The Crazy Woodman

I'm now booked in at a number of craft fairs this year. Full details are on my Craft Fairs page. My next craft fair will be a Tilly and Primrose Artisan market at East Riddlestone Hall, Keighley on Saturday 27th April.

Tilly & Primrose Artisan Market - Leeds Corn Exchange Sunday 17th March 2024

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All set up for the day at the Corn Exchange in Leeds. If you're in the area do call in, lots of great stalls to see. #tillyandprimroseartisanmarkets #cornexchangeleeds #craftfairs #craftstalls #artisanmarkets #artisanmarket #woodturning
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Next Sunday I will be at a Tilly & Primrose Artisan Market at the Corn Exchange in Leeds. If your in the area do come along and have a look around and say Hi. #tillyandprimroseartisanmarkets #craftfair #craftfairs #artisanmarket #artisanmarkets #cornexchangeleeds
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All set up for the day at the Meltham Makers Market, do call by if you're in the area. #melthammakersmarket #craftstalls #artisanmarkets
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I will be having a stall at the Tilly & Primrose Artisan Market at the Corn Exchange in Leeds in just over two weeks time. Do come along and have a look around, there will be some great stalls there. #tillyandprimroseartisanmarkets #craftfair #craftfairs #artisanmarket #artisanmarkets #cornexchangeleeds
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I'll be at the Meltham Makers Market on Saturday 2nd March, so if you're in Meltham do come and have a look around and call by to have a chat and hopefully buy something. Lots of great items to choose from that are ideal as Mother's Day presents. #melthammakers #craftfair #craftfairs #artisancraftfair #mothersday
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I'm looking forward to my first craft stall of the year in a couple of weeks time at the Meltham Makers Market on Saturday 2nd March from 11am till 3pm. Do come along, have a look around and call by to say hi. #melthammakersmarket #craftfair #craftfairs #artisanmarket #makersmarket
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This is my last piece from 2023, finished yesterday but I didn't have time to take any pictures. It's an Ash bowl along with a small dish from a core out of the blank. Finished with Danish Oil. The bowl is 9.5 inches diameter and 3 inches deep, the dish is 6 inches diameter and 1.5 inches deep. These are available to purchase, DM me if you are interested. #hampshiresheen #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #nestedbowls #ashbowls
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This vase is made from a large piece of Laburnum. The shape is based on one of the glass vases we have and was chosen to try and make the most of the grain pattern. It has a 6" long by 1" diameter glass insert. It's 8.5" tall and 4.5" wide at the base and has been finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil and then buffed to give a slight sheen. #chestnutproducts #woodturning #woodenvase #woodenvases #woodenvasedecor
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All set up for the Christmas Craft Weekend at Oakwell Hall, Birstall. 10.00 am until 4.00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. I'm in the Hall itself along with Father Christmas 😀 Lots of stalls in the Barn and Courtyard as well. If you do come along then call by and say hello. #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark #craftfair #craftfairs #artisanmarket #artisanmarkets #christmasfair #christmasfairs
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All set up for the day at RSPB Old Moor Christmas Craft Fair. Do come along and have a look around, call by and have a chat. #rspboldmoor #artisanmarkets #artisanmarket #craftfairs #craftstalls
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All set up for the day at the Tilley and Primrose Artisan Market at the Huddersfield Ukraine Club. Do come along and have a look around. #tillyandprimroseartisanmarkets #craftfairs #craftstalls #artisanmarket #artisanmarkets
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I'm not sure what the collective noun is for a group of snowmen, how about an "Avalanche"? These are ready for my stall on Saturday at the Tilly & Primrose Artisan Market at the Huddersfield Ukrainian Club. Do come along and have a look around and stop by to say Hi. #tillyandprimroseartisanmarkets #woodensnowmen #woodensnowman #craftfair #craftfairs #artisancraftfair #artisancraftfairs #artisanmarket #artisanmarkets
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All set up for the day at the Meltham Makers Market #melthammakersmarket #craftfairs #craftstalls #craftfair #craftfairdisplay
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I'll be at the Meltham Makers Market on Saturday, so if you're in the area why not call in, have a look around and stop by for a chat. #melthammakersmarket #craftfair #craftfairs #artisancraft #artisancrafts #artisancraftfair
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Finally got around to taking some photos of recent pieces. A platter made from Irish Oak with some nice burr. A Burr Oak clock and some pens and pencils made with the TM Athena kits, the woods are, from left to right, yew, oak padauk, walnut and oak. The platter and clock are finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil and the pens and pencils with Chestnut Melamine Lacquer. The clock insert is from Turners Retreat. These will all be available through my Etsy store in the next few days, link in my profile or DM me if you are interested in any of them. #chestnutproducts #turnersretreat #taylorsmirfield #woodenclock #woodenclocks #platters #woodenplatters #woodenpens #woodenpencils #etsy #etsyshop #etsyuk
