn, who would be happy with an urn shaped like a rocket? This took some making. It was for a segmented competition. I had never done segmented turning before and…
Robert Till Demonstration
Fenland Wood Turners in Spalding hosted the excellent Robert Till from Stafford. Robert produced a coloured flying saucer shaped bowl. His turning was very accurate and precise. I was very impressed how he could get such a great finish straight…
Lidded Box Competition
Lincolnshire Wood Turners challenge was to make a lidded box. Didn’t give myself much time to make this but I think it turned out OK. Was more than happy with 3rd place