Tag Archives: Calamity

Over the weekend I swapped a whole lot of “mystery” wood with Steve Earis (who, it must be said, is a most generous fellow wood turner). Amongst the pieces I took away were a few small half rounds of yew, … Continue reading →

I think I posted a while ago that I managed to rescue some lime from a tree that was felled in my neighborhood. It’s all nicely cut up and stacked in the garden under a tarpaulin. One of the pieces … Continue reading →

I mentioned a while ago that I got a whole lot of yew from a friendly benefactor. In return I promised to make him some items for his home. Amongst these items are three tall, elegant and simple candle holders. … Continue reading →

I while ago I posted some pictures of hollow forms that had not survived the hollowing for one reason or another. Since then I have actually managed to turn quite a few hollow forms without further accidents and incidents. However, … Continue reading →

The predecessor to Bleeding Forest was an ever small hollow form, from the same material. Initial hollowing went fine with just a bowl gouge, but then I wanted to get the shoulder thinned down, so that it wouldn’t look odd … Continue reading →