About Oldfern Woodturners
We provide bespoke handmade wooden trophies and items using woodturning and pyrography to create pieces based on customers' requests.
We are a small operation - just two of us, Dan and Steve Fearnley - aiming for quality rather than quantity. Read more about us below.
Size, guide prices and further details of woodturning and trophies can be found by hovering over a picture, or clicking on it. Prices on pages marked as "ARCHIVE" may not be up to date.
Ordering is by email request. We rarely have items in stock, and usually make things to order. We will provide a quote and time scale by return email.
Recent projects and visits
Scout trophy
Posted 11 June 2026
A commemorative scout trophy for the 18th Chester Scout Group. Oak, 10" diameter, with space on the plinth to place an engraved metal plaque.
Applewood vases
Posted 11 June 2026
Four vases, all turned from a single apple tree trunk, given to me by Les from Hutton Buscel. Each has its own character and shape, determined by the size and shape of the section of trunk being turned. They all have cracks to some degree, but these have been left as part of the nature of the wood.
Design technology trophy
Posted 30 May 2026
A commemorative design technology trophy made for Freeman College in Hertfordshire.
Replacement building parts
Posted 20 May 2026
Replacement parts for buildings: two post finials for roof apexes, and three bases for tall architectural pillars at Wydale Hall.
Ship's clock
Posted 26 March 2026
A wall mount for a ship's clock requested by John in Whitby, made to match an existing backplate on another similar clock. The clock's have sentimental value to the family.
Money box
Posted 26 March 2026
A money box in spalted beech requested by Valerie for her grandson Jax's first birthday. This will be the eighth such money box, one for each of her grandchildren.
Wooden train
Posted 26 March 2026
A small wooden train requested by James in Poynton for his son Jax's first birthday. Mainly turned from beech, with a sapele roof.
Spinning trophy
Posted 26 March 2026
This trophy was commissioned by Keith from Leavening, in memory of his friend John Tavender, a leading expert in spinning and weaving related crafts, prominent in York and District Guild of Weavers until his death in August 2025. We made an oak base to hold a drop spindle made by John.
Lecterns
Posted 7 March 2026
A pair of oak lecterns requested by John at Rutherglen United Reform Church.The personalised dedications and bible quotes are burnt by hand into the wood using pyrography.
Acorn trophy
Posted 27 February 2026
This trophy was commissioned by the headteacher at Oakhill School in Windsor. 5" x 10" oak and spalted beech. A popular type of trophy that is often requested from us.
Horticulture trophy
Posted 23 February 2026
This trophy was commissioned by Jane in Over, Cambridgeshire, in memory of her husband who was very passionate about growing, and showing, onions in the local village show. A walnut cup on an oak plinth, 8" tall, 7" wide, with turned wooden onions in the bowl.
Golf trophies
Posted 23 February 2026
Small golf trophies for Dulwich Cranbrook school, who we have made a few sports trophies for now: another new event for them. Oak plinth 5" diameter, beech balls and purple heart tees.
Spalted birch bowls
Posted 1 February 2026
Paul, a walking stick maker, gave us two large birch burrs, which turned out to be heavily spalted. They were turned into two bowls: one was given to Paul (on the right), the other is available for sale.
Have a look at more turned wooden bowls
Window mullion mouldings
Posted 1 February 2026
Dave in Sleights donated Ryedale Woodturners a yew tree and a monkey puzzle he felled in his garden. In return we turned him some mouldings for cylindrical window mullions, where the top and base had rotted.T
Wall clock
Posted 31 January 2026
A commemorative oak wall clock commissioned by the Forestry Commission for one of their employees retiring after 40 years. The pyrographed inscription says Forestry Commission 1986 - 2026, from Forestry to Firewall. We have made many turned items for retirements, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. Have a look at the commemorative items page
More about wall clocks and mantel clocks.
Table lamp
Posted 31 January 2026
Lorna in West Sussex asked us to make a table lamp to match one we made for her a couple of years ago. This one is turned in ash, about 12 inches tall. Althugh we have put the wiring kit through the stand, we have not put a plug on it - we are not electricians. Althugh it is a simple job to wire up, we recommend asking an electrician to wire it or check any wiring you might do as a customer.
More about furniture items
Three new websites
Posted 22 January 2026
The New Year seemed a good time to redevelop this website. I have decided to split it into three sites:
- oldfern.co.uk will now be the main site for sales and enquiries.
- archive.oldfern.co.uk - this site - is now an archive site, with material from 2012 - 2025
- trees.oldfern.co.uk - hosting the ever-increasing gallery of over 800 species of trees, plus the gardening log.
Initially there may be some links that do not work due to the reorganisation - some pictures that do not display. Hopefully I will iron out any of these over the course of time.
