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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Idigbo Bowl
This bowl was turned from an Idigbo blank. I’d never heard of Idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis) which hails from west Africa and is commonly used in joinery due to its durability and stability, and limited moisture movement.
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Hifi Stereo Cabinet With Turntable Lid
I recently decided to go on a trip down memory lane and rebuild the hi-fi system that really helped to kickstart my love for audio. It was my first 'new' separates system – a major upgrade on the boomboxes and midi systems I'd had up until that point, and a departure from the vintage hi-fi I used to collect and tinker with, and still do to this day.
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