Woodland discoveries...

Working in the woods and processing timber always brings some lovely surprises. Here I came across some rippled ash which occurs when the tree grows under tension. A fallen beech exposed a dragon fly (or winged fairy) when I cross-cut a limb! 

Carving Log

I made this Carving Log a little while back out of an Ash log and some left over Oak planks I was given years ago. It had a slight wobble so I decided to make a 'stretcher' to connect the three legs.
As I am in the middle of this year's coppicing season at work, I managed to harvest a Hazel fork which had the correct angles to touch the three legs. I made a mortice joint and a adapted half-joint and then made some Elm pegs to join it all together... 

Spoon amnesty

I had a number of unfinished carvings... So I finally managed to spend a little time tidying and finishing various items and made a couple new things too. Feels good to have a tidy up - not least of all to create space for new things!

Early carvings

Below are some various early carvings and spoons that emerged over the years...