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All set up for day 2 at RSPB Sherwood Forest Robin Hood Festival. If you're in the area do call by and have chat, there's lots going on. #rspbsherwoodbudby #rspbsherwoodforest #craftfairs #craftstalls #woodturning
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All set up at RSPB Sherwood Forest for the last weekend of their Robin Hood Festival. #rspbsherwoodforest #craftfairs #craftstalls #woodturning #rspbsherwoodbudby
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All set up and ready for the Chestnut Products Woodturning Weekender. It looks like it's going to be a great weekend. #chestnutproducts #woodturningweekender #woodturning
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All set up at the Yorkshire Day Event at Oakwell Hall, Birstall. The clouds are blowing over a the sun is starting to come out. #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark #yorkshireday #craftstall #craftstalls #craftfair #craftfairs #craftfairdisplay #kirkleesevents
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I'll have a stall at the Yorkshire Day Event at Oakwell Hall, Birstall on Sunday. If your in the area do call by and come and have a chat. #yorkshireday #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark #craftfair #craftfairs
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This is a nested bowl and platter made from spalted olive ash which has some lovely ripple on one side. The bowl is 13.5 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep, the platter is 10 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches deep. They have been finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil. #chestnutproducts #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #nestedbowls
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I finished these last week but have only just had time to take some pictures. This is the first set of nested bowls made with the Woodcut Bowl Saver that I recently bought. The wood is Mahogany supplied by TaylorsMirfield and they are finished with Chestnut Products Lemon Oil. I'm really pleased with the way that the grain pattern runs through the two bowls. The large bowl is 8.75" diameter and 3" deep, the small bowl is 6" diameter and 1.75" deep. These bowls are for sale and will be available on my stall at the Oakwell Hall Yorkshire Day Event on Sunday 30th July or DM me if you're interested in purchasing them before then. #taylorsmirfield #chestnutproducts #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #nestedbowls #craftfair #craftfairs #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark #yorkshireday
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This blank was earmarked for my next basket illusion bowl, unfortunately it had a number of inclusions in it which would not have taken a bead, so it ended up as a platter with a coloured rim. It's Jo Sonja's iridescent paint on top of Chestnut Ebonising Lacquer, then finished with Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer. The outside is Hampshire Sheen High Gloss wax. It's 13.5 inches diameter and 1.5 inches deep. This platter is available to purchase, contact me if you are interested. #colouredplatter #colouredbowls #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #woodturning #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #josonja
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I thought that I'd start making stock for later in the year a bit earlier this year so that it's not such a rush. 😂 These have all been finished using my Chestnut Buffing System and the wood was supplied by Stiles and Bates. #chestnutproducts #stilesandbates #xmas #xmastree #craftfairs #craftfair #christmascraftfair #christmastree
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Finally finished the first of the hollow forms that I roughed out at the beginning of the year. This one is Silver Birch with a Rowan top. It's coloured with Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic Colours and finished with Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer that has been polished with True Grit Superfine followed by Chestnut Burnishing Cream. #hampshiresheenintrinsiccolours #chestnutproducts #truegritsuperfine #truegritabrasivepaste #woodturning #hollowform #hollowforms #woodart #woodartisan
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All set up at the Classic Car Rally and Craft Fair at Oakwell Hall near Birstall. The weather is looking great so come along and have look. I'm in the barn so call by and have a chat. #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark #craftfairs #craftstalls #woodturning
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One week to go till the Classic Car Rally and Craft Fair at Oakwell Hall, Birstall. Come along for a great day out and call into the Barn where I will be having my stall and come and say Hi. #oakwellhall #craftfair #craftfairs #craftfairsuk #artisancraftfair #woodturning
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My latest basket illusion bowl, I think I need a bigger photo light box. This one is 13.5 inches diameter, 1.5 inches deep and made from sycamore supplied by Turners Retreat. It's my biggest and most complex one so far and for those who are interested in the numbers..... There are 10,944 cells of which 8,424 are coloured and it took a total of 48 hours to make. Finished with Chestnut Products Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Satin Lacquer. #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketillusionplatter #chestnutproducts #woodturning #turnersretreat
