Roddy Moyes...

has been the Head Gardener at Tulchan Sporting Estate in the Scottish Highlands for the past twenty years. Born in 1955 in Stornaway on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and having a strong affinity with the sea he spent many of his former years in the Merchant Navy and with the deep sea Trawling Fleet. His nautical career ended while he was serving as a Lighthouse Keeper on one of the last Lighthouses to be converted to automatic operation. It was on that Lighthouse that he first developed his passion for woodturning when he discovered a very old treadle lathe in the workshop. Since then his skill has developed, not only in woodturning but also in web development as this site demonstrates. As a result, his work has been added to collections as far away as Hong Kong.

Plant stand, or suitable to display your favourite sculpture, pottery, statue or anything you like. The overall form is robust, the substantial column rises from the suitably proportioned base which features the green veining often seen in this timber. In contrast to the balustrade like design of the column, the top is unpretentious, featuring a recessed top surface displaying a number of small burrs

Scottish Elm 24" Tall x 8" Dia. Base x 9.1/2" Dia.Top

A shallow Oak bowl of subtle design, featuring a delicate bead detail around the mid line and deep cove below the outwardly flaring rim.

Oak 7.1/2” dia. x 1.1/4”

This Bowl is an excellent example of well spalted and figured timber, it's surface is alive with a matrix of different striation's and shades constantly attracting interest.

Spalted Alder 8” dia. x 3.3/4”

A simple bowl but displaying all the wonderful characteristics of the maple burr found in the Pacific North West of the USA, accentuated in this case by the application of finishing oil prior to wax polishing.

Pacific Maple Burr 6”dia. x 1.3/4”

The very fine figuring and spalting in this piece gives it a very soft and subtle appearance, an intricate honeycomb like pattern of fine spalting encapsulates the dense swirling burr detail interspersed with small bark inclusions.

Pacific Maple Burr 6”dia. x 2”

There are no gum lines present in this piece but then you can’t have everything, sitting atop it's sturdy base the distinct curvature of the wall gives way to the crisp undercut detail round the rim.

African Walnut 4.3/4” dia x 2.3/4”

Another small stemmed bowl with extremely fine figuring and burr detail, delicate base and under cut rim.

Pacific Maple Burr 4.1/4”dia. x 2.3/4”

This piece has the look and feel of the Orient, simple and elegant, reminiscent of the classic drinking bowl found in many eastern cultures.

Spalted Alder 5.1/4” dia. x 2.1/4”

Very fine figuring and slight spalting is evident in this hollow form which features a radial detail around the centre line giving the impression it consists of two pieces.

Sycamore 2.3/4” tall x 5.3/4” dia.

Footed Bowl turned from a beautiful example of spalted timber which clearly demonstrates the artistry of nature. The bowl wall rises sharply from the modestly detailed foot and curves inwards ever so slightly,then outwards to form the pronounced flared rim.

Spalted Beech 6.3/8” dia. x 3” tall