Robin was born in Kew in 1941 and lived in various suburbs of Melbourne. He obtained a Diploma entrance certificate at Swinbourne Technical College and left to join his father in business as a general carpenter and joiner and did a number of varied jobs from home repairs to home building, building staircases, domestic furniture etc.
He married Kathy when he was 21 and at 22 his father retired and he bought the business. A car accident made him quadriplegic when he was 44.
He goes to a gynnasium twice a week, drives his own car, uses a lathe and goes to the movies each week and when health permits, he regularly arrives with his chair on the car roof and contributes to our Guild meetings.
There is an article written by Robin on our site about turning in a wheelchair.
He has travelled in Australia and he believes we should have a goal to achieve, keep busy and help when we can.
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Clock |
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Fence post finials |
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Chair spindles |
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Grandchild's Cot |
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Pot Pourri Container. Made from the seed pod of the West Australian Banksia. A natural one is shown. When the outside is turned and a hole drilled leaving 6 - 7 mm sides, the seed holes go right through. The base and lid are Red Gum |
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Weed Pots Two from Banksia nuts, one from Almond and the other from unknown timber. They are used for displaying dried grass or flowers |
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A weed pot made from the branch of an ivy creeper growing over a paling fence. The little bbird is sitting in a groove left where the ivy grew around a paling. It is finished with sanding sealer and wax. |
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Specimen Vase Turpentine Pine with a glass tube insert |
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Weed Pot Made from Mulga, a very hard timber from the very dry areas in Australia. |
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A Platter. Made from laminated Brush Box from an offcut of a kitchen bench. |
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An Olive bowl |
