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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Ayous Strat
A budget-friendly Strat build with a solid African Ayous body and Eco Rosewood fretboard.
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My First Turned Bowl (Tulipwood)
Described as "the greenish yellowish wood yielded from the Tulip tree found on the eastern side of North America and also in some parts of China". (Reference Wikipedia).
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Miniature Radiogram Replica
I was asked to have a look at a mid-century Murphy 8108 radiogram. It comprised a chassis similar to a Bush SRG1041 and a Garrard 6-300 automatic record changer, and was built in 1970.
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