Carved log bowls

Last weekend I was with the Surrey and Sussex coppice group entertaining the public at the Weald wood fair. I saw a stall with some guys making bowls by hand carving logs.
Inspired by this I though I would give it a try.
Here’s my effort.

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Autumn colours

The colours are changing in Morgans wood as the trees go to sleep for winter.

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Beautiful colours of this Field Maple.

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Things are coming along in the area being coppiced this winter. Just need to mark out which trees will be left and which will be coppiced.

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Viking cups

Been making some Viking coppergate cups from York today. I forgot how much I enjoy turning these greenwood cups are. Fingers crossed they don’t crack.
When they are dry I will boil them in bees wax to waterproof them.

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Stools

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Three legged stools were traditionally used for milking on uneven ground. Three legs don’t wobble like four. These stool are a commission for a woodland classroom.