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All set up at the RSPB Old Moor Craft Fair, if you're in the area do call by and have a look around. #rspb #rspboldmoor #craftfairs #craftstalls
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I'll have a stall at the RSPB Old Moor Craft Fair near Barnsley on Saturday. Come along and have a great day out. Call by if you're there and have a chat, my stall is inside in the classroom area. #rspb #rspboldmoor #craftfair #craftfairs #craftfairsuk #woodturning #craftstall
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All set up at the Artisans of Sherwood Craft Fair at the RSPB Sherwood Forest site. Lots going on so come and have a look. #rspbsherwoodforest #craftfairs #craftstalls #woodturning
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I made a bowl a couple of years ago and never really liked how it came out, so as it was a chunky bowl I put it back on the lathe and returned it. It's sycamore, 8.5 inches diameter and 2.5 inches deep. The outside is coloured with Chestnut Spirit Stains, then Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer which has been polished with a fine abrasive past and the Chestnut Burnishing Cream. I've included a photo while it was still on the lathe just after I'd finished the polishing which shows the mirror finish really well. The inside has a Hampshire Sheen Danish Oil finish. #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #lacqueredbowl
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This is my latest basket illusion bowl, a bit more experimenting with patterns and colours. It's made from Hard Maple, 9.75 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches deep. There are 4,750 cells on this one. Finished with Chestnut Products Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Satin Lacquer. #chestnutproducts #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketillusionplatter #woodturning
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I'm reet chuffed with today's post. Thanks to Andy Pickard and Chris Parker for doing the evaluation and recommending my acceptance onto the RPT #rpt #woodturning #worshipfulcompanyofturners
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I spent the afternoon roughing out the inside of some hollow forms using my Simon Hope Hollowing System, these will now be left to dry and then finished off later in the year. #simonhopeturningtools #hollowforms #hollowform #woodturning
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Some bottle openers for stock. The woods are yew, laburnum, walnut and mahogany. The bottle openers are from TaylorsMirfield and the handles are finished with Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Melamine Lacquer. These are available through my Etsy store, link in Bio. #taylorsmirfield #chestnutproducts #etsyuk #etsy #etsyshop #bottleopener #bottleopeners #giftsforhim #gifts #giftideas #giftideasforhim #woodenbottleopener
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After a couple of false starts this is my latest basket illusion bowl. I've used this basic pattern before, which is inspired by Native American designs, but I've tried out some different colour combinations on this one. It's made from Hard Maple and is 247 mm diameter and 45 mm deep. There are 5,184 cells on this piece of which 3,360 have been coloured. As usual it's been finished with Chestnut aerosol Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Satin Lacquer. The wood was supplied by Woodwise UK. #chestnutproducts #woodwiseuk #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketillusionplatter #woodturning #woodart
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Two small clocks, one is spalted beech the other is oak finished with gold embellishing wax. Clock inserts are from Turners Retreat and the wood is from TaylorsMirfield. Both have been finished using True Grit Abrasive Paste. These are available for purchase through my Etsy Store, link in Bio. #turnersretreat #taylorsmirfield #truegritabrasivepaste #hampshiresheen #hampshiresheenhighgloss #hampshiresheenembellishingwax #etsyuk #etsy #woodenclock #woodenclocks #mantleclock
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Restocking letter openers after Christmas sales. One yew, two laburnum, two walnut and two oak. Kits from TaylorsMirfield, finished with True Grit Abrasive and Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax and Microcrystalline wax. These are all available to purchase through my Etsy shop, link in bio. #taylorsmirfield #truegritabrasivepaste #hampshiresheen #hampshiresheenhighgloss #etsyuk #etsy #etsyshop #letteropener #letteropeners #woodenletteropener #woodenletteropeners
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I finished this piece just before Christmas but have only just got around to taking photos of it. It's a Natural Edged Winged Red Mallee Burr Bowl, the wings are approx. 7.5 inches at the widest point and the bowl is 4 inches diameter and 1.75 inches deep. Finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil. The wood was supplied by Woodwise UK. #chestnutproducts #woodwiseuk #naturaledgedbowl #wingedbowl #malleeburr #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls
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This is a mahogany bowl 8 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches deep. Finished with Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer, True Grit abrasive paste and Hampshire Sheen Gloss Wax. The wood was supplied by TaylorsMirfield. There's some nice chatoyance that doesn't really show up in the pictures. #taylorsmirfield #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #truegritfinishes #woodturning #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #mahoganybowl
