The
Turner's WorkshopWoodturning by Richard Findley RPT
- About the Turner
About The Turner
My name is Richard Findley and I live in Leicestershire with my wife and son. I have been involved in woodwork since leaving school in 1996, at 16. I qualified as a joiner achieving NVQ level 3 and while working in the trade for my father, I discovered Woodturning. I began by turning components for small pieces of furniture and cabinetry that I had made but found that I got more and more involved with the turning side of things. You could say I got hooked!
In 2006 I set up The Turner’s Workshop to pursue my passion for Woodturning, selling a few small turned items through a shop and my website. Gradually I grew the business, gaining several regular customers and in March 2008 I moved into my own workshop in Wigston, Leicestershire. Here I am fully equipped to store, cut and prepare timber for turning.
In 2010, having been slowly building my business for the last 4 years, I finally went full time and was accepted onto the Register of Professional Turners, supported by the Worshipful Company of Turners, in October 2010. Click the links to find out more about these organisations.
In November of 2010 I had the first in a series of articles published in "Woodturning" magazine on the subject of "Tips from a pro workshop" and now write "Diary of a professional turner" each month. I also appeared on the front cover of the magazine for issue 233, December 2011