English PIppy Oak Bench
2021
Dimensions 1.3m
Signed and dated
Sussex Oak Bench
2019
Dimension 1.2m
Signed and dated
This bench is made from old Sussx oak. The tree stood in sussex for over three hundred years before falling in high winds.
The bench displays a wealth of character including knotty features, dovetails, heavy grain figuring and medullary rays. The undercarriage and spindles have be crafted from quatersawn oak to ensure perfectly straight grain and uncompromised strength. The scultptural form honours the inherant grain structures within the wood.
Sussex Oak Bench
2019
Dimension 1.8m L
Signed and dated
The oak that this bench is made from is from the very centre of an old English oak tree. It displays striking medullary rays, long clean grain lines and knotty features. Quarter sawn English Oak undercarriage.
Scottish Elm Bench
2019
Signed and dated
This small bench features a Scottish Elm seat with a quarter sawn English oak undercarriage. The seat displays the rich deep browns of elm wood which contrasts nicely with the mellow oak tones of the undercarriage.
English Walnut Bench
2019
Dimensions 2.2m L
Signed and dated
The seat of this bench celebrates a large slab of rare 400 year-old English Walnut. The seat features a rich depth of character including bark inclusions, ripples and knots. The colours range through mellow, earthy and golden browns tones.The undercarriage, crest and spindles have been carved from English oak. Two oak dovetails have been inlayed to secure the natural bark inclusion.
Honey Oak Bench, 2020
Signed and dated
This three-legged stool is made from old Sussex honey oak. The tree stood on the edge of a field in Sussex farmland for over 350 years. In this location the tree grew to a magnificent size and would have been a wonderful feature in this picturesque landscape. In 1995 the tree fell in high winds. It was milled where is lay and stored in the an old barn on the farm where it slowly air-dried for over 20 years. Mills has sole use of the wood from this tree and creates only a handful of pieces from it each year. The tree was locally known as honey oak and displays a rare mellow honey colour that is very different to other English oaks.
Honey Oak Bench, 2020
Signed and dated
This three-legged stool is made from old Sussex honey oak. The tree stood on the edge of a field in Sussex farmland for over 350 years. In this location the tree grew to a magnificent size and would have been a wonderful feature in this picturesque landscape. In 1995 the tree fell in high winds. It was milled where is lay and stored in the an old barn on the farm where it slowly air-dried for over 20 years. Mills has sole use of the wood from this tree and creates only a handful of pieces from it each year. The tree was locally known as honey oak and displays a rare mellow honey colour that is very different to other English oaks.