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All set up for Saturday and Sunday at the Oakwell Hall Christmas Craft Weekend. I'm in the Hall itself along with Santa, so if you're in the area do come along and have a chat and a look around. #oakwellhall #christmasfair #craftfair #oakwellhallcountrypark #christmasgifts #christmasgift #woodturning
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These are two windswept Christmas trees made from laburnum. The design idea comes from a demo we had at my local club last week by Rick Dobney. These will both be for sale at the Oakwell Hall Christmas Craft Weekend on the 3rd and 4th December. #christmastree #oakwellhall #woodturning #christmasfair #rickdobney
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I will have a stall on both days at the Oakwell Hall Christmas Craft Weekend. My stall will be in the Hall along with Santa, so come along and have a look around. #xmasfair #oakwellhall #craftfair #craftfairs #christmasfair #christmasfairs #christmascraftfair
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This is the last of my Colours of Autumn hollow forms for this year. It's taken a while to get this one finished for various reasons and then I wasn't happy with the polish finish on the lacquer, but having got that sorted it's now hard to photograph because of the reflections 😂When I started this piece there was lots of reds in our garden, hence the colour. It's made from cypress with a sycamore top, 8 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches diameter. #hampshiresheen #chestnutproducts #hollowform #hollowforms #woodturning #colouredwood
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This afternoons output from my workshop was two small clocks made from Oak with some lovely grain patterns. They were finished with True Grit abrasive paste followed by carnauba wax applied with a Chestnut Products buffing wheel. The wood was supplied by TaylorsMirfield and the clock inserts are from Turners Retreat. These are now for sale on my Etsy Shop, link in my bio. #taylorsmirfield #truegritfinishes #turnersretreat #chestnutproducts #woodenclock #woodenclocks #etsy #etsyuk #christmasgifts #christmasgift #christmasgiftideas #christmasgiftidea
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We ran an AWGB Tutor Assessment course at my local club yesterday which I successfully completed, so I am now an Approved AWGB Tutor. Thanks to everyone involved in running the course. #huddsturners #awgb #woodturning
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This my latest basket illusion bowl, trying out some new colours and pattern combinations. It's made from sycamore, 11.5 inches diameter and 1.5 inches deep. Finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer as usual. #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketillusionplatter #chestnutproducts #woodturning
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It's that time of year again, Christmas Tree production has started. One in beech and three in Laburnum. Finished on the Chestnut buffing system. Available through my Etsy store, link on my bio page. #chestnutproducts #christmas #christmasdecor #christmastree #etsyuk #etsy #woodturning #woodenchristmastree #woodenchristmasdecorations #woodenchristmasdecoration #woodenchristmasdecor #christmasgifts #christmasgift
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This is another of my "Colours of Autumn" hollow forms. It's made from cypress with a sycamore top and is 10.5 inches tall and 6.25 inches in diameter. It's coloured with Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic stains and finished with Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Gloss Lacquer that was then polished with Yorkshire Grit Microfine. This piece is available in my Etsy Shop, link in my profile. #hampshiresheen #chestnutproducts #yorkshiregrit #hollowform #hollowforms #autumn #woodart #etsyuk #etsy #gifts #giftideas
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This is a trophy stand that I was commissioned to make for a rather unusual trophy. It's made from beech supplied by TaylorsMirfield and is 9 inches in diameter and 3 inches high. It's finished with Chestnut Products Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Gloss Lacquer which was polished using Yorkshire Grit Microfine. #taylorsmirfield #chestnutproducts #yorkshiregrit #woodturning #trophies #trophyplinth
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I spent Thursday afternoon with the members of the Outer Turning Circle Woodturning Club in Wyke doing my Basket Illusion Bowl demonstration for them. #woodturning #woodturningdemo #woodturningdemonstration #basketillusion #chestnutproducts
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Following on from yesterday's post, this is a propelling pencil in a chrome finish using the same worktop material. #pens #woodturning #handmade
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We're in the middle of having a new kitchen fitted so I made this pen from an offcut of the minerva® worktop that's going in. I used a carbide tool to turn it and sanded to 12,000 grit with no need to apply any finish to it. #pens #woodturning #handmade
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All set up in the Craft Marquee at the Emley Show #emleyshow #emleyshow2022 #craftfairs #craftstalls
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This is a vase made from a three branch yew crotch piece. It's 11 inches tall and 5 inches in diameter. Finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil. #chestnutproducts #woodenvase #woodenvases #woodenvasedecor #woodturning #yew #yewvase
