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I have always been interested in woodwork, in fact an ancestor has a mention in the Doomsday book as ‘Village Carpenter of Fawley’. My own
woodturning inspiration goes back to my school days when I helped unload three
new Graduate wood lathes into our carpenters shop. Woodturning allows me
the opportunity to be creative at my own pace using my judgment to obtain the
best from a piece of natural material, and if it doesn’t work, the wood burner
will see designer firewood again this winter. The majority
of my timber is local to the New Forest area. I have a preference for
English hardwoods and fruitwoods such as Ash, Beech, Elm, Oak, Yew, Cherry,
Apple & Plum. They not only have beautiful grain and colour but are
either wind blow or harvested under a controlled system without damage to the
environment. OK, so Yew is technically a soft wood but have you tried
cutting it. Most of my
bowls and platters are finished in food grade oils or natural waxes. They
can be wiped with cool clean water and when dried re-oiled using food grade oils
including salad oils, walnut oil or foods grade mineral oil which will restore
the original colour and protection. I hope you
enjoy viewing the examples of my work as much as I have enjoyed creating it.
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Fruit
and Salad bowls | Oil lamps |Hollow
forms |Platters |Bowls |
All salad bowls have a Salad
Bowl Oil finish making them food-safe
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Other sizes
up to 14" are available.
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Salad bowl
made from Olive Ash.
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Lamp shown here is made from Yew.
It is 18" tall, including the glass. These lights burn normal lamp oil which lasts approximately 1 hour.
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This hollow form is made from Croch Ash. Height 10"
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Spalted beech with an ebony top and base. Height 10"
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Height 6" |
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Beech platter with the rim and underside beaded and blackened. 14" diameter.
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12" diameter bees wax finish |
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12" diameter - bees wax finish |
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12˝" diameter - bees wax finish |
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Yew bowl 14" diameter oil finish
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Australian Red Gum bowl 9" diameter - oil finish
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14" diameter - oil finish |
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English Elm Bur hollow form 8" x 6" - oil finish
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Elm bowl 8" diameter - oil finish
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Acacia burr bowl 10" diameter - oil finish
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Wenge discus bowl 8" diameter - Bees wax finish
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Ash
hollow form 4˝" x 5" - Bees wax finish
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Ash
hollow form 4˝" x 5" - Bees wax and black paten wax finish
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English
Elm natural edge bowl 5" diameter - oil finish
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English
Elm bowl 8" diameter - oil & wax finish
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If you are
interested in purchasing or would like to commission a piece
to suit your
individual taste please contact Alan by clicking on the
'Email Me' option box.
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