New growth. Today has been just the best. I was lucky enough to spend the first day in a locked-down while working in my alter ego capacity as a food photographer. It used to be just another day’s work to visit a restaurant who are doing something innova… instagr.am/p/CMktBTJj0C9/

Ash & Fire. Ash is a beautiful pale wood. You might not know that when you work with green Ash there is a constant smell of sweet, dew-damp hay. Ash is as strong as Oak. It’s actually stronger in that is has a natural spring that will withstand shock muc… instagr.am/p/CMnCgShDNsg/

For a while, I studied Engineering. It was fascinating to a point, but either by being a pretty old school syllabus at the point modern electric devices were taking over the world or a lack of vision on my part, it looked like a shed load of mathematics … instagr.am/p/CMp63LmjebW/

Sunday breakfast. The below poem was written about me by @whittlingmagazine - I clearly must get out more :) Wood Shavings When you fall in love with wood, By default, You fall in love with time. It takes time to make wood. You fall in love With the w… instagr.am/p/CMsbQZPDvDL/

New workshop time. If you have any land, live in north Wales and fancy a low-impact green woodworking business as part of your diverse income from your land, get in touch. At the start of this year I decided it was time to take this ‘Whittlings’ thing re… instagr.am/p/CMurA-RjeM3/

Bigger workshop time. If you have any land, live in north Wales and fancy a low-impact green woodworking business as part of your diverse income from your land, get in touch. At the start of this year I decided it was time to take this ‘Whittlings’ thing… instagr.am/p/CMvGGbhjoYU/

Want to help make cool stuff? It’s going pretty well here. We could do with a little help. If you are a talented green woodworker, spoon carver or greenwood bowl turner and looking to make a little money from your woodie skills, message me for more infor… instagr.am/p/CMwlWD4jIRa/

First roughed-out attempt to put down on wood an idea in my head. I get learning to sketch would be more efficient. The idea in my untidy mind is to make a few of these bowls, I think with oversized hoops, then link them together with the perfect twig. N… instagr.am/p/CMxRxm-jWv5/

It’s wonderful seeing the forest floor coming back to vibrant life, even in the limited light of coniferous woodland. Although not visible on this shot, the forest floor here is full with fresh, lemony wood sorrel - an easy wild forage and amazing on a g… instagr.am/p/CM2sOR0j8MH/

I will be brief - I have of late, a rather large and leaky incision on my favourite typing finger. I had thought of stencilling the poetic ‘How well can my hands sing to the hymn of the trees’ on my bandsaw, but I think ‘Be Bloody Careful David’ might be… instagr.am/p/CM4-ctODYDV/

A fine moment in time. This is the first tree I have found in leaf this spring. It’s a scruffy-looking nurfhurder of an elder that sits on the slopes of a south facing hill, snuggly contained on three sides by a reflective limestone cliff. It’s nature’s … instagr.am/p/CM9WQeWjEs8/

Oak cups. My twelve year old son just told me he ‘likes’ all of my woodie posts, but when he tries to read them he gets bored half way through. That’s enough of a kick up the bum to maybe get to the point a bit more succinctly, at least occasionally then… instagr.am/p/CM-OkZTD2Jx/

New Growth. I am sat basking in the sun at the edge of the local skate park. My son bumped into some friends on bikes and they are engrossed in doing jumps. The older kids are playing football with only a few choice swear words. The older kids drive by i… instagr.am/p/CNAn1f4DS35/

Eternal optimism is my default. The difference between being good at something, just okay, or seriously best avoided (formal dancing for me btw) seems to be down to the success rate to me. The more the upward trend points to keeping going in any directio… instagr.am/p/CNDtk1bjg77/

The Hazel is here. This photo was taken by Sean, who is working with me in this now tiny thing called the Whittlings. We are working on some really very cool ideas that we will be ready to share with you soon. Sean is way more precise than I am in terms … instagr.am/p/CNGMZWzjkvF/

In progress. #oak instagr.am/p/CNLB-hVDjXf/

Tonight will be the first time in I don’t know how long that I get to wake up to a real change of scenery. The travel restrictions have been relaxed here in Wales a week in advance of England - this effectively means its relatively quiet and the sun is o… instagr.am/p/CNNcl2RDJcF/

Ebonised primitive oak bowl with foraged wild edibles including penny wart, hawthorn leaves and gorse flowers. instagr.am/p/CNQE9zXDZb9/

Blackthorn blossom. instagr.am/p/CNSxgPLDLSk/

Urushi Elf Cups. Exhibited in the wonderful gallery @orielglasfryngallery here in north Wales. The gallery are happy to sell these via mail order if you want one but the gallery is well worth a visit during the current Spring exhibition. Contact them on orielglasfryn.com