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I first became interested in woodturning when I watched Matthew Calder turning large hollow forms at Yandles show in 1997, and decided I wanted to have a go myself. I had access to a Graduate Lathe via my job as a teacher, so proceeded to turn a birch log into a hollow form.

I made loads of mistakes, but with a good sanding it looked OK and I was hooked!

firstturning.jpg (16238 bytes) My first turning, 

Birch Hollow form

10 x 15 cm

I learned by reading books on turning and watching Bert Marsh, Phil Irons and Ray Key demonstrating at Axminster Power Tools shop in Axminster.

I left full-time teaching in August 2002 to devote more time to woodturning and in April 2003 became a self employed woodturner.

I won a bronze award at "Tools2002" for turning a natural edge burr, a silver award at "Tools2003" in the open gallery for a hollow form and a gold award at "Tools2005" in the professional category for a lattice work bowl.

I won second prize in the Prestige category at the International woodworking exhibition at Alexandra Palace in Feb 2006 with a lattice work dish.

I won third prize in the Prestige category at the International woodworking exhibition at Alexandra Palace in Feb 2007 with a zig-zag bowl.

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Bronze award winner 

Maple natural edge vase

25 x 18 cm

 
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Silver award winner 

Holm Oak Burr

Hollow Form

30 x 24 cm

  
latticework bowl

Gold award winner

Pau Amarello

Lattice work bowl

27 x 6 cm   *

 
latticework dish

Second prize winner

Sycamore

Lattice work dish

32 x 6cm

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Third prize winner

Padauk

Zig-zag bowl

47 x 8cm

My work can be seen at the following galleries :-

           Dansel Craftwork  Gallery in Abbotsbury, Dorset

           Yandle & Sons Gallery, Martock, Somerset

            Burford Woodcraft, Burford, Oxfordshire

            Somerset Guild of Craftsmen , Courthouse Gallery, Somerton, Somerset

* This bowl is in the Daniel collection, online gallery

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