A footstool in my olive ash with upholstered cushion on top. I wanted to keep the 'legs' quite wide to show off the grain patterning in the olive ash and the result is that the stool has ended up looking very 1970s.
-
-
Guild of Master Craftsmen
I am delighted to say that I have been accepted into The Guild of Master Craftsmen.
-
“Summer Sky” Garden Bench
A garden bench commissioned by a friend, broadly to their design, with their colour of paint.
-
Stripy Oak and Beech Creepie (#5)
In May I found that my shelves were stuffed (more than usual) with offcuts and leftovers of wood. I didn't want to throw them out, I didn't want to burn them, and I didn't want to make another chopping board - so I decided to stick them together and make a stripy creepie.
-
“Thistle” Oak Table
Having seen some pictures of furniture that had been made in the 'Arts & Crafts Style', I decided to give it a go myself. I like the exposed joinery - the visible tenons, the wedges - and the other details that give such character to furniture made in that style, but I also thought that it would be a good fun to make and part of me liked the idea of the slightly masochistic approach to making joints by hand.
-
Spring 2023 Update
Since Christmas I have been working on a variety of jobs. The most interesting request - or challenge - was to make two "Dali" console tables featuring very sculptural legs and rails.
-
The Chocolate Olive Ash Creepie (#4)
Continuing the design theme from my third creepie my next creepie was made from olive ash and walnut. The olive ash was milled by me direct from the tree at the start of 2021. To highlight the stunning olive ash the entire top of the stool was made from ash and the walnut sides were placed underneath. I call this the “Chocolate” olive ash creepie because of the amazing brown colouration in the wood. As a reminder – this type of wood is normally rejected by timber merchants as it is just too wild both in colouration and grain direction. Only local specialist sawmills would retain this sort of timber.…
-
Oak and Walnut Contemporary Creepie (#3)
Wanting to have three different styles of creepies, my third creepie may be described as more contemporary.
-
The Emmental Creepie (#2)
Taking a possibly blasphemous approach to the original Scottish vernacular creepie stool, I decided to make this one full of holes in the side skirts and legs.
-
Dirleton Market on the Green – November 2022
For the past two years I have been a volunteer helping to setup the Dirleton Market on the Green which runs roughly every two months in the village of Dirleton. The market is intended to give local makers and artisans to marketplace in which to sell a variety of produce and crafts. I first took part in the market at the end of 2021 and this year was my second market – and I was much more prepared! I see these markets as a way to advertise my furniture-making business whilst also giving me an outlet for my more craft oriented items such as chopping boards, turned bowls and lamp…
