Croaky Oak – Handmade Bags and Fine Wood Bowls
Hi, I’m Birch and I believe knowledge, skills and resourcefulness are a path to a better, easier life. To that end, I’ve been building, making and repairing things most of my life. Currently, the majority of my work is wood —specifically woodturning— and hand bags made from fabric and/or leather. Over the years I’ve also worked in many other mediums including metal, stained glass, and some time ago, clay. I like getting my hands dirty in the garden as well.
I have a YouTube channel as well, which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGEPj_GxmjICn5kxCO3sD-A
The majority of content on my channel features woodturning and woodworking of all sorts. I also show some yard and garden projects because I enjoy the challenge and because the battle between gardeners and the rampaging hordes of rabbits, squirrels, deer and assorted vermin is never over. ;-D Occasionally, I do a review too. Usually when I feel particularly positive about what I’m reviewing and think my viewers would benefit from the information.
In case you’re wondering where the name ‘Birch’ originates, the answer is simple. Out of the dozens of species of wood I’ve worked with, birch is my clear favorite wood to use when turning wooden bowls. Unfortunately, decent sized birch logs can be hard to obtain, which may be why most people’s experience with birch is via toothpicks and tongue depressors, but I digress. 🙂
-Birch