Martijn van Gerwen

The technique of turning a cup, even one with a handle, was mastered already. And besides a handle, there’s more that can be done that requires a bit more experience. So, we started the day by making a reproduction of…

When you turn multiple bowls from a single block of wood that fit together, it’s called a nest. Under Ali Asadi’s guidance, we’d already turned a nest, but now, just like with the bayonet-locking box, it was important to first…

Right at the start of the project, Pieterjan had already turned a similar box under Bob Krijnen’s guidance. Now, with a wealth of experience under his belt, and this time using self-forged tools, it was time to see how much…

On day 25 of our meetings, a long-handled drinking bowl was on the agenda. The standard lathe required some modifications for this. The bar, which normally supports your tools while turning, would have to be positioned quite far from the…

It’s day 24 of our meetings. Today we’re forging hooks tools to hollow out spherical shapes, based on the experiences from the previous meeting, where we turned a convex Swedish drinking bowl with handles. We’d already forged hooks during a…

Today’s assignment for Pieterjan was to make a drinking cup based on an image from the book “Vackert svarvat – Skönt Målat” by Svenning Svenningson. This book is unfortunately no longer available new, but if you’re interested in the work…

A chilly winter day, and therefore a good time to look at the finishing touches on all the bowls and cups we’ve made (and a chemistry lesson). One of the things we generally do is oiling. This should be done…

After the previous meeting, in which Pieterjan participated in a workshop by Martijn, it was now time for something more serious. A real festival. At least, a small event. Draaifeest 2024. 30 participants and 5 teachers. A whole weekend full…

The goal of our project is of course not only to learn from it ourselves, but to spread the craft. In that context, Pieterjan will also teach workshops. In preparation for that, he spent a day with Martijn while he…

The cups we had made so far in the project were all without handles. Now I should mention that this makes sense for a wooden cup. Since wood isolates very well, a wooden cup does not get hot on the…