About Me

I am an artist craftsman, fabricating a multitude of things in wood over the years. My workshop is simple, dusty and chaotic. A man cave with purpose where I enjoy seeing works come to life in my hands. If I can work by eye without measure I do so, but of course there are times when working to a client's sketch, the measuring stick becomes an essential tool.

I take care to work in sympathy with the nature of many types of wood.

Boat building is one area of my craft where the smallest discrepancy could lead to a ride in a Lifeboat or becoming lost at sea.

My Inuit Kayak I made is now sold to a school in Ullapool, Scotland.

My favourite boat is this light weight runabout, its a small Italian style classic for cruising the estuaries and inshore waters of the South Devon coast. Built during the Covid lockdown, taking approximately 1,100 hours.

Recently made commissioned work

This particular chair is of three different types of English hardwood for a discerning client wanting a chair to fit into a small space, but large enough to seat two. The final treatment of Beeswax and oil polish has not yet been applied so the overall shade of the wood will inevitably be a little darker and the woodgrain stand out better. All the legs and spindles are turned on the lathe, so a total of 28 with end mortice and tenon pegs to fit, totalling 52 to fit and glue.