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I made a similar vase a short while ago, and it sold very quickly. By then, I had already decided that I liked the idea with a wooden dot and a shaped lip, so this one was already in the making, and let's hope it will find an owner as quick as [...]

This is one of my favourite pieces to date. Inspired by shapes seen on Cindy Drozda's website, and definitely an eye-catching piece in any collection. The center piece is essentially a box, with a lid on top, and it's hollowed out as far as my [...]

This is a partially hollowed disc made from a sycamore crotch, carved and coloured. When I turned this form, some cracks started to appear in the crotch figure. I left them to dry out a little and then decided to carve them away. That's when I [...]

Serve your sweets on a tazza like this, and most people will not even look at the sugary bits. All they want to do is hold the tazza and ask you where you got it from. A truly one-off show piece for your cream tea table or after dinner. Classi [...]

The inspiration for this piece came from, you guessed it, Terry Pratchett. However, initially this was meant to be "The Light Fantastic".  The more I pondered over the details, the more it became clear to me that this was not the correct title [...]

This candle holder was made for a competition, and it won first prize. The main body is made from monkeypuzzle, with a piece of spalted sycamore on the top to hold the candle cup. Within the hollowed twist is the "flame within", and insert mad [...]

Here we have a box made entirely from exotic hardwoods, which is rather exceptional for me. The box itself is made from zebrano, and the finial is african blackwood. The stand is sapele, and the long, elegant ornamental handle is made from wen [...]

A winged box made from walnut and maple. This is a classic shape for wood turners, who regard boxes like this as a "must do" to show they have acquired the necessary skills. It is rather tricky to turn, but also very rewarding. For the end use [...]