Any wooden item the maker believes to be utilitarian in a domestic situation. This item may incorporate other materials that are integral to the function of the piece.
Puriri milled from a tree felled on the Kapiti Coast. Pyrograph design based on the Celtic Dara knot, symbolising strength and resilience, appropriate attributes of the Puriri timber used. 875mm long, top diam 32mm, bottom diam 20mm. Finished with Walnut oil.
Rewarewa Crushgrind pepper grinder with amazing grain which I wanted to highlight, not hide, with colour. Multiple coats of water dye, blended to give a rainbow effect. Finished with acrylic lacquer to be durable for use. Base 57mm, height 275mm.
Red beech natural clock with walnut clock face and Matai numerals. 5 coats of sprayed lacquer. 230 H x 190mm Dia x 35mm deep
This Mill seeks to define a contemporary visual language in woodturned homewares. Beech featuring fine grooves (made using a 35° gouge) in the lid component, which offer grip for grinding, as well as striking shadow play. Height: 216mm. Diameter: 65mm
Inlayed Rimu cheese platter 220mm Dia x 30mm H Tung oiled.
Set of 4 measuring cups consisting of 1 cup through to 1/4 cup. Made from a single piece of rimu with handles carved and coloured with acrylic. Set finished with satin polyurethane. Size as a stack: 200x110x110.
Round top salt n pepper shakers with laminated 4mm rings 6 types of timber, sweet chestnut, Rewrewara, walnut, Liquid amber, Kauri, silver beech. 120mm H x 45mm Dia
Made from Beech combining both form and function, undercut lip and balanced on three feet. The Salad Bowl comes with two Salad Servers, finished with sanding sealer and beall buffed. 235mm x 95mm.
Decorated with a papercut scene of Alpabzug, an autumn thanksgiving for the safe return of cattle from high alpine pastures. Aspen and Birch 2.5mm plywood, poplar, birch veneer and glass. Nitrocellulose lacquer. 123 x 117 x 28mm.
Yemenite styled Shofar sculptured from NZ native Black Maire and Rata. A relief carved sword (narrow end) gives it a focus as an instrument with a purpose. Measuring 1600mm long and 180mm thick. Finished with several coats of Danish oil.
Timber is southern rata, a large flat dish bowl, timber rescued from land development on Lower Hutt. Finish is walnut oil. Sizes: width 320mm x height 65mm.
Salt and pepper grinders made from spalted Walnut and spalted Lace bark with a spalted Tawa tray. Finished with Osmo oil. 280mm High and 60mm diameter at the base.
A mixture of 7 laminated timbers. 120mm H x 45mm Dia. 6 coats of lacquer.buffed.
A square of kauri from a tree that was felled a hundred or more years ago. Probably sitting in a shed waiting for a home ever since. Finished with Haarlem Danish oil. 310mm wide and 40 thick.
The root of a Takanini swamp kauri. Carbon dating of other logs from this area ages them at 1290 years BP. Finished with Haarlem Danish oil. Size 310 wide and 30mm thick.
Blue pepper grinder wood/resin, Crushgrind mechanism. 390mm high, at base 57mm wide, thinnest 40mm, cap 46mm. Finish is Beall buff.
A natural edge yew clock with a bit of blue sapphire resin in the base, clock face is Yew with purple heart dials. Size, 270mm long x 150mm H x 50mm deep
Small shallow bowl, made from a found offcut of Pohutukawa. Measuring 145mm diameter and 35mm high. Finished with EEE Cream and Briwax.
