THE STUART KING COLLECTION

Stuart King, above, was born in the Buckinghamshire village of Holmer Green in 1942, and played as a child in the local Beech woods. The countryside and the trades and traditions of those that shaped it over centuries have always fascinated him and influenced his work. Stuart has spent a lifetime researching, recording and collecting anything about the rural past and today is a well-known artist craftsman, demonstrator, international lecturer and photo-journalist who writes regularly for "Woodturning" magazine. Stuart demonstrates traditional woodworking skills at exhibitions, shows and seminars. Demonstrations are informal and friendly and are illustrated by antique tools, treen and photographs. Some examples of his collection of pyrography can be seen below. To see more, visit his website www.stuartking.co.uk

ITALIAN CANDLESTICKS   JAPANESE BOX   LIMEWOOD SPOON   MUSTARTD POT & SPOON   MARRIAGE SPOONS

PEASANT GIRL BOX   SCANDINAVIAN BOX   BULGARIAN PLATE   FAN BIRD MADE BY A 2ND WORLD WAR GERMAN PRISONER USING POKERWORK   ITALIAN BOX

ROMANIAN PLUM BRANDY   ROMANIAN TOURIST DRINKING   JAPANESE RING BOX   WOODEN CANDLESTICKS   LIDDED BIRCHWOOD BOXES

Thanks to Stuart King for permission to reproduce material from his website.