Ben's Apple Wood Earring Holder for me! I love this....really beautiful and so handy! The photo dosn't do it justice as is the case of so many wooden delights....they are wonderful to feel smell and touch...wonder when technology will do that for us! Never I hope!

Walnut Pen Holder for Dad! Ben kindly took ages in selecting a piece of Walnut for me to make a pen-holder for Dad....after an advisory lesson on how to hold the chisel correctly..I very tentatively finished it..and was chuffed!

A what seems like a busy few weeks..and some much loved sunshine.

My latest Signwritten work was for a friend, who is of to a show to display her

wonderful functional, contemporary pottery. Painting her boards, Sign and price pieces has been fun, she uses pastel glazes, (colours which I would normally not use) so I attempted to match it all up, and, like anything different you have a go at, it was a refreshing change. We had a laugh in the sun making up tiny wooden price stands with some wood from the local timber scrap pile which I painted to match the signs.

Ben has been beavering away in his beloved shed, making a lovely set of Sycamore Shelves, Walnut Pen Holders , more beautiful Bowls and, a new one, some very sweet (s'cuse the pun!) Honey Drizzlers. He has upped his tools since we last blogged, and I'm sure they will get a mention later!

As it's the time of year for the garden to go bonkers, it has, and I have let it...but am loving the flowers summer is bringing!

Its been another busy couple of weeks. Been making some quite varied items, everything from Mushrooms ;

(Hawthorn; above, Holly; below)
Oak stools, reclaimed 130 yr old oak with bone oak legs; Yew mirror frame;
& lots of bowls,

Elm bowls;
Walnut;
3 very small apple bowls;


Hawthorn;


The ones above are fresh off the lathe, the ones below are being soaked to try and prevent them from cracking;

And finally this Yew bowl. Incidentally, the only non-local piece of wood I've used, Sarah got this for me from Wales.