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…
mainteance
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…
Commissions
Playing catch-up….still !
The shelves in the shop are finally filling up again and commissions are very nearly up to date, but we can’t be complacent because in a couple of weeks, a few major pieces are being Read more…
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Getting away from it all.
The school holidays and the main tourist season will soon be upon us, so we made the most of the weather, shut the shop for a week, packed the dogs and our bags and set Read more…