Lighthouse on Channel 4's Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker — CHARLIE WEST

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CHARLIE WEST

CHARLIE WEST

Lighthouse made on Channel 4’s Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker

Desk with Walnut

Spalted Beech Drawers

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Spalted beech, horse chestnut and maple - 110cm x 120cm (photo by @jesshowellphoto)

My latest piece and the largest so far. I love working at this scale; it’s so fascinating to see how the grain changes over the length of a 1.5 metre long pie

After having an amazing photoshoot with the talented @jesshowellphoto (she took this photo) whilst using @socontentstudio studios a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d write you all an update. I’m currently 8.5 months pregnant with my seco

These samples are giving me new ideas for artworks. That’s the beauty of working with wood, or your given medium, any creation is experimenting, making you ruminate on new concepts.

#spaltedmaple
#HorseChestnut
#WallHanging
#WoodGrain
#woo

No.4

120cm x 55cm wallhanging.

This wallhanging is a celebration of nature’s artistry—crafted from end grain spalted beech and horse chestnut. The contrast between the two timbers is lovely. The intricate patterns in the wood, shaped by

Bringing together the natural artistry of spalted beech, horse chestnut, and maple in this latest piece. The intricate patterns and organic lines created by spalting make each section completely unique—like nature’s own brushstrokes.

Sti

No. 4

There’s something truly special about working with wood. I was captivated by the natural story within this piece, crafted from spalted beech and horse chestnut. The difference in the shades and intricacy of the grain, the geometric patte

Details of my latest work. Spalted beech and ash, spliced and mirrored creating ambiguous patterns. What do you see?

#visualart
#abstractart
#interiordesignart
#interiorart
#artforinteriors
#artfordesigners
#homedecorart

81cm x 66cm wall art

Lovingly made with spalted sycamore and spalted beech wood.

Splicing sections of end grain timber together. Mirroring the sections to create these absorbing patterns. The more characteristic the wood, the more interesting the

Some elm wall hangings I made.

Elm is a timber I’m not used to using. I saw it whilst perusing the impressive stores at @roughhewnuk and thought it could make for some interesting end grain. I made a little series with it as it was a large pl

Walnut end grain (not mirrored) spliced onto ply, for this drawer front within a desk I sold. I loved making this piece and it turned out so well.

End grain can work really nicely with walnut, however the grain needs to be taken from smaller sectio