Introducing... well me.

[Baggy]

Hi All

 

I have arrived here by the scenic route...

 

Mountaineering and canoeing lead to hammocking in the woods on my travels.

Hammocking lead to bushcraft.

Bushcraft lead me to carving, axe and knives.

Carving lead me to greenwood work.

Greenwood work lead me to coppicing and tree planting.

 

These days I am trying to improve my woodworking skills, knowledge of trees and wood and it's uses.

 

I am based in Essex and would like quit my current work, pro photographer for 30 years and move into working with trees somehow. I am too old to do the really physical stuff, sadly. The carving is addictive and I plan to do a lot more of that although greenwood is hard to come by.

 

I have made a couple of knives, blade, handle and sheath.

 

That's it I guess.

 

Some photos below, more at my blog

Hand carved from wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best wishes

Mark

Edited June 13, 2011 by Baggy

[farmer_ben]

Cracking stuff Mark, welcome to forum

[Stephen Blair]

The horse must of taken ages

[Sam Thompson]

The horse must of taken ages

 

 

 

Impressive spooning

[geoff]

Hi Mark,welcome to the forum,I work in your neck of the woods most weeks.

Nice work you have done there by the way!

[raafbeard]

Nice work Mark! Welcome to the forum!

[PhilBeech]

That last one would make a cracking 'racing' spoon!

[big fell!]

The horse must of taken ages

 

Welcome to the mad house

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

love the spoons , welcome, reckon youll fit right in here.

[arbwork]

Welcome, beautiful work captured by your photography , nothing better than wooden things and wood working tools , all the best