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This is my latest basket illusion bowl, it's based on a Hopi Native American design. It's made from beech, is 9.5 inches in diameter and has 5,184 cells. Finished with Chestnut spray Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Acrylic Satin Lacquer. #basketillusion #chestnutproducts #woodturning #decorativebowls #basketillusionplatter #basketillusionbowl
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Just a few items left to box up and then I'll be ready for the Emley Show on Saturday and the weather is looking good too. I have a stall in the Craft Marquee so why not have a day out and call in for a chat. #emleyshow2022 #emleyshow #craftfair #craftfairs #woodturning #craftstall #craftstalldisplay #craftstalls
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This platter is about 9 inches in diameter and made from Lombardy Poplar. It's got some really nice chatoyance which the photos don't do justice. Finished with Danish Oil. #hampshiresheen #platter #woodenplatter #woodenplaters #woodturning
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I roughed out this hollow form earlier this year and it was earmarked for colouring but the grain patterns were too good to colour. The wood is cypress with a laburnum top and it's finished with Danish Oil. #hampshiresheen #hollowform #hollowforms #woodturning
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Two bud vases made from laburnum. #budvase #budvases #woodturning
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This is a large hollow form made from a piece of apple that had a large crack in it along with some burr features, too good to waste. the cracks and gaps in the burr are filled with Hampshire Sheen coper metal powder, it's then finished with Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer. The top is a piece of rowan finished with Chestnut Ebonising Lacquer. It's about 10.5 inches tall. #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #hollowforms #hollowform #woodturning
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I've had a few half finished piece in my workshop for a while now and have finally had time to finish some of them. First up is a small hollow form about 7 inches tall made from sycamore. It's coloured with Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic colours and finished with Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer. The top is finished with Chestnut Ebonising Lacquer. #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #hollowform #hollowforms #woodturning
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I've added lots of new stock to my Etsy shop so why not go and have a look, if you can't find what you're looking for then send me a message and I'll see what I can do. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCrazyWoodman #etsyshop #etsyuk #woodturninguk #woodengifts #aniversarygift
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All set up for the day at the Classic Car Rally and Craft Fair at Oakwell Hall, Birstall. If you're in the area then call by and have a chat. #craftfair #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark
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This a crotch bowl made from the piece of wood I picked up in the raffle at my local woodturning club last Thursday. No one was quite sure what the wood was but having turned it I'd say it's Ash. There is some lovely chatoyance in several places on the piece which is difficult to capture in a photo. It's finished with HS Danish Oil. It's 14.5 inches long and 11 inches at the widest point. #hampshiresheen #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #chatoyance #crotchbowl
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All loaded up ready for tonight's demo at Holmfirth WI on behalf of Huddersfield and District Woodturners, hopefully I haven't forgotten anything vital :) #womensinstitute #huddsturners #woodturningdemo
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On 12th June I'll be doing my first craft fare since before Covid at the Oakwell Hall Classic Car Rally and Craft Fare. So I thought I would try out the TaylorsMirfield bottle opener to add to my stock. This is my first one and there's a few more to go. It's made from Walnut, finished with Yorkshire Grit Original and Microfine then three coats of Treatex Hardwax Oil. #taylorsmirfield #yorkshiregrit #bottleopener #bottleopeners #craftfair #oakwellhall #oakwellhallcountrypark
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I finally got some turning done in my workshop yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks. I made this simple goblet as an example piece for the first of a series of Beginners Woodturning Courses my local woodturning club are running for members. The wood is walnut and was really nice to turn, big long streamers coming off. It's finished with Hampshire Sheen Danish Oil. #hampshiresheen #huddsturners #woddengobblet #learningtoturn #learningtoturnwood
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This vase is a practice piece for the demo I'll be giving to the WI in Holmfirth on the 10th May. I only have a one hour slot for the demo so I needed something simple that I can complete in the time. This piece is made from cypress but I have a piece of silver birch that I'll use for the demo. The vase is 10" tall, 4 1/2" diameter at the widest point and has a removable 6" long by 1" diameter glass insert. The finish is Treatex Hardwax Oil. #woodenvase #woodenvases #glassinsert #treatexuk #womensinstitute
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A small clock made from Mahogany that came from Taylors Mirfield and has been finished with Yorkshire Grit Original and Microfine and then buffed with the Chestnut Buffing System. The clock insert is from Turners Retreat. #chestnutproducts #turnersretreat #yorkshiregrit #taylorsmirfield
