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Bodgers Ball 2012 Competition Winner

July 28, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway Leave a comment

Once a year the Association of Pole Lathe Turners and Green Woodworkers, (APTGW), organise their AGM, known as the Bodgers’ Ball.  This is a great weekend event of camping, demonstrations, tool sales, good food […]

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Bodgers' Ball, Competition, woodcrafts

gift for a whisky drinker

June 8, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway 3 Comments

Last winter I made a quaich for a friend’s birthday. Pronounced ‘quake’; a traditional Scottish drinking vessel with handles.  In Ireland they are called cuachs.  I have made them from spalted […]

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beeswax, cuach, quaich, whisky

multi hollow bowls

June 5, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway Leave a comment

Inspired by the beautiful multi hollow bowls carved by American greenwood-working wizard Drew Langsner, I grabbed my axe, adze and gouges and set to work upon a cherry log.  The page […]

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Drew Langsner, Multi hollow bowl, Wooden bowl

How hygenic are wooden bowls and spoons?

June 4, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway Leave a comment

A question I’m often asked by customers is ‘Can you get wooden bowls and spoons properly clean?’  I always refer to the following research, (which was posted by woodworking.co.uk), which […]

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Wooden bowl, wooden spoon

Shrink Pots

June 2, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway 2 Comments

  These are a joy to make and have around the place.  Rather than shave the bark off I like to leave it on; especially with birch.  When choosing which […]

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birch, shrink pot, traditional craft

where is happiness to be found?

May 28, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway Leave a comment

Although I’m happy working alone, it’s nice to spend the day with others who come along for my occasional spoon carving workshops.  I had a very interesting conversation with a […]

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courses, happiness, spoon carving, workshops

simple things

May 26, 2012by Sharif Adams - Woodenway 2 Comments

I like simple things and I like to keep things simple.  A few bits of old timber rescued from the bonfire, a willow log split in half, some cheap bits of steel and […]

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Pole lathe, simplicity

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Sharif Adams - Woodenway

Sharif Adams - Woodenway

I liberate spoons and bowls from logs, then take them to artisan craft markets where they find new homes. I also run spoon carving and bowl turning courses in Devon, UK. For more information please see my website; www.sharifadams.co.uk

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