Spice Mills
Just finished a new batch of spice mills based on the Mary Rose example. These break down into 3 parts: a base pot, the central collar with the grating plate, and the top part providing…
Purser's money bag
Made as part of a batch of objects for handling and filming… The only parts of the original bag to survive were the wooden core, some of the woven leather from the handle, and the…
A slightly random weekend…
Two small, studded dog collars, a brass priming wire (copied from one recovered from the Mary Rose) and a beech pestle (for use in the cooks mortar that was found on the Mary Rose)… More…
Going dotty…
Guess what I did over the weekend… 1 6 2 3 5 4, 1 6 2 3 5 4, 1 6 2 3 5 4, etc etc etc…. The big pile at the back of…
Rustic crosses
I couldn’t help myself while I was away camping and found myself making a number of these rustic lap-jointed crosses… I’ll be putting them out on the stall at £3.50 each, or £4 on a…
Olympic games?
The latest batch of games went out just before the Olympics started. This one went to the John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury. The glass counters were replaced with clay ones which arrived just in time…
Another skittle set…
This set is on it’s way to Scotland. I try to make each set of my skittle men different to the ones I have made before, and make them reflect their destination or buyer. this…
Delivered at TORM last weekend
A pair of rather lovely sand timers… The one on the left is a 30 minute timer, with spalted beech ends capped with leather, and turned boxwood spindles. The one on the right is a…
New stick in progress
Every now and then I have a slightly off-the-wall idea for a walking stick. This is one in progress. It may be sold as it is, although I intend to add more faces and maybe…
Dolls
Just thought I’d share some work in progress… I’ll be adding these to the website at some point… They are going to be made from odd bits of material left over from other jobs, which…