Partly due to the Pandemic and having a lot to do on our property and lake on the levels I have not done much Woodworking for quite some time.I thought it was time to start a good sized Project and as it is our Son Marks Birthday shortly and they have just moved house I thought it would be nice to make them a Resin River Coffee table.Mark and Betina have been collecting shells and bits of sea glass for quite a few years so I thought it would be nice to make a Resin River Table using some of it in the Resin top.On the Blog post I will be putting up pictures and telling you how I have done ..read more

 Just got my hands on a Truck load of Elm Burr .Beautiful and very rare also very wet will take some time to dry ..read more

 A couple of Weeks ago Susan and I spent a Week touring North Wales and while we were there we called in to see les Symonds  in Bala. Before I left Les gave me a lovely Sycamore Burr and an end grain Cankered Ash log. I turned the Burr into a beautiful Bowl 10" x 5" and the ash log into a nice Pot 6" x 5"  ..read more

Had an unusual commission to do today mount two Elephant tusks on a Base.Whatever your view on elephant tusks it does not apply to these as they are very old.They are quite beautifully carved and approx two feet tall. The Base is scorched and ebonised Ash.The Tusks are reassessed into the base about an inch this was done with a router ..read more

Finished roughing out my Elm the largest approx 18" x 6" a total of 62 i have put them in the Greenhouse for a day or two then they will be stored away ..read more

Just finished a Batch of wide rimmed bowls that will after final Photographs will go on my on line sales page that my Webmaster Reg is working on. This will be something new for me Each piece will be Photographed 3 times numbered and listed ..read more

Turned a couple of bowls from the Elm that I was given recently.I am surprised how wet this Elm is because the trees had been dead standing for a number of years.It will be interesting to see how they dry they have a generous coating of Danish oil bowls 15" x 4 ..read more

It is very rare to get any local elm of a decent size but I have been lucky a Mate has given me two large trees.I only make Bowls so only interested in the trunk. The Chainsaw has a 28" Bar so that will give you an idea of the size These are bigger than they look large ones 24" Diameter  Stunning figuring  This will give you an idea of the size Chainsaw with 28" Bar and ripping Chain ..read more

A while ago I decided to restore the Bench seat that was in the front of our Bungalow but ended up making a completely new one.We thought it was too nice to put out the front so it now lives in our back garden.This leaves us without one in the front so I am going to make another one and cut up the wood today Hopefully this time it should be easier as I learned a lot from the first one.This one will be slightly different but not much ..read more

This morning i mowed the grass on our property on the Somerset levels it is such a peaceful place. We have a ride on mower so not hard work and takes about an hour  Exstending our parking with a load of roof tiles ..read more