New Stories from the Workshop
By Rob / February 7, 2024 / No Comments

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It’s been a while….
Well, between a holiday and home improvements it would be fair to say that not a lot of turning has been happening in the last two months. However, something I will share is a bit of furniture making that I have been up to. First, a Yew mirror. I bought some Yew and birdseye maple…
Rare wood from the Atlas Mountain Region…
(Hi, if you are reading this on social media and want to see the pictures, please visit the original source story on my website at www.turningdreams.co.uk in the ‘Notes from the workshop’ section). This week has been a busy week outside of the workshop, however, this weekend has easily made up for it! I made…
Workshop blog…’variety’ is this week’s new word
I began this week determined to do better making salt and pepper shakers. I also planned to try out my new texturing tool from Robert Sorby, but as I had only bought the end piece I would need to make a handle. Fortunately I had bought a spindle of Mopane wood from Andy at www.woodmapoftheworld.com…