Pole lathe turned Beech Plates. approx 9" dia.

£30.00

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Beech Plates from a 260 yr old Beech tree that came down in a local estate. These plates are perfect for sarnies and crackers. A couple of plates have a knot in them and although still usable the price reflects this.

See video below to see how these were made.

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INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT SHOWING HOW IT IS DONE

If you find yourself free on the 17th of June and fancy making something, then why not head on over to @woodlandmakers and book a short course on how to make these handled mugs.
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It is suitable for those that have a little turning experience, I sh

Supperware box..
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This one is off to it's new home in Colorado, it is finished in Urushi on top of Sycamore. Veg tan leather and Ash mechanism.
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A dozen years.
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That's how long this piece of work has been incubating. It's taken this long mostly because I didn't have the skill. Partly because I didn't have the tools. A little from lack of time and a smattering from the need to find the coura

Stacking it all up.
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First, thanks to everyone who bought a plate from the shop; it means that I can keep turning as a profession.
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It also means I can go to my lathe and put the time in, the time to make mistakes, the time to experiment and the

It was nearly a different story.
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I really enjoyed the journey of this Gallon Jugs' making. The wood came from below our house and the initial roughed out form, as I put it on the lathe, weighed in at a half a bag of cement, 13kg.
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Slowly by degr