EW 'Sam' Pearce
When I retired from Boots in October 2000, the staff kindly clubbed together to buy me a Clarke lathe as an unexpected leaving present! I read many books, attended demonstrations at Yandles, Alexandra Palace and Toolpost - Didcot, and gained advice from Bob Sawyer at Calne. Recently, I joined the NWWA - a friendly group! |
Two weed pots made in wisteria - with bark attached. The flower is turned, carved and painted. |
| Mr and Mrs Mini-Pen - a couple of fun items with some painted decoration |  |
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Jewellery stand - made in four pieces. The top and base are in Maple. The spindle is Purpleheart. Contrasting timbers work well with this type of item. |
| If the base is recessed - then, rings and spare earing backs can be stored there. Holes in the top component need to be approx. 2 mm (3/32") diameter for the earing wires. Use an indexer to achieve regular spacing of the holes. |
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Earing stand design - made in four pieces - with holes and spigots - glued together. |
| I tried making pens last Christmas - the first four sold very quickly. Were they too cheap? I have now made around 15 more and increased the prices! |
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This bowl was produced after attending a demonstration by Jenny Starbuck. The black lines were carved with a 'V' tool, then filled with Jo Sonja's black texture paste - then, sanded level and finished with melamine lacquer. |
| A small bowl made from Sequoia - very sharp tools are required to avoid excessive tear-out (and some sanding!) Finished with sanding sealer, melamine lacquer and wax polish. |
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Two small bowls - on the left in American Black Walnut and on the right in Cedar - both finished in Danish oil and wax. |
| A selection of 'craft' type items - a lidded box in Yew and two drinks coasters with slate tile inserts, plus a calculator set into an Ash disc. |  |
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A selection of pens and a letter opener. Made in a variety of timbers utilising different pen kits. |
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This is my first attempt at a Natural Edge Bowl
The timber is Acer and the bowl is approx. 5.5 inches diameter by 2.5 inches tall. Finished with sanding sealer and melamine lacquer.
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The 'other half' of the Acer log used to make the bowl. |
| A bowl in spalted horse chestnut - with brown markings rather than the usual black. Finished in wax. |
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A clock in sapele - made as a wedding gift for friends. The back has an inscription showing their names and the date of the wedding. |
| A skeleton clock in spalted beech - the central hole presented a challenge! It was made from 'both sides' utilising a screw chuck and some careful measurements. Finished with Chestnut 'Cut and Polish', then 'Hampshire Sheen'. |
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This Marquetry picture was started by Sam's father many years ago and finished (by Sam) in May 2020 |
| Sam has recently been teaching his daughter Liz the basics of woodturning. This is her first completed project - a lovely bowl in Ash - finished with sanding sealer and wax. Liz has also completed the making of a pen for her son's birthday present. Pyrography is next on her list of soon to be acquired skills. |
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After watching a YouTube video by Huw via (wooden-it-be-nice). See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf28gk8MRTk Sam was inspired to make pens with a celtic knot decoration - this involves much accurate cutting and glueing of coloured plastic veneers! The pen blank at the top is in Tanga Tanga (species-Albizia Versicolor from Africa) and the lower one is Yew. When the pen is turned - the cross/ knot appears. |
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