I do love to weave a story into my video's and was so excited when I had the opportunity and the permission to tell this one.
Eighty eight year old Joan showed me her husbands now empty workshop, unused since his death over 35 years ago. I noticed a small piece of dark dirty hardwood which had been used as a makeshift shelf and asked if I could have it. The product was Terry's bowl, made from the very last piece of timber from her husbands workshop. A Valentine gift from him to his soulmate Joan.
In a couple of weeks it would be the 14th of February so I decided it was time for her long lost love to give her a valentine present, with just a little input from me. The product was Terry's bowl. Made from the very last piece of timber from her husbands workshop for his soulmate Joan.
I had planned a small curvy segmented bowl but there would only be enough timber so I had to plan, measure, cut and turn carefully. I thoroughly enjoyed making this bowl and Joan, now in her nineties, treasures it still.
Many thanks to Joan for allowing me to tell Terry's story and providing the photographs and historical information to make it all happen. Many thanks also to Terry, a skilled carpenter and joiner who I would have loved to have met in person.
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