'The Napple'

Leana Lowe from Bream Bay, Northland with her home built Paulownia Paipo, double concaves and fully water tight with a layer of resin, all made with love even down to the hand cut stencils for the pineapple graphics, awesome!, Mike C.

gallant adventure

 

I was very lucky to be introduced to Jamie Gallant from Adventure for Good NZ yesterday, Jamie is making handplanes in Kerikeri, Northland NZ in a collab with a local guitar maker, he is also the Media and Marketing Manager for Adventure for Good NZ a charitable trust which is hoping to work with kids to help them fulfill their dreams of adventure, more on Jamie and A.F.G soon, Mike C.

projections

With some help from this guy, Jay Rukuwai, my Paulownia projects are moving forward, Jay has been helping me with the all important milling and glue up of my Paulownia, can't wait to start shaping, Mike C.

P P P

My personal Paulownia projects are underway, lots of work still to go but I am getting rather excited already, Mike C.

wooden quiver

Not much to add to my wooden quiver this year but will be keen to talk to any and all about homemade prone and handplane equipment, fun to make, fun to ride, Mike C. 

paulownia projects

The start of my personal surf craft projects for The Cove Fish Fry, hoping to have some interesting stuff to show on the day, Mike C.