The Woodturning School

01/09/2026

Catches happen. Sometimes the kind where the wood stops spinning, and your heart doesn't. A moment of inattention, a lapse in technique, and suddenly the piece has a deep gouge across its surface.:

Catches happen. Sometimes the kind where the wood stops spinning, and your heart doesn't. A moment of inattention, a lapse in technique, and suddenly the piece has a deep gouge across its surface..

01/09/2026

Focused. A student at The Woodturning School, An hour in and already looking like they've been doing this for years.

31/08/2026

My new film is now available. This one is inspiration for sculptural turning including pyrography, metal paints and metal inlays all coming together on a sculpted piece of mallee burr. And behind it, a 21st birthday gift for my daughter. I'd love to know what you make for the people you love. Link in comments

31/08/2026

Do you get spiral marks in your spindle turning? The difference is whether the bevel was floating across the wood or being leaned into. That's it.

I show you the full breakdown on my YouTube channel this week. Link in comments

29/08/2026

A sculptural piece, turned and finished with metal pyro work. Film now on YouTube (link in comments)

28/08/2026

"New Course: Colour and Lacquering Masterclass" -

Most of us finish a piece with oil or wax, and both do a good job. A surface can be taken a great deal further than that, and it is what our new colour and lacquer masterclass is about.

28/08/2026

A Picture of Concentration: a student at The Woodturning School. Tools in hand, world forgotten.

26/08/2026

I had so much fun making this piece for my daughter's birthday recently.
A piece of mallee burr turned into a sculptural form with copper patina, inlaid metal powders with some pyrography thrown in, too.
You can see the making-off video via the link in the comments.

25/08/2026

No distractions. A student at The Woodturning School, The moment they stop watching the tool and start watching the wood.