Mike Taffinder is a craftsman with a passion for wood
From my workshop in North Buckland, just a mile or so from the North Devon coast, I create a number of highly unusual items made almost exclusively from oak, and the oak I use invariably has history. Be it old fence or gate posts, staves from characterful whisky barrels, ancient French wine vats or burr from gnarled oak trees - all are transformed into the most original objects, from unique wood-framed mirrors to enchanting candle holders, from dragonflies and humming birds hovering in perfect balance to brilliantly simple and ingenious towel holders, to name but some.
You'll not find anything I make in shops - my work is truly original. I display my work at the occasional craft fair in the south west of England but the very best way to see what I produce is to call and visit me at work. I'd be delighted to welcome you to my world and you can wander around my showroom with absolutely no obligation.
"Visitors may not necessarily share my passion for wood when they arrive, but if I haven't awoken in them a sense of the beauty of wood when they leave, then I've surely failed."