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An 8.5 inch diameter Hard Maple bowl with the rim coloured with Jo Sonia gold iridescent paint over Chestnut Ebonising Lacquer. It's then finished with Chestnut Acrylic Gloss Lacquer. It started of as a basket illusion bowl but there was an inclusion in the blank and the beads kept breaking out, so a slight design change. #chestnutproducts #josonjaspaints #woodenbowl #woodenbowls #colouredbowl #colouredbowls
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My latest basket illusion piece, 7 inches diameter made from Hard Maple, the design is the one I used on my first practice piece but without as many mistakes. Finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer. #chestnutproducts #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl
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A small clock made from a piece of Olive Burr. Finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil, clock supplied by Turners Retreat. Available to purchase from my Etsy store, link in bio. #chestnutproducts #turnersretreat #woodenclock #woodenclocks #olivewood #etsyuk
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New tool day. A Richard Findley signature beading and parting tool. A slightly delayed Christmas present from my eldest daughter. #richardfindley #crownhandtools #newtools #newtool #beadingtools #partingtool
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This is my latest basket illusion bowl that I finished last week. I think that the following info answers most of the questions that I usually get asked. It's made from a sycamore bowl blank from Stiles and Bates and is just under 12 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches deep. There are 40 beads of which 37 are used in the design and there are 120 radial lines giving a total of 8,880 cells of which 5,790 have been coloured. The piece has been finished with a coat of Chestnut spray cellulose sanding sealer followed by two coats of Chestnut spray acrylic satin lacquer. The piece took a total of 45 hours to make including 4 hours working up the design. #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketweaveillusion #chestnutproducts #stilesandbates
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Two clocks I finished last week. One is from a lignum vitae bowling ball with a Beech base coloured black and the second is made from oak. The bowling ball has a few stress cracks that show up more in the pictures than they actually do on the piece itself. #woodenclock #woodenclocks #chestnutproducts #yorkshiregrit #turnersretreat
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I've been working on this piece on and off for about three weeks and it's now finished. The design is inspired by Native American basket weave designs. It's just under 8 inches in diameter, is made from American Hard Maple and there are 4,500 cells on this piece. Finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer. It took about 17 hours to complete with another 4 hours developing the design. I'd say that this is the first of these pieces that I've done were the quality is such that I'd be happy to sell the piece, although with that many hours put into making it it would be quite expensive so I don't think there would be many buyers. #chestnutproducts #basketillusion #basketillusionbowl #basketweaveillusion
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This is my latest basket illusion piece. It's inspired by a Native American Apache design, is just under 8" in diameter, is made from American Hard Maple and finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer. There are 3,780 "beads" on the piece. #basketillusion #chestnutproducts #basketweaveillusion
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This is my latest basket illusion piece, it's based on a basket design from Rwanda. It's 6 in diameter, made from America Hard Maple and finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer. Still working on some aspects of the technique to get it right but slowly improving. #chestnutproducts #basketillusion
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This is my latest attempt at a basket illusion piece, it's inspired by a Native American Havasupai Tribe basket weave design. It's made from American Hard Maple, finished with Chestnut Acrylic Satin Lacquer and is about 6 inches in diameter. #chestnutproducts #basketillusion
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I haven't had much time to get in the workshop lately, however this is my first finished attempt at a flower based on a demo I watched by a Canadian turner called Gorden Kifiak. The wood is beech. Not quite up to Gorden's standard put I'm please with this for a first attempt. The next one is on the lathe. #woodenflower #woodenflowers #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen
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This is a sycamore bowl, about 9" diameter and 2.75" deep, coloured with Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic colours, the outside finished with HS High Gloss wax and the inside with HS Danish Oil. #hampshiresheen #woodenbowl #colouredwood #colouredbowls
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This is my first attempt at a Cindy Drozda style finial box. A few things not quite right on it but happy with it as a first attempt. It's made from beech with a walnut insert and base, it's 3.5 inches tall and is 3 inches in diameter and was finished using the Chestnut buffing wheel system. #chestnutproducts #cindydrozda #finials #finialboxes #boxes
