Japanese Style Electric Lathe Build
I should start this post by stating clearly that this is absolutely new territory for me. I know very little about Japanese lathes other than what I’ve learned via the […]
How to turn a bowl on a pole lathe ~ Video Series
This blog post is where you can find more information related to the series of videos I filmed with Zed on his YouTube channel about getting started with pole lathe bowl […]
The Bowl Gathering 2018
Sometimes things come together so perfectly it seems that they were just meant to be. Having dreamed about this event on and off for a few years, last year it […]
The Bowl Gathering 2017
I’ve just returned from a great weekend in Herefordshire, where a small group of dedicated pole lathe bowl turners met to share tips and celebrate the wooden bowl and various […]
Slow Craft
Real food and traditional craft; together they stretch back to the mists of time. But there’s nothing old fashioned about either in the context of modern day life. They’re part […]
Hedgespoken
It feels important to share this. There are no spoons here or wooden bowls, but please read on… Two friends of mine have had a dream since they met to […]
A few from days gone by…
This year has been busy with so many things. The community here at steward Wood has just submitted a third planning application to Dartmoor National Park; the result of many […]
Wooden Beer Tap
Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes. So it was a nice to be asked to turn something non-bowl shaped recently. A friend of mine had come […]
Nests of Bowls
I have been intrigued for some time now about nests of bowls. Turning a nest is regarded as the ultimate pole lathe bowl turning achievement. Less wasteful of time and […]
Bowl Turning in the Woods
Last weekend was a busy one with Adrian Lloyd visiting me here at Steward Wood. Ade has been turning bowls on the pole lathe for a little while and wanted […]
Wooden Way 