0010 12" Sycamore Platter
A beautiful piece of Sycamore decorated with Blue metallic paint and then scored through. £40.00
(Donated to raffle for the Macmillan Trust)
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Beech 12 x 2 Inches
Beech platter with a raised rim around the dished section and decorated with Black ink. (£50.00)(SOLD UK)
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Sycamore 12 x 1,1/2"
(£35.00) Decorated using a stencil.(SOLD UK)
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Oak 6" x 1,1/2"
(£10.00) The corpuscular shape appeals to me and it is so nice to handle, the bowl fits the hand. (SOLD UK)
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10 x 3 Inches African Padauk
£80.00-£100.00 (SOLD UK)
A truly beautiful wood that on cutting is Orange/Gold but oxidises to Chocolate Brown with the passage of time. This piece has since been gilded to enhance the grain.
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12 x 2 Inches Ash
Made for Jewish family in the UK to celebrate the beginning of the Sabbath every Friday evening by lighting 2 candles. Represents the setting sun on the horizon over the sea.(Sold)
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12 x 2 Inches Zebrano
£80.00-£100.00 (SOLD UK) Very difficult to obtain good pieces in this size.
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5 x 3 Inches Spalted Beech
£30.00-£40.00 (Sold UK)
The spalting is erratic and impossible to predict in the finished object.
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10 x 2 Inches Carbonised Sycamore
£30.00-£40.00 (SOLD UK) Edge burnt with blowlamp and waxed.
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10 x 2 Inches Sycamore
£30.00-£40.00 (SOLD UK) Ink applied whilst platter is turning.
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10 x 2 Inches Sycamore decorated
£40.00-£50.00 (SOLD UK) Decorated with pseudo granite spray.
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13 x 2 Inches Sycamore Metallic Paint
£75.00-£85.00 (SOLD UK)
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13 x 4 Inches English Walnut
£55.00-£70.00 (SOLD UK)
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13 x 5 Inches English Walnut
£60.00-£80.00 (SOLD UK) This dish is made so that the outside edges of the log form natural openings. I.E. the dish is larger in diameter than that of the original log.
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8 x 4 Inches English Walnut
£30.00-£40.00 (SOLD UK)
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8 x 4 Inches English Walnut Shape
£30.00 (SOLD UK) This piece was a one-off as the result of an accident on the lathe where a piece was dislodged, instead of discarding the whole it was re-designed.
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Goldfield Burr (Australian)
£100.00-£150.00 (SOLD UK)
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10 x 2 Monterey Macrocarpa
£30.00-£40.00 (SOLD UK)
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8 x 5 InchesWalnut
£80.00-£90.00 (SOLD UK)
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4 x 2 Inches Square Yew
£20.00 (SOLD UK)
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10 x 2 Inches She Oak (Australian)
£30.00-£40.00 (SOLD UK)
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Mantleshelf Supports
Another first for me, a split turning for a mock Marble fireplace and mantleshelf. This is the turning as a whole piece but stuck together as a split turning.
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Split turning seperated
For the mantleshelf supports as in previous image but now split from each other into 2 identical sections for mounting and painting. (Guide price ONLY £30,00)
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Sycamore 6,1/2" x 1"
(£12.00) Using a Black line to accentuate the edges. (SOLD UK)
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Black Mulberry
Despite the name this beautiful piece of wood has the most remarkable natural colouration. 7 inches by 2 inches. (£25.00) (SOLD UK)
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Inside view, Black Mulberry
(SOLD UK)
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Black Mulberry
Another dish from the same log but with thicker walls and still showing the particular beauty of this timber. 7 inches by 2 inches (£25.00)(SOLD UK)
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Inside view Black Mulberry
(SOLD UK)
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Acacia Corpuscle
6 inches by 1.1/4 inches again shaped to fit the hand. (£15.00)(SOLD UK)
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Acacia dish
6 inches by 2 inches Acacia dish. (£15.00)(SOLD UK)
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6 inch bowl Unidentified wood!
