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About John.

John has had a working lifetime in engineering at a very high level. On retirement and freed from  the constraints of a profession that requires order and precision. He decided to explore the art and craft of wood turning. Relearning a skill last used over 50 years ago in school. He quickly became very proficient. This is what John says........

I enjoy making items  in both wood and metal. I love the intimacy that you can develop with a piece. Turning an old log into something of beauty  is the challenge all woodworkers enjoy. 
I love to explore techniques that innovate and push boundaries. I like to explore the artistic. Engineering is all about accuracy and order. I am trying to train my brain away from that and explore the fluidity of nature.  Taking inspiration from the world around me I like to make the unusual. Some pieces just work. Some languish on the workshop shelf, waiting for a fresh look .
I use science to explore techniques that can be applied to my craft. Electricity and Chemistry sciences can be seen in my gallery works, from time to time. There's a lot of fun in electrocuting a piece of timber to create a fractal burn pattern.

Please drop in to this website or view my pieces of work, deemed worthy of inclusion at leading galleries.

 John tries to use wood which many would consider un-useable. He recovers from salvage yards and sites approved by the Woodlands Trust.

John is a co- founder of the SharedWorks Community Workshop, an active member of West Riding Woodturners and The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain.

If you are interest in anything he does. Please visit exhibition pages  or visit the online shop.