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Inlaying some walnut dowel into the top of this ash side table. A CNC machine could do this kind of thing in a fraction of the time (if I was less of a committed Luddite...) but there's something nice about the methodical process of doing it by han
Delighted to be exhibiting with fellow Oxfordshire Craft Guild members at Handmade Oxford in June amongst the beautiful surroundings of Waterperry Gardens. Tickets on sale now! . . . . . . . . #craft #craftfair #contemporarycraft #handmadeuk #hand
Demonstrating that my Orphism bench does function and that I shouldn't mess around with the settings on a camera... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #furnituremaker #furnitureandcabinetmaking #furnituredesign #contemporaryrustic #contemporarycraft #wo
Some photos of a current coffee table project. Bit of an experimental exercise as it's the first time I've fully turned a set of legs or used English chestnut as a material. Going for rounded cylindrical forms and some abstract carving to the top
'Orphism' bench. English ash with hand carved geometric forms, walnut inlay, asymmetrical legs and steambent stretchers. Dimensions (mm): 1200 x 450 x 430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #bench #woodendecor #woodenbench #bespokefu
Yours truly in the workshop, looking a bit like a lost fisherman... Open to suggestions about what to make with the two halves of cherry trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #workshoptour #workshop #woodshop #woodshoplife #woodworkerlife #woodw
Preview picture of my recently completed ash hallway bench. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #cabinetmaking #furnitureandcabinetmaking #joinery #modernrustic #modernprimitive #moderncraft #woodcarvingart #woodcarversofinstagram #woodcarving #st
Wall mirror in oak. Shaped and carved by hand with knife, gouge and chisel. Inspired by the door sculpture at @atelierbrancusi For sale, please DM for details. Dimensions (mm): 470 x 340 x 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . #mirrors #framedmirror #woode
A return to inlay and carved concentric circles for this ash bench project. A decorative coming together of idiosyncratic organic forms, geometric precision and deliberate yet imperfect tooled mark making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #woo
'Tenome' Chairs (2024) Oak, sycamore, milk paint and hard wax oil. Inspired by the 'ship eyes' (ophthalmoi) that decorated the bows of ancient Greek vessels, having a touch of Kandinsky and named after a Japanese folkloric creature with a link to
Tenome Chairs (2024)

Tenome Chairs (2024)
Orphism Bench (2025)

Orphism Bench (2025)
Tumuli Table (2023)

Tumuli Table (2023)
Bregalad Chair (2023)

Bregalad Chair (2023)