04/11/2021
About Your Wood Turner
Bob Grainger - 30 Years' Experience
Bob has lived and worked in Norfolk for the past 37years. He is a computer networking expert, who needed to get away from the computer screen. He found solace in the garage with a lathe, and since then his passion and skills have only grown.
He also has a wife , daughter and 5 grandchildren who live in the same vicinity. Neither his, nor his wife’s cars have seen the inside of a garage since.
Having enjoyed turning as a hobby he found more and more people praising his work who were not just hopeful that he would buy the next round in the local hostelry. Keen to find out if their opinions were of value, he and his wife took a selection of their wares to their first show and found the public liked them too. Having recovered from the shock and restocked (ignoring advice about making toilet roll holders and other mass produced items), they started doing circuits of shows in Norfolk and Suffolk.
All the work Bob does is unique. He does them to see what will happen if...
He loves wood and finding out about different varieties from all around the world and so explores a variety of sources, including the Internet to find individual pieces of wood to inspire him. Acrylic has added another dimension to his work, as well as further equipment in his workshop and the combinations now available are exciting.
He lives in the centre of Norfolk in the market town of Dereham, which is on the A47 between Kings Lynn and Norwich. Norfolk has a reputation for fine local crafts and we hope to keep up the tradition.
