About
Shop
MY WOOD TURNING STORY
"The wood always dictates the final form"
I started wood turning in the 1960's, whilst at school on the Isle of Wight. My father and uncle were creative craftsmen, with a large workshop making pottery and turned items for sale in their gift shop.
Pottery, ceramics and hand crafted wooden items were constantly produced in the winter months for sale to the masses of holiday makers who descended each summer on the town of Ventnor, in the south of the Isle of Wight.
Now residing on the beautiful Isle of Bute, off the West Coast of Scotland, after a hiatus of some 50 years, I have returned to wood turning (or "wood spoiling" ) as it was described by my woodwork master at Sandown Grammar School. His constant rhetoric of "measure twice, cut once" has remained my mantra for over half a century.
The inspiration of seeing the finished item, emerging from a blank piece of wood constantly encourages me to improve and strive for a greater standard of workmanship.
Please browse through my shop and if you are encouraged to make a purchase, your custom will be much appreciated.
Pottery, ceramics and hand crafted wooden items were constantly produced in the winter months for sale to the masses of holiday makers who descended each summer on the town of Ventnor, in the south of the Isle of Wight.
Now residing on the beautiful Isle of Bute, off the West Coast of Scotland, after a hiatus of some 50 years, I have returned to wood turning (or "wood spoiling" ) as it was described by my woodwork master at Sandown Grammar School. His constant rhetoric of "measure twice, cut once" has remained my mantra for over half a century.
The inspiration of seeing the finished item, emerging from a blank piece of wood constantly encourages me to improve and strive for a greater standard of workmanship.
Please browse through my shop and if you are encouraged to make a purchase, your custom will be much appreciated.
Tim Saul
The Bute Wood Spoiler