INGRAINED

A debut that s both a paean to the art of woodworking and a memoir about creative endeavours OBSERVER Mesmeric SPECTATOR A beautifully cut and crafted masterpiece inlaid with insight and polished with the pure joy of nature CHRIS PACKHAM author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar A Memoir Original Rare As beautiful as trees A masterpiece JOHN LEWIS STEMPEL author of Meadowland The Running Hare and The Wood A book that is covertly a love poem disguised as a father and son story an apprentice s learning of an exotic craft a hymn to the eternal mystery of trees and a tribute to the flat out joy of gifting Enchanting BILL BUFORD author of Heat and Dirt A delightful book about the art of craft a hard carved woodworking romance written with tenderness and an almost sensual attention to detail I can smell the resin and the soft fresh sawdust I can feel the bite of dense grain beneath the blade Quite magical CAL FLYN author of Islands of Abandonment Ingrained is a love letter to trees timber and craftsmanship and to finding your own voice The eldest son of a Master Woodworker Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees absor