Sixth Form Trophies
Posted 19 December 2025
A collection of trophies for Sixth Formers commissioned by Malton School. Individual trophies were presented at a Celebration Evening on 19 December 2025; perpetual versions of the trophy are on display in the School entrance hall. Have a look at more detailed photos of the Sixth Form trophies
Trophy plinths
Posted 19 December 2025
Oliver in Shrophire requested two trophy plinths for his running club, to mount some sculptures of a local mountain. The Morning After Race refers to a race to be run by brave souls on New Year's Day. Have a look at more trophy plinths
Yarn bowl
Posted 8 December 2025
Clive in Colchester requested a yarn bowl. This one is 8 inches in diameter, 4 inches high, and is turned from a lively piece of cherry. Have a look at more bowls, other yarn bowls, and textiles related turning.
Swimming trophies
Posted 8 December 2025
Annual swimming trophies made for Bridlington Swimming Club. Based on our popular disc design with a plinth added, and text and club logo pyrographed onto the wood. Have a look at more disc trophies, and trophies in general.
School subject trophies
Posted 20 November 2025
Three more perpetual trophies for Malton School, this time Information Technology, Religion and Design Technology. Also some individual trophies to be presented to students in Key Stage this week. The request from the school is to have a trophy in school for each subject at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. We are nearly there!
Cheeseboard or cakestand
Posted 20 November 2025
Tom in Harrogate requested a large cakestand which would double up as a breadboard and cheeseboard as well. He wanted a simple design, easy to pick up from a table, preferably in beech. This 13" diameter board is the result.
Chinese Lion Head eyes
Posted 9 November 2025
We had a request from Scott in Cheam to make 'eyes' for a Chinese lion dance head, initially 5 pairs. These are made in beech, but are to be painted by Scott as part of the decorative mask. Quite small at only 3 cm diameter, but quite specific in the dimensions and shape.
Dutch woodturner magazine
Posted 24 October 2025
Back in June a Dutch woodturner, Flip van de Waerdt, visited me with his wife Yvonne, and dog Skot. He asked if he could do an interview for his woodturning magazine back in the Netherlands. I showed him round the workshop and store, with a few pieces in progress at the time, and around the garden. The result is a four-page article printed this month in AktieRadius, number 127. A copy of the article, Bijzondere Houtdraaiers, Ambacht en gastvrijheid (Special woodturners: craftsmanship and hospitality) is available - it is in Dutch, but there is a translation provided!
School subject trophies
24 October 2025
Malton School requested a set of 15 perpetual trophies to mark success in subjects across the curriculum at Key Stage 3. These will stay in school and be displayed with annual winners' names on them. In addition they commissioned individual trophies to be presented to the winning students to keep. A trophy gallery and further information for all these trophies is available.
About Oldfern Woodturners
We provide bespoke handmade wooden trophies and items using woodturning and pyrography to create pieces based on customers' requests.
We are a small operation - just two of us, Dan and Steve Fearnley - aiming for quality rather than quantity.
This website
This website was revised in 2022, to create a responsive website better suited to mobiles and tablets, whilst preserving the viewing advantages of full screen on laptops and workstations. Revisions of older pages are ongoing.
The original website was created from 2012 to 2021, and some archive pages have been left available for reference.
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Our work
We also turn bowls, boxes (in woodturning terms any container with a lid), clocks, goblets and vases, items for the kitchen and for textile crafts, and small pieces of furniture or pieces for furniture. Also a variety of ornamental pieces. Although most of our work is to commission, we do like to experiment with forms and realise ideas, so when time permits we do try to add to our stock of ready made new or popular items.
Two woodturners
Steve Fearnley has been woodturning for some years now, since 2008. He works from his workshop at home in the village of Thornton le Dale, North Yorkshire.
His son, Dan, joined him woodturning in 2018, now woodturning in his workshop in Pickering. Together they produce a variety of items ranging from household goods and ornaments to clocks, trophies and artistic pieces. An article about Steve appeared in Woodturning Magazine.
The majority of pieces are produced on commission: working with customers usually via email to realise a design.
Contact information
Email and phone
- e-mail: info@oldfern.co.uk
- Telephone: 01751 476005
- Mobile: 07881 209459
- (For Dan, use: dan.fearnley@yahoo.co.uk
- Dan mobile: 07902 820100)
Mailing Address
- Steve Fearnley
- Garth End Cottage
- Roxby Road
- Thornton le Dale
- North Yorkshire
- YO18 7SX
- (United Kingdom)
Contacting us
The easiest way to contact us with regard to anything on this website is by e-mail, to info@oldfern.co.uk, with an indication of your area of interest in the subject.
Payment Methods
You can of course pay by cash - the easiest method if you are local or we deliver the items you request.
You can pay by bank transfer if you prefer - just e-mail us and we will send you details.
The same applies to payment by cheque, or by credit card. We will put all payment details on an invoice and email these to you.