A blog about woodturning

Plenty of bowls in this tree
Jonathan Leech Jonathan Leech

Plenty of bowls in this tree

I've just discovered this huge spalted beech log, lying rather neglected in a field. There is an area of woodland nearby, where thinning works took place some years ago.

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A little bit of Wordsworth in your home
Jonathan Leech Jonathan Leech

A little bit of Wordsworth in your home

Following the floods of 2009, three mighty beech trees were uprooted in the grounds of Wordsworth House. This was William Wordsworth’s birthplace and childhood home and it is believed these trees, at over 240 years old, would have been growing up with him. I have since created a range of pieces from this very special wood but have some left for commission, interested?

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