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First attempt at something like this, the hollow form is inspired by the work of Mark Sanger and the finial by a demo I watched by Cindy Drozda a few weeks back. I'm not entirely happy with the finish but that will improve on the next one. #marksanger #cindydrozda #hollowforms #finials #chestnutproducts #verdigris
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My eldest daughter asked me to make an identical pair of off-centre candlesticks for her, coloured with Chestnut Red Spirit Stain. I think that I would class these as "very similar", if you stand them a couple of foot apart you don't notice the slight differences. They are made from beech and finished using Chestnut buffing wheels. #chestnutproducts #offcentreturning #candlesticks
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This is a short video showing the making of a box with a twist. I hope you enjoy it. https://youtu.be/H3it7wlECsQ #offcentreturning #woodenboxes #youtube
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A box with a twist. I finished this piece of off centre turning this morning, a small box with a twist. The box is beech from Stiles and Bates, the lid is laburnum. It's finished with Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer and Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. There will be a video on the turning of this when I have finished editing it. #hampshiresheen #chestnutproducts #stilesandbates #woodenboxes #offcentreturning
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This is my latest video on YouTube showing how I made a spherical clock using a home made sphere turning jig. https://youtu.be/cFknsKl14oI #youtube #clock #woodenclocks
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Four letter openers, two in oak and two in elm. Finished with Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. Available to purchase through my Etsy shop, link in my profile. #hampshiresheen #etsy #etsyshop #letteropener #letteropeners
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This is a small bowl made of walnut finished with Hampshire Sheen Bronze Embellishing Wax and Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. Available to purchase through my Etsy shop, link in my profile. #hampshiresheen #etsy #etsyshop #bowl #woodenbowl #woodenbowls
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A clock made from beech, finished with Yorkshire Grit Original and Microfine then Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. The main piece of wood was supplied by Stiles and Bates and the clock insert is from Turners Retreat. This will be for sale through my Etsy shop. #hampshiresheen #stilesandbates #turnersretreat #yorkshiregrit #clock #woodenclocks #etsy #etsyshop
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This is a small autumnal coloured pen pot made from beech. Coloured with Hampshire Sheen Intrinsic Colours and finished with Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. This will be available for purchase on my Etsy shop. #hampshiresheen #etsy #etsyshop #autumn #penpot #fanaticalaboutfinishing
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This is a short video showing the making of the coloured cypress hollow form I posted a few days ago. https://youtu.be/IdnqnpKFXTs #hollowforms #colouredwood #youtube #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #yorkshiregrit
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This is a large hollow form that I've been working on for a while. It's made from cypress with a beech finial. The hollow form is 11 inches tall and 6 inches diameter with a 3 inch finial. It's coloured with black and red Chestnut Spirit Stains followed by Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer and then Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Lacquer. It was then polished with Yorkshire Grit Original and Microfine. The finial is coloured with Chestnut Ebonising Lacquer. #chestnutproducts #hampshiresheen #yorkshiregrit #hollowforms #colouredwood2
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This is my latest attempt at piercing, technique is improving and I'm quite pleased with the results. The piece is made from beech and finished with Hampshire Sheen Danish Oil. #hampshiresheen #piercedwood #piercedwoodturning
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This is a short video showing how I made this coloured tealight candlestick. https://youtu.be/_F8ycD63Q44 #candlesticks #woodencandlestick #woodencandlesticks #youtube
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I've hardly had a chance to get into my workshop over the last three weeks for various reasons. Finally got a couple of hours in there yesterday afternoon so I made something quick and simple. This is a tealight candlestick made from cypress. It's about 13 1/2 inches tall and is coloured with Chestnut spirit stains and then finished with Chestnut Cellulose Sanding Sealer and three coats of Chesnut Woodwax 22. #chestnutproducts #candlesticks
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This is my latest practice piercing piece, it's a bit rough around the edges and a few mistakes, but it's all part of the learning process. The wood is spalted beech and it's finished with Chestnut Finishing Oil. #chestnutproducts #woodpiercing
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My next challenge is to try and become reasonably competent at piercing within the limitations of the equipment that I have. This is my first practice piece, a small beech bowl 5.5 inches diameter and 2.5 inches deep, with a wall thickness of 2 mm. The piercing was done using a Dremel with a flexidrive and a 1.5 mm carbide bit from Woodart Products. The piece is finished with Chestnut Lemon Oil. #chestnutproducts #woodpiercing
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Basket Illusion Bowls

