Category: December ’20 Christmas Freestyle

A bit of a last-minute entry, I finally had a go at turning a gnome, after Rebecca’s excellent demo, but had nothing to make a beard from, so i decided to try turning it in one piece (except the nose, of course!)

I like finishing at the moment with the classic wax

Tea light and candle holder The Yew looks lovely I think with really strong pink lines in the grain

Spalted Beech finished with hold gilt

Brass powder inlay

Few bits of yew on a bit of yew

Bought kit from woodturning shop. Not a pen expert but seemed to go together well.

Floating Maple clock finished simply with classic wax

A few quick gifts made over the holidays

Lots of snow families turned this year

attempt to a salt and pepper mill .the salt one has white embellishing wax and the pepper one black embellishing wax

combination of trees and snowman with a small night light

a modern nativity scene finished by my wife crochet

A Colwin Way German Smoker.

Body, hat and Pom Pom were made from 1 piece of sycamore. The hat was dyed red and it was then finished with HS Danish Oil. The nose was the only separate piece and it was turned from a cypress pen blank.

What exactly are California Snowmen? It’s simple, they never melt.

This is a trio of angels I create to place as centerpieces on a table or fireplace mantle.

This is a birdhouse ornament with a roof made of green moss.

This is a birdhouse ornament with a beehive style roof and a red robin.

I make these snowmen put of 4×4 fenceposts.

Ornament with bark and finial.

Base – ovangol, body – cherry with an African rosewood waist and painted sycamore wings. The wings are 1mm at the edge, 2mm in the centre to give support and pierced.

Made from one piece of Elm, quick and fun to make.

My Nativity scene, inspired by a design by Gerard Dubois