Andy Coates
@andywoodturner.bsky.social
Professional Woodturner
Tech Editor and writer for Woodturning Magazine
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Suffolk, UK
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Tech Editor and writer for Woodturning Magazine
Shop at: https://ko-fi.com/andycoates
Suffolk, UK
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Corrected a bad decision...
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Corrected a bad decision...
Added the eye and legs…but the rest was a complete accident. Will keep
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Added the eye and legs…but the rest was a complete accident. Will keep
Almost all I've done for the past two weeks is make acorn boxes, acorn pendants, and variations on the theme. I've made a lot. An awful lot. Everybody went mad for acorn boxes...
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Almost all I've done for the past two weeks is make acorn boxes, acorn pendants, and variations on the theme. I've made a lot. An awful lot. Everybody went mad for acorn boxes...
I didn't put any on Trump, though. They didn't have Piggy Eyes...
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I didn't put any on Trump, though. They didn't have Piggy Eyes...
And a young, spindly-legged Elk :)
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
And a young, spindly-legged Elk :)
You have to admire the parents that encouraged this...good work
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
You have to admire the parents that encouraged this...good work
Carved Australian Goldfield Burr bowl, on Ebony ball feet and leg
9 1/2" at widest dia, 7 1/4" at narrowest dia, 4" high
(Burr from @tonynicol3.bsky.social . Thank you :)
9 1/2" at widest dia, 7 1/4" at narrowest dia, 4" high
(Burr from @tonynicol3.bsky.social . Thank you :)
October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Carved Australian Goldfield Burr bowl, on Ebony ball feet and leg
9 1/2" at widest dia, 7 1/4" at narrowest dia, 4" high
(Burr from @tonynicol3.bsky.social . Thank you :)
9 1/2" at widest dia, 7 1/4" at narrowest dia, 4" high
(Burr from @tonynicol3.bsky.social . Thank you :)
Clearly suffering from a bout of lathe-induced dizziness, Dave crawled out of the Lighthouse door, to relax on the rock, no doubt wishing he'd stocked up on sickness pills, on the last provisions drop.
I don't usually worry about *Lighthouse Keepers*, and just despatch them...
I don't usually worry about *Lighthouse Keepers*, and just despatch them...
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Clearly suffering from a bout of lathe-induced dizziness, Dave crawled out of the Lighthouse door, to relax on the rock, no doubt wishing he'd stocked up on sickness pills, on the last provisions drop.
I don't usually worry about *Lighthouse Keepers*, and just despatch them...
I don't usually worry about *Lighthouse Keepers*, and just despatch them...
...down on my desk, to pyrograph her name on the base...
Er...FL...
"Yes?"
The Lighthouse keeper was in throughout the turning process.
"What are you talking about?"
Look.
"At what?"
At Dave.
"Dave?"
The keeper
She looks. Screams. And actually runs away..."OH MY GORD!!"
Er...FL...
"Yes?"
The Lighthouse keeper was in throughout the turning process.
"What are you talking about?"
Look.
"At what?"
At Dave.
"Dave?"
The keeper
She looks. Screams. And actually runs away..."OH MY GORD!!"
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
...down on my desk, to pyrograph her name on the base...
Er...FL...
"Yes?"
The Lighthouse keeper was in throughout the turning process.
"What are you talking about?"
Look.
"At what?"
At Dave.
"Dave?"
The keeper
She looks. Screams. And actually runs away..."OH MY GORD!!"
Er...FL...
"Yes?"
The Lighthouse keeper was in throughout the turning process.
"What are you talking about?"
Look.
"At what?"
At Dave.
"Dave?"
The keeper
She looks. Screams. And actually runs away..."OH MY GORD!!"
I've been playing with wild apples. Apple pie with Za’atar spices…will make again.
October 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I've been playing with wild apples. Apple pie with Za’atar spices…will make again.
Invented a thing...
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Invented a thing...
I found a weird, self-ebonised acorn...so...obviously...I had to make a copy in 5,000 yr old Bog Oak, and English Oak...2"
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I found a weird, self-ebonised acorn...so...obviously...I had to make a copy in 5,000 yr old Bog Oak, and English Oak...2"
4" (large) Acorn box in English Oak
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
4" (large) Acorn box in English Oak
3 3/4" & 3" Acorn boxes in English Oak...
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
3 3/4" & 3" Acorn boxes in English Oak...
3” acorn box in English Oak
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
3” acorn box in English Oak
Wonderful. Did I get all the hidden things?
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Wonderful. Did I get all the hidden things?
I love this season...if only for this regularly appearing sign...
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I love this season...if only for this regularly appearing sign...
Acorn box in English Oak…
*acorn for scale 😂
*acorn for scale 😂
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Acorn box in English Oak…
*acorn for scale 😂
*acorn for scale 😂
Having turned the last Acorn box, and packed it for posting, I thought I'd make another...but...I like a challenge, so...
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Having turned the last Acorn box, and packed it for posting, I thought I'd make another...but...I like a challenge, so...
If only the flag shaggers had bought British-made flags, instead of, patriotically, Chinese...then the flags might not all be sloughing like the brain cells of the hard-of-thinking
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If only the flag shaggers had bought British-made flags, instead of, patriotically, Chinese...then the flags might not all be sloughing like the brain cells of the hard-of-thinking
I picked up some acorns the other day. One was particularly well formed. So...
September 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I picked up some acorns the other day. One was particularly well formed. So...
I do like an autumny theme...
September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I do like an autumny theme...