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Robin Wood is an internationally respected woodturner and spooncarver. He was introduced to traditional woodland crafts whilst working as a National Trust forester clearing and replanting woodlands in Kent after the 1987 storm.
He found turning bowls and carving spoons to be the perfect way to learn about the qualities of the different trees timbers and at the same time produce something beautiful and useful for the kitchen.
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Robin gave up the forestry job in 1995 to become a full time woodworker
specialising in making bowls on a foot powered lathe, recreating the
Medieval craft which had died out with the last practitioner George Lailey
in 1958.
Over the next ten years he travelled widely across Europe: learning from
traditional turners and carvers in Romania; studying Medieval wooden bowls
and spoons from archaeological sites in Russia, Germany, France and Belgium;
as well as working with UK archaeologists on major collections such as the
Mary Rose. In 2005 he published the definitive book on the history of the
wooden bowl.
Perhaps most influential of recent travels has been time spent travelling in
Sweden and Norway: visiting museums, learning skills from other craftspeople
and teaching at the National Folkcraft School at Sätergläntan.
Inspired by the Scandinavian tradition, Robin has now started teaching the
skills of axe and knife work at home. Carving in this way is a very
accessible hobby: the tools are reasonably-priced, the raw material is
everywhere, and there is no need for a dedicated workspace.
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Email: robin@robin-wood.co.uk
Address:
Right Hand Police House
Lane Head Green
Edale
Hope Valley S33 7ZA
Telephone: 01433 670 321