More orders

I have been working in The Workshop all morning and again I have a few visits from neighbours to enquire what I was doing. Elaine admired the serving boards and ordered a chopping block, larger than the beech one that I had finished and will also take the smallest board. (Possibly a larger one if husband agrees)

Then another neighbour stopped by and admired my work. She mentioned that a previous resident of the Close is a photographer for a National 'Good Food' Magazine and suggested that I email her with some photos. I will do this, post haste!

So it was back to W L West near Petworth for more wood this afternoon. I found a lovely round of hornbeam which, on the first planings, looks to have a beautiful grain. It is very hard and is used for croquet mallets.

I also bought two rounds of sycamore. I know this wood of old as long ago, when doing woodwork at Bishop Otter College. I turned a sycamore bowl. It was a joy to work with this pale blond hardwood.

(I'm having a bit of a problem uploading photographs as the broadband speed in Pulborough is very slow)