Latest Projects
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English Walnut Bowl
English walnut is an absolute pleasure on the lathe. It shears cleanly under a sharp bowl gouge with minimal end-grain tear-out.
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Glasshouse Speakers, Mighty Mini Monitors
This is a pair of speakers built based on a kit from Hi-Fi Collective, the Speaker Kit No. 1. You are provided a basic kit including a set of CNC-machined enclosure panels, electronics and drive units.
Thanks for stopping by. I have a passion for engineering, electronics, woodworking and most areas of science. I just happen to be completely blind – though to defy a common misconception, despite a Penchant for machinery, I still have all eight fingers and both thumbs. Touch wood. Despite what a society led by charity campaigners and a broken social care system would have you believe, we’re normal, capable people with common interests.
I created this site as a portfolio and an outlet to share my work in engineering, woodwork and other creative endeavours. Blindness is just a USP – a physical aspect of my being that I am unfortunately stuck with, so I may as well use it to my advantage. I hope that the site can inspire, educate and break down barriers, kicking aside misconceptions and demonstrating that nothing is impossible.
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Roasted Poplar guitars
I had a request to build a guitar for gigging that wouldn't be as maintenance-free as possible. While guitars are reliable instruments, they do need a certain amount of upkeep and this is especially so on the road.
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Talking Spirit Level
Two talking spirit levels using the Arduino, MPU6050 and the Talkie speech library.
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Acoustic Research AR35BX restoration Project
A pair of AR35BX were local to me and the price was right. They needed some work, with pealing vinyl, degraded driver foam surrounds and failing components in the crossovers.
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Octagonal Tulipwood Bowls
A matched pair of octagonal bowls in Tulip. The shape was formed simply by partially turning a square blank to form an octagon at teh top in which 4 of the edges are slightly curved.
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Flamed Maple SG, Black & Blue
A Gibson SG replica with flamed maple veneer and black and blue stain.
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