Basket Illusion bowls are made to look like hand woven baskets that are often made by Native Americans and in many African countires.

Bowls and Hollow Forms

I make a variety of bowls and hollow forms. Quite a few of these are coloured and have a high gloss wax or polished lacquer finish.

Everything Else...

I also make a wide variety of other items and a selection are shown on my website.

Items for Sale

These are some of the items I have for sale through my Etsy store. Go direct to my Etsy store to see more. If you can't find what you need or are looking for something special please get in touch and I'll see what I can do.

Coloured Hollow From

This is one of my coloured hollow forms. It's made from Silver Birch wood with a Rowan wood top. The wood has been turned and hollowed out to leave a wall thickness of approximately 5 mm, it has then been coloured to highlight the grain patterns in the wood. The piece has then been finished with a gloss lacquer that has been polished to a mirror finish resulting in this stunning coloured piece. It is 190 mm tall and 110 mm in diameter.
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Small Spalted Sycamore Clock

Small Clock made from Spalted Sycamore wood with stunning grain patterns. The clock face has a gold surround with a white clock face, black roman numeral numbers and black clock hands.

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Walnut Fountain Pen

Hand turned fountain pen made with Walnut wood. The pen fittings are made from 303 grade stainless steel, with a quality polished steel nib made by Peter Bock.

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Walnut Stitch Ripper

Hand turned stitch ripper made of Walnut wood.

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Oak Burr Platter

This is a platter made from a piece of Irish Oak with some stunning burr patterns. This piece would look fantastic in any room of your home.
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