My interest in woodwork began at the early age of 5, practicing cutting joints in the garden on my father’s workmate. This developed to a point where at 13 years old I bought myself a lathe and a planer/thicknesser with money earned from grass cutting and my father generously gave up part of his shed to accommodate my ever growing collection of tools and timber. I taught myself to turn and sold the results of my labour locally. This was of no great surprise to my family as in generations past there were 3 French Polishers, a wood turner, a c...