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Woodturning teacher & maker
Learn to create well-crafted things in wood
Hands-on courses & workshops
Berkshire, UK

🪵 specialism - sustainable wooden toys and homeware 🌳



Well, summer’s definitely over now but for the next few days I’m gonna share some of my summer workshop highlights with ...
07/09/2026

Well, summer’s definitely over now but for the next few days I’m gonna share some of my summer workshop highlights with you.

Here’s a couple of photos from the end of busy Association of Woodturners youth training day. The 4 students had a great day learning how to make apples and plates. 🍎

Thanks to Neils Woodcrafts for gifting me the spalted beech. It was quite soft, so tricky to hold on screw chucks, but we persevered and them apples came good in the end!

I’m a bit sad that’s the final youth training day of this year, but happy that I’ll be seeing some of my students at the Festival of Woodturning next month. They’ve taken up the offer of youth bursaries to be able to come along for free, so thank you very much AWGB. 👍

29/07/2026

It’s been wonderful to look back on Skilled.Seen and see that the exhibition now has a permanent online catalogue.

Being part of a project that celebrated the creativity and craftsmanship of women, trans and non-binary people working with wood was a real privilege. I’m incredibly grateful to everyone at Sylva Foundation, Kat and all the organisers, makers and volunteers who made it happen.

If you didn’t get the chance to visit, or you’d like another look, you can now explore the exhibition online, discover the makers behind each piece and read the stories that brought the exhibition to life.

Thank you for creating something that will continue to inspire long after the exhibition has closed.

https://skilled-seen.sylva.org.uk/

20/07/2026

As I say to my students: Stepping outside your comfort zone is how you learn.

This was my first attempt at deep hollowing using the Woodcut Tools - Woodturning Tools and Accessories Pro-Forme system.
A huge thank you to Neil from Neil Woodcrafts for inviting me to his workshop in Kintbury to have a go on his Killinger lathe.

Using the Irons tool rest and two Pro-Forme Solid cutters—one with a straight shaft and one bent—I was surprised by how intuitive the system felt. We chose a piece of spalted birch because it’s relatively soft, making it an ideal timber to learn on.

Unfortunately, I got a little carried away, hollowing progressed faster than I thought and went straight through the side! But that’s all part of learning a new technique.

I’m hoping to repair it with resin and gold powder, so watch this space to see if I can rescue the piece.

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Unit 6A The Courtyard, Amners Farm
Reading
RG303UE

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Tuesday 9:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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