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 […]
Category Archives: woodcrafts
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 […]
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 […]
Forging hook tools
The thing about pole lathe bowl turning that really interested me when I got started was that the bowl turner must first make their own machine and tools before making a […]
Stool from oak
A good friend commissioned me to make a stool. He wanted it to fit in a small space under a desk and he wanted it made from oak. I happened […]
Courses 2012/2013
The above photo was taken at the end of the last spoon carving course I ran in 2012. By October I’ve usually finished teaching for the year, but Steve, a woodland owner/worker in nearby […]
Steward Wood
I can’t believe it was almost two months ago that I was in Devon, helping with the Steward Wood 2012 Permaculture Development Course. I first visited the Steward Wood community in 2006 […]
Wooden Way 