There's a Bear - in that piece of wood - I know it!

First there was a block of wood -

Then a lot of carving and lessons -

Then I got the hang of it and tried some boot polish -

Friends Boxes - Claude's Mahjong box by Stephen & Claude & a touch of Lyn

Tasmanian Myrtle Burl with Merbau and silver ash medalion done with pyrography with the symbol for 1000 Years or Long Life

How do you make a special birthday card? Carve it out of wood

Happy Birthday Good Reading Magazine - Silver Ash and Blackwood complete with stamp for posting-

Lyn's first carving and whittling - goose and gander

These are made from
Camphor Laurel

I fell in love with these at the Wood Show and had to make some for myself 

Sam's box July 2011

We needed a box to package a whittling knife for Sam. Here it is - I've carved a niche in Oregon pine for the knife

Cremation Box - our first commission

The box is Spotted Gum with a lovely curly grain through it and the carved top is Huon Pine.

Steve's Backgammon set - all Australian timbers

Tasmanian Myrtle Burl with Redgum sides

Inlaid pieces are Silver Ash and Blackwood

Natassia's birthday box - Spalted Sassafras and Red Beech with Tiger myrtle inset

A jewellery box for those special things. 

Bedside Lamps - Tassie Myrtle Burl with Blackwood trim

Tasmanian Myrtle and Tassie Blackwood

This is what I got when I broke one of our bedside lamps!  Sooooo much nicer than the store bought ones. 

The Safe - no metal parts, all wood with tumblers

  Red Gum and Silver Ash

Sumi-e Brush Box June 2011

All parts of this box are natural - wood and leather. American Walnut with Blackheart Sassafras!

Victorian Writing Slope with Burl - what do you see in the burl?

  New Guinea Rosewood with a Blackbutt Burl

Mahjong Box

Pencil Box with a difference July 2011

Spelted Sassafras and Sirian Cedar

JP's Birthday Box April 2011

Silver Ash and Tassie Blackwood

An Evening Box

Silver Ash sides with contrasting Walnut

Mum's Birthday Box November 2009

Red Gum with a Silver Ash lid framed in Ironbark

GF Box June 2011

Syrian Cedar with Tasmanian Myrtle Burl