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Little and large
It's been a case of 'little and large' at The Dorking Turnery this week. Two really interesting jobs, a trophy which has a broken peg holding a sterling silver oar, from 1931, and an oak finial for a windmill near me. The windmill is apparently the last working wind powered sawmill in the country. The trophy part is about 15mm, the finial about 1.1m! I feel proud to be part of both restorations What could I repair or make for you? I'm your local woodturner!
cornishglenn
4 days ago1 min read


New! I have been awarded the Certificate in woddturningl
I am very proud to have finished the Worshipful Company of Woodturners Certificate in Woodturning. Over four weekends in Hartlepool, four...
cornishglenn
Jul 261 min read


An anniversary lazy susan
I was asked if I could make a lazy Susan for an anniversary gift (a lazy Susan is a rotating turntable to go on the dinner table so...
cornishglenn
Jul 261 min read
A tuneful comission
My strangest comission (so far - there are even more interesting ones in development!) has been for a custom handle for a piano tuning...
cornishglenn
May 301 min read


What is waste wood?
I make a point of using mainly 'waste wood' - I mean wood that would otherwise be left to rot, chipped or burned. Almost all of it comes...
cornishglenn
Feb 251 min read
Pagoda boxes!
In Woodturning, anything with a lid is called a box. I've been studying with Jason Breach, an internationally known box maker, and have...
cornishglenn
Feb 31 min read
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