Entries - Domestic

Rippled puriri (Vitex lucens) nice to look at and add scent to the air.  Finished with Danish oil.  165 x 70mm.

Red oak, untreated.

Dimensions: mortar - 14 cm diameter, 9 cm high. Pestle 4 cm diameter, 15 cm long.

Bespoke knife rack, 900mm. 50yo rosemary, grown, dried, and sawn on the property.  Nitrocellulose finish, vintage brass mounting screws. Rear mounted neodymium magnets allowing an uninterrupted natural timber appearance. Untold hours invested in planning, custom tool production, testing and refining.

Wig stand approximately 150mm X 350mm. Eight species of wood. Collar dyed with U-Beaut water based black dye. Hand engraved dog tag also made by the author. Finished with a combination of polyurethane and U-Beaut Glow Shellawax.

A double ended CrushGrind salt & pepper mill 24cmx6cm turned from ornamental cherry with an epoxy inlay. The stand was machined using a CNC Router and finished by hand. Finished with tung oil and wax.

This mill is made from New Zealand pohutukawa wood, with a pyrography flax weaving band pattern, and highlighted with artist-quality gilders' paints, and features a precision Denmark-designed CrushGrind mechanism. 25 year limited warranty.  Diameter:7cm  Height:290cm  Finish 30% lacquer.

Made from New Zealand rimu wood. This mill features wood carving texture and burnt design, enhanced with artist-quality gilders' paints and features a precision Denmark-designed CrushGrind mechanism. 25 year limited warranty.  Diameter:70cm  Height:290cm  Finish 30% lacquer.

Made from New Zealand rimu. This mill has a precision Denmark-designed CrushGrind mechanism. 25 year limited warranty.  Diameter:70cm  Height:290cm  Finish 30% lacquer.

Picot totara, design replicating antique gumdiggers bottle.  Finished with french polish/shellac.  W=55mm/H=115mm including lid.

Wahaika are traditional Māori hand weapons used in close combat--a useful domestic item for protection and security.  Made from recycled rimu door frame. The carved figure represents Hine-te-iwaiwa, the spiritual guardian of weaving, childbirth, cycles of the moon, and women. 

New Zealand kauri and elm burl yarn bowl, lacquer finish. It's 200mm diameter by 160mm high.