Weekend working real wood
I am sorry that they can’t see some of the work I have done in the past, I suppose that substance will remain in the homes and buildings I may never see again. Three of my designs are in President Bush’s home, two in the Cabinet Room of the White House; part of the White House Permanent Collection there. Here I am in North Wales carving spoons for people who know nothing of my work elsewhere and I wouldn’t change a thing. I love showing them how I carve a wooden spoon from an oak cupboard using a gouge.
An oak spoon sells for ten pounds. Not a lot for an hours work but what matters is that someone gets to use something I made for a lifetime. I have sold hundreds and hundreds of spoons and spatulas over two decades. Lost track. It was a great day in the Real Woodworking this weekend.