Apr 19, 2012

When you get the finish just right, there’s fewer parts of the process that can be as satisfying. Seeing the grain of the wood come to life, along with the blemishes is rewarding. Usually, people want to cleanest looking, straightest grained piece of willow they can find, but the blemishes add character in my opinion. [...]

Apr 18, 2012

I will be starting my fourth attempt at finishing this cricket bat. Yes that’s right, FOURTH! Every time I’ve got close to completing the finishing I’ve had some tear out and been forced to go all the way back to the beginning. This time I got to the binding and then noticed it. At first [...]