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Not much turning!
I blame the holiday on Anglesey! There were SUPs, canoes, kayaks, yachts moored off the bay at Cemaes, and then that little inflatable that we bought just for fun. It all ignited an interest in Read more…
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Top Slice
When sawmills convert logs into planks, whether those mills are huge industrial sites or small, portable mills, the first thing they have to do to each log is to mount it onto a carriage or Read more…
Commissions
One of those jobs!
“For as long as I live, I will never make a chess set!”, I once said, and when I said it, I meant it. However, several months ago I actually fancied having a go at Read more…
Publications
Mixed Emotions!
This weekend has seen both great joy and great sadness. For a few years I have been liaising frequently with a gentleman called Mark Baker; one of the great ambassadors of the wood-turning world, who Read more…
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Building stock
With a whole month of sales behind them, the three galleries where my stock is constantly on show have each been selling well. We also have a fourth sales point, at a gallery attached to Read more…
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Great oaks…….!
One of the more unusual jobs that I’ve recently been asked to do is to turn a matching pair of post-topping acorns, a traditional design for a decorative finial on large gate posts. The customer Read more…
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We’re Good To Go!
Pren's Woodturning Tuition Facility is Back in Business and Ready to Go!
Training
Do I spoil my students?
Probably about 60% of my income, prior to lock-down, has come from teaching woodturning techniques to private students who are either thinking of taking up turning as a hobby, or already turning and wanting to Read more…
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A quick snap it isn’t!
Going professional 4 years ago brought many challenges, not least of all, having to learn to take a photograph! OK, I already knew how to point a camera at a bowl and to take a Read more…