Another piece of timber that was destined for the woodburner! A burr of an unidentified tree. £10.00 (Sold UK)
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Sycamore 7,1/2" x 1"
This piece is shaped similarly to the expected shape of a UFO in that the underside mirrors the top surface, very tactile. £12.00 (Sold UK)
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Yew Platter
11 x 1,1/2 inches. £35.00 (Sold UK)
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Corpuscle series in Oak
These dishes are very user friendly in that they fit the hand, could almost be regarded as "worry bowls". Each one is 5 inches in diameter by 1.1/2" inches thick and retail at £10.00 each. (all now sold UK)
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A commission.
Not the cake but the platter underneath! This is an image from a magazine that inspired my customer for her daughters wedding. The platter was made in English Sycamore at 15" inches in diameter. (£80.00 SOLD UK)
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Spalted Beech
9 x 2 inches, centre burnt and waxed, edge roughened with rotary wire brush. £30.00 (SOLD UK)
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Face side of Birch Ply Platter 18 x 2 inch
Have retained an outside edge then curved into the centre.(SOLD UK)
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Bottom of Birch Ply Platter
(Important: This platter is a one-off)(SOLD UK)
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A collection of Acacia dishes
The smaller pieces retail at £10.00 each and the larger piece in the centre is £15.00. (ALL items now sold)
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Trophy Base
A trophy base is something new for me!
Turned in some lovely local Beech and sealed with pure beeswax.
I am very pleased with the result, as is the customer Mr, Morsley.
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Cedrus Libani or Cedar of Lebanon
This piece of timber has a history all it's own. The tree was planted by Queen Victoria and her consort Albert in the garden of Osborne House, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, their summer residence. Piece measures 18 inches x 4 inches. (£100.00)(SOLD UK)
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Horse Chestnut planted 1710
A piece of burr Horse Chestnut that was planted on the Boughton House estate in the year 1710. Extremely out of balance the piece has yielded a very attractive large dish 12 inches diameter x 3 inches thick. (£80.00) (SOLD UK)
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Horse Chestnut planted 1710
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Horse Chestnut planted 1710
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Laburnum 5 inches by 2.1/2 inches
A beautiful piece of Laburnum that is getting more and more difficult to source. £15.00 (SOLD UK)
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Another view of the Laburnum
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Beech 12 x 2 Inches
A classic design for a dish, finished in Danish Oil.
£40,00 (SOLD UK)
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English Elm 8 x 2
A thin platter £25.00 (SOLD Denmark)
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English Elm 8 x 2
As per previous image.
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10 bowls all under 6 inches diameter.
I was fortunate in gaining a commission that gave me the rare opportunity of free expression. I was requested to make 10 bowls for presentation but under 6 inches diameter. Total £100.00 (SOLD UK)
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Walnut 10 x 2 Inches
A double delta form in English Walnut. £30.00 (SOLD UK)
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12 inches diameter Sycamore
A piece of rippled Sycamore decorated with an inked motif. £25.00 (SOLD UK)
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Napkin Rings
Bowls, dishes and platters are not the only items I make. Sets of Napkin Rings which include some of the bark or just underneath so that the set can be viewed as a branch. £30.00/set.
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0012 10" False Acacia dish
Another view to show the beautiful colouration of this timber. (SOLD UK)
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0012 10" False Acacia dish
A really superb piece of timber that accepts a high polish. £40.00
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0012 from the side.
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0016 7 inch x 3 inch Pine
£30.00
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0015 American Elm 7 inches.
A piece from my "corpuscle" series where the shape is continuous from the middle of the bowl over and down the outside. £30.00 (SOLD UK)
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028 Sycamore 8 inches dia.
A simple yet elegant dish sweeping up from a narrow base. £20.00 (SOLD UK)
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028 Sycamore 8 inches dia.
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031 Horse Chestnut Bowl
A neat little 5 inch diameter bowl. £10.00. (SOLD UK)
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031 Horse Chestnut Bowl (Different Angle)
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