Bob Read (1916-2006) was a professional engineer and talented craftsman whose lifelong interest, outside work, was creating objects, mainly from wood and apart from basic carpentry learned from his father his skills were totally self taught. From building his own canoe as a boy he could turn his hand to most things but wood carving was his passion. Apart from figures he produced trophies for many organisations and later found an interest in building and restoring furniture. At one point he decided he would like to try wood turning, so he built himself a lathe and used it to turn many interesting items. This website is dedicated to his creativity and craftsmanship.