Hybrid coloured pencil's turned box

Hello folks, I'm always looking around for different things to cast in resin, I had an idea a few weeks ago to try casting coloured pencils. Here are some images from the first of three blanks that I cast. The box is 60mm wide by 70mm tall

Burr brown oak, spalted beech & olive ash

 

hello folks

I don’t make allot of bowls anymore but do still do a few every year as the outlets I supply like the variety.

Its starts when I’m cutting logs to make hollow forms, sometimes there is a section on the outer most area of the log which is too small for a hollow form but to pretty to burn. I turn them into a rough shape paint the end grain with leftover paint write the date on the rim and leave it to dry.

over the last few weeks...

Hello folks

Its been very hot recently and i'm not good in the heat!! so i've not been in the workshop much of late but as its been a few weeks since my last blog post I thought i'd share some images of what i've been up to
Not much of a blog post but....

AWGB newsletter - June 2013

Hello folks

I am very proud to be able to show you the latest copy of the

AWGB newsletter which features one of my hollow forms on teh front cover and an article that I wrote inside too!!