Kens' Woodturnings

28/07/2025

London Plane Tree. 180 x 190 mm. Wood sourced from a Street tree cut down my out local council.Woodturning@Londonplanetrer

26/08/2022

Australia has some of the most beautiful timbers in the world, many of them in the eucalypt family. However, while many are used for utilitarian purposes to show their beauty, for example as flooring or some furniture, many have been used for purposes that hide or destroy that beauty. An excellent example of timber in the 'abused' group is red gum (eucalyptus camaldulensis)....

Australia has some of the most beautiful timbers in the world, many of them in the eucalypt family. However, while many are used for utilitarian purposes to show their beauty, for example as floori…

27/07/2020

Chess pieces made from Redgum and grey box.

23/03/2020

Hollow form 2014 - Liquidamber & Red Ironbark funnel. 140 mm x 135mm.
The Liquidamber came from a tree growing in a friends' backyard that they had to remove because a neighbour complained.
It is an easy timber to work being a moderately hard softwood. The red ironbark is a different kettle of fish and has to be handled with care. However, it polishes really well and the result is well worth the trouble.

23/03/2020

Hello folks,
Injury almost fixed. The surgeon did an excellent job, firstly in stiching up the gash as the scar is barely visible and second, as the tendon was crushed he had to overlap the ends slightly to stiched it together. The tendon will take a bit more therapy but confident that I will get almost full movement back in the index finger.
Given that we are now in virtual lockdown because of this very inconvenient virus, I will spend some time retrieving photos of earlier pieces and put them on this page and also my blog so keep watching!
And, many thanks to all those people all over the world and whom I obviously have not met, for your best wishes.
Best regards,
KenM

13/01/2020

Serving Board, 600mm x 240mm. Grey ironbark. Finished with pure Tung Oil.

01/12/2019

Hollow form - three Australian hardwoods - redgum (base), grey ironbark (2 rings) and grey box (funnel). The rings are epoxy resin, 200mm (w) x 140mm (w).