• Bowls,  Turning

    Simple Wooden Bowl

    You can’t beat the beauty of a hand made wooden bowl. This one was turned on the lathe out of a single piece of Pine, I’m not sure of the species, it’s probably plain old Radiata. This piece had been…

  • Pens,  Turning

    Sassafras Pen

    This is another Pen in Blackheart Sassafras. A rollerball this time. It has that beautiful Sassafras grain and a silver body with gold highlights.

  • Pots,  Turning

    Three Blackheart Sassafras Pots

    This is a series of 3 pots I made from the same piece of Blackheart Sassafras. Each one is slightly different and they look good together as a set. My favourite is the one with the small turned handle. I…

  • Experiments

    The Egg

    This was a bit of an experiment. I had some small pieces of Sassafras and Huon Pine and I’d seen how people ‘splice’ pieces of wood together, so I decided to try and this was the result. It’s a Sassafras…

  • Pens

    A Fountain Pen with Display Case

    This is a gift I made for a significant Birthday. It’s a Rhodium and Black Titanium Fountain Pen in Blackheart Sassafras. The case is made from Tasmanian Myrtle.

  • Experiments,  Joints

    Perfect Dovetails

    Perfectly fitting Dovetails are a beautiful thing. My aim is to one day be able to do these by hand. I’m nowhere near that yet, so for the time being I use the excellent Gifkins Dovetail Jig. It’s an Australian…

  • General

    Welcome

    Hello. A while ago I got into woodworking, something that’s been on my to-do list for years. This is a place to show my stuff. I hope you like it.