The dates for the Spring workshops at Mires Beck clashed with Easter this year and caused problems for prospective participants, and we’ve found workshops at the height of Summer can

It seems a long time ago that Pete Bowser chainsawed this log to shape (January I think), on the same day as the throne for Willerby Methodist Church and the

Two fantastic days at Withernsea Carnival, and the participating children did themselves proud with their contributions to this year’s carving ~ a cod. We concentrated on taking away the background

A red-hot day for the Wawne Village Show, and plenty of would-be apprentices happy to try their hand at carving. Jessica chipping away; she’s so good she can carve without

A busy day on Sunday; after finishing the triple wildlife tree a few days previously I had started on the back of the Douglas Fir, so after a couple of

After the disappointment of the decaying beech tree at Moorlands (where the plan of carving several imps and elves had to be abandoned), a search for a suitable tree found

I enjoyed working on these two benches for Moorlands; after struggling with uncooperative wood on site it was nice to carve some crisp, white sycamore. The designs were kept simple

A great weekend at Beverley Racecourse for the festival; on the whole the weather was good, the footfall was steady and the atmosphere pleasant. According to the organisers it was

A nice warm-up for the Beverley Festival, a chance to get back in the swing of packing, unpacking, packing and unpacking. As well as the indoor stall I had an

Beverley Festival is fast approaching ~  probably my biggest show of the year, with three full days of trading; in the past I’ve actually managed to carve some small pieces