by SM | Aug 23, 2012 | Furniture, Garden, News., Outdoors., Recent projects., Wood.
Here are two chainsaw-fashioned, rustic benches I was commissioned to produce for Delliefure Natural Burial Ground near Grantown on Spey. Made from one large Scots Pine...
by SM | Jul 21, 2012 | Gifts, Lettering., News., Outdoors., Recent projects., Slate.
This is a hand-carved lettercutting piece in slate measuring 600 x 300mm. I was really pleased that the client liked the idea of including carved silver birches to go with the name of the...
by SM | Jul 20, 2012 | Gifts, Lettering., News., Outdoors., Recent projects., Wood.
I don’t often get a chance to do letter-cutting in wood so I was really pleased to be commissioned to carve this large house sign. It’s carved in wych (Scots) elm and measures about four and a half feet in length. Carved into the top are two mountains...
by SM | Jun 23, 2012 | Garden, Gifts, News., Outdoors., Recent projects., Stone.
I recently finished a special commission of a carved stone bird bath in the shape of a maple or sycamore leaf. It’s quite a big brute (30″ x 29″) and the stone was incredibly tough to carve, but I’m really pleased with the result. It looks...
by SM | May 16, 2012 | Gifts, Indoors., News., Recent projects., Wood.
I have been commissioned to produce an iPhone/iPod type from a reclaimed oak Scotch whisky barrel stave. And I’m really pleased with the result! This particular stave came up really well once it was sanded back and oiled showing some of the charring coming...
