Wooden Gifts

A small oak bowl for the worktop or the hall table. Great for keys, rings or even a small snack.

Oak has a bold, open grain, and on this piece it shows as a crosshatch pattern running right across the outside.

It shifts and catches the light as you move it. It has a warm colour - with that'll deepen a little over the years as the wood is handled.

Just as useful for storing a handful of nuts or sitting on a table for jewellery and keys.

No two pieces of oak are marked the same way, so this grain pattern belongs to this bowl alone.

Oak. 12 cm across, 5 cm tall. Finished with a food safe hard wax oil blend.

An ash bowl with figure. One to leave out on the table rather than shut away in a cupboard.

The grain reads as wide bands sweeping right round the outside, pale cream through to soft honey, and it shifts as you turn the bowl in your hands. Near the rim there's a paler fleck, with fine speckling scattered through the grain below it.

Low enough to sit on a table without getting in the way.

Marks like these come with the timber rather than anything done to it. They're natural to solid wood and don't affect how the bowl is used or how well it holds together.

Approx. 14.5 cm diameter x 7 cm height.

An ash bowl for the things that collect by the front door - keys, coins, the odd stray screw.

Ash is pale cream, and the grain here runs round the outside in clean lines rather than swirls, so the shape stays the main event.

Low in one side there's a small knot, dark against the pale wood - but smooth under your thumb. It's where a branch once left the trunk, and it's how you'll always know this bowl from any other.

Good for nuts and fruit on the table, or for whatever needs a home around the house.

Knots like this are natural to solid wood. It's sound and sealed under the finish, and it doesn't affect how the bowl is used or how well it holds together.

Approx. 14.5 cm diameter x 7 cm height.

Hand-turned from a single block of Scottish sycamore. Perhaps the palest of the native hardwoods, with a creamy white with a close, even grain and very little figure to distract from the shape.

Sycamore has been the wood for kitchen treen for centuries because it's odourless and won't taint what is put in them. With a rounded belly perfect for nuts, crisps or trinkets.

There's some light discolouration to it – a faint shadow picked up while the timber was drying.

It tells a story - a part of the tree's history and doesn't affect how the bowl works.

This bowl is turned from Scottish oak sourced from Pitlochry, featuring areas of burr that bring rich texture and character to the form.

The clean, rounded shape allows the natural qualities of the wood to take centre stage - from the warm tones to the swirling grain and small clusters of figuring.

Finished with a food-safe hard wax and oil blend, the surface is smooth and durable.

Hand-turned in my small workshop, each bowl made slowly, one at a time.

Named after the steady rise and strength of Castlelaw Hill, this vase embodies a solid, grounded form with smooth lines and a gentle taper at the neck.

Its compact yet sturdy shape reflects the balance between simplicity and elegance, making it ideal for displaying small floral arrangements or standing as a refined decor piece.

The Castlelaw vase adds a timeless charm to any space with its natural finish and understated beauty.

Suitable for dry flowers only.

The photos show the style and finish. Due to variations in wood timber and grain, yours may differ slightly. Making each one unique.

Made from Cherry wood.

Named after the steady rise and strength of Castlelaw Hill, this vase embodies a solid, grounded form with smooth lines and a gentle taper at the neck.

Its compact yet sturdy shape reflects the balance between simplicity and elegance, making it ideal for displaying small floral arrangements or standing as a refined decor piece.

The Castlelaw vase adds a timeless charm to any space with its natural finish and understated beauty.

Suitable for dry flowers only.

The photos show the style and finish. Due to variations in wood timber and grain, yours may differ slightly. Making each one unique.

Made from Olive Ash.

Named after the steady rise and strength of Castlelaw Hill, this vase embodies a solid, grounded form with smooth lines and a gentle taper at the neck.

Its compact yet sturdy shape reflects the balance between simplicity and elegance, making it ideal for displaying small floral arrangements or standing as a refined decor piece.

The Castlelaw vase adds a timeless charm to any space with its natural finish and understated beauty.

Suitable for dry flowers only.

The photos show the style and finish. Due to variations in wood timber and grain, yours may differ slightly. Making each one unique.

Made from Cedar wood.