making bowls & history > Robin Wood is an internationally respected wood turner specialising in making wooden bowls and plates on a traditional foot-powered lathe. On-line catalogue or made to commission. The Wooden Bowl by Robin Wood This superbly illustrated book spans more than 2000 years to give you the fascinating history of the wooden bowl and of the craft of wood turning. Robin was commissioned to make a bowl from a branch trimmed from an ancient oak tree on Sherwood Forest and another Robin came to collect it... greenwood carving with knives and axes > We now offer a flexible range of spoon carving courses from basic tool skills for the beginner to advanced techniques and design for those with more experience. 2008 spoon carving course details now available > countryside furniture & garden sculpture > Individually hand-crafted benches, picnic tables, fences, stiles, bridges and garden sculpture, made to commission from locally-sourced English hardwoods.   Right Hand Police House, Lane Head Green, Edale, Hope Valley, S33 7ZA, UK phone 01433 670321 robin@robin-wood.co.uk