Wood turning is an ancient craft dating back to the Egyptian Dynasties. Today there are two main types of wood turning found in the craft worlds. The Pole and treadle lathe turners who adhere to the older style, manually operated lathes of yesteryear to produce their work and the turners who use modern lathes, electrically powered and often with a multitude of accessories that allows them to produce effects undreamed of by the old turners and bodgers ( a term accurately applied only to those turners from the Buckinghamshire area). I belong to the latter though getting and learning to use a pole lathe is something that I would love to do one day. Feel free to browse my site and have a look at the variety of different styles and items that I make in the galleries. If you wish to commission a piece please either use the contact page where you will be given a variety of ways to get hold of me and ask questions or commission a piece. I also do blank, unfinished pieces for pyrographers and artists. Look in the Tool and Toy section for example. Please contact me if you have ideas and suggestions of things to make

Please note that all my work is made of wood that has been sustainable resourced, usually by myself from a variety of sources ranging from hedgerows to recycled furniture, driftwood to tree surgeons. Most of the time I know what the wood is an will say so but occasionally I have a piece that I am ignorant of and usually state this in the description.

Like many people of my generation I first used a lathe in school and remember loving it. Sadly many schools have long since sold their lathes and no longer teach the craft of woodturning due to the Health and Safety regulations that seem to dominate much of what we can and can't do. I was given a small drill attachment some years ago and it took a few weeks before I became frustrated with it's limitation and the slippery slope that is woodturning had me speedily sliding downhill.

Until earlier on this year I was a confirmed hobbyist selling some of my work in charity and school sales to subsidise my addiction then I was made redundant. The idea of turning as a living was not something I had considered as I am all too aware that it does not bring in a liveable income unless you also teach, do demos and write about it. An alternative of course is to become famous and make a fortune in galleries but that is not something I am expecting for a while. I found like many at the moment that jobs are pretty scarce and increasingly so as age creeps in. After some discussion and heart searching I eventually went self employed and set up several On line shops to sell my work. I am at present also involved in making and selling tools and equipment for other crafters, especially in the fabric crafts. I continue to make the things I like myself but also I will do commissions and anything else I am asked as long as it is legal and morally acceptable.

I still hesitate to call myself professional turner as that seems arrogant but technically I suppose I am though my learning curve is still in it's infancy and going ever upward. If you want something I feel I am not skilled enough to do I will happily refer you to another turner as I am well aware that doing shoddy or substandard work will not help me or you in any way.

Enjoy looking at the things that I do and please check out the stores. If you do want something that is not in the shop contact me and I will see if it is something that I can do for you.

Pete