Artistry In Wood
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George is a professional woodturner based in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, where he creates a vast range of high quality products from pens, bowls, platters to wall and garden sculptures, from locally sourced native timbers. Texture and colour feature prominently in his work resulting with George producing practical, beautifully made work perfect for the home and garden.
Artistry In Wood
3y ago
Partly due to the Pandemic and having a lot to do on our property and lake on the levels I have not done much Woodworking for quite some time.I thought it was time to start a good sized Project and as it is our Son Marks Birthday shortly and they have just moved house I thought it would be nice to make them a Resin River Coffee table.Mark and Betina have been collecting shells and bits of sea glass for quite a few years so I thought it would be nice to make a Resin River Table using some of it in the Resin top.On the Blog post I will be putting up pictures and telling you how I have done ..read more
Artistry In Wood
3y ago
Just got my hands on a Truck load of Elm Burr .Beautiful and very rare also very wet will take some time to dry ..read more
Artistry In Wood
3y ago
A couple of Weeks ago Susan and I spent a Week touring North Wales and while we were there we called in to see les Symonds in Bala.
Before I left Les gave me a lovely Sycamore Burr and an end grain Cankered Ash log.
I turned the Burr into a beautiful Bowl 10" x 5" and the ash log into a nice Pot 6" x 5"  ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
Had an unusual commission to do today mount two Elephant tusks on a Base.Whatever your view on elephant tusks it does not apply to these as they are very old.They are quite beautifully carved and approx two feet tall. The Base is scorched and ebonised Ash.The Tusks are reassessed into the base about an inch this was done with a router ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
Finished roughing out my Elm the largest approx 18" x 6" a total of 62 i have put them in the Greenhouse for a day or two then they will be stored away ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
Just finished a Batch of wide rimmed bowls that will after final Photographs will go on my on line sales page that my Webmaster Reg is working on.
This will be something new for me Each piece will be Photographed 3 times numbered and listed ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
Turned a couple of bowls from the Elm that I was given recently.I am surprised how wet this Elm is because the trees had been dead standing for a number of years.It will be interesting to see how they dry they have a generous coating of Danish oil
bowls 15" x 4 ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
It is very rare to get any local elm of a decent size but I have been lucky a Mate has given me two large trees.I only make Bowls so only interested in the trunk.
The Chainsaw has a 28" Bar so that will give you an idea of the size
These are bigger than they look large ones 24" Diameter
Stunning figuring
This will give you an idea of the size Chainsaw with 28" Bar and ripping Chain ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
A while ago I decided to restore the Bench seat that was in the front of our Bungalow but ended up making a completely new one.We thought it was too nice to put out the front so it now lives in our back garden.This leaves us without one in the front so I am going to make another one and cut up the wood today
Hopefully this time it should be easier as I learned a lot from the first one.This one will be slightly different but not much ..read more
Artistry In Wood
4y ago
This morning i mowed the grass on our property on the Somerset levels it is such a peaceful place.
We have a ride on mower so not hard work and takes about an hour
Exstending our parking with a load of roof tiles ..read more