About Us

I have always had a great love and appreciation for trees and especially indigenous fauna and flora, and I thank my parents for that. 

I was introduced to woodturning by Chris Huddle, somewhere around 2009. The ability to turn away the different layers of tree and so having a glimpse into its past and the story it wants to tell, completely fascinated me. He allowed me to come into his workshop and turn spheres for Ruby and the odd gift for friends or family. When the tourism industry came to a grinding halt in 2019 with Covid I started making the Bushveld Bouffadou. Oom Chris allowed me the use of his tools and lathe when he wasn't working himself. Giving me the opportunity to learn and work, while I started saving up and investing into my own turning equipment. With the interest in my work and employment in tourism still sketchy. I decided to commit to Bushveld Turnery, so I took the last TERS UIF grant that the South African government paid us during the 1st year of the pandemic and I bought a full-size lathe. I have been turning ever since. 

I will forever be grateful to him for his help and all the time spent chatting, learning and admiring his work and skills. 

Everything is still for the love of indigenous wood and the stories it wants to tell. We have such a large diversity of indigenous trees in South Africa, and I feel that by showcasing the beauty of their wood and educating people a little. It helps to create that little bit of extra appreciation, love and care for them. I only use salvaged wood. I collect from where bush clearing is done for development, maintenance work on farms and storm damage. Some of our local furniture makers also only work with storm damaged timber and in return for some turning work on projects I rummage through the off-cut piles.

Now a few years down the line I have diverse and continuously growing little product line. All still salvaged, indigenous and handcrafted by me.

Goeies!