Welcome to Picus Crafts. Established in 1974 by proprietor Les Bryan, the Ammanford based business boasts a thriving trade in a multitude of woodcraft skills from woodturning to furniture making.

Picus Crafts undertakes a varied range of woodworking projects from handcrafted ornaments to traditional furniture in a range of hardwoods. No project is too small for this master craftsman, be it a hand carved Welsh lovespoon to an authentic replica spinning wheel.

Working from a well equiped workshop Les Bryan lovingly crafts exquisite pieces of traditional Welsh furniture from Celtic style chairs to farmhouse tables.

When not busy in his workshop Les can be found demonstrating woodturning at many different venues around Wales such as the National Botanical Gardens and the National Museum Of Welsh Life in St. Fagans.

A selection of Les's work is available to view on the gallery, from lovespoons to spinning wheels and bookends to cabinets.

Les is always looking for new challenges in woodwork and enjoys working in native homegrown hardwoods. If you have a period piece that needs the touch of a master craftsman, then Les could well be that person you have been looking for. Why not contact him and discuss your needs at length and see if Les can come up with a solution for you. Always open for new challenges in woodwork, no project is too big or too small for Picus Crafts.

 

Woodturning Demonstration at the Turners Retreat near Doncaster

Spinning Wheel Exhibition At Powysland Museum

Powysland Museum in Welshpool is staging a new exhibition based around and relating to the museum's collection of souvenirs and pictures "Traditional Welsh Woman".

The spinning wheel collection owned and built by Les Bryan has been displayed on a number of occasions at The National Botanical Gardens Of Wales, The Museum Of Welsh Life - St. Fagans and the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli.

The exhibition shows the development of the spinning wheels used in cottages and farmhouses throughout Wales. The collection of wheels will be on display until the exhibition ends on the 14th April 2009.

Please click on the press release on the right for more information.
 

Les will be demonstrating woodturning at the following venues during 2009

National Botanical Gardens - Demonstrations


14th March 2010

2nd to 5th April 2010
Easter Weekend

24th & 25th April 2010

1st to 3rd May 2010
Mayday Weekend

29th to 31st May 2010
Whitsun Weekend

20th June 2010

10th July 2010

28th to 30th August 2010
Bank Holiday Weekend

11th & 12th December 2010
Christmas Fayre



Woodturning Courses at the Gardens

24th April 2010

8th May 2010

12th June 2010

3rd July 2010

All courses run from 10.00am to 4.00pm

Please visit the National Botanical Gardens website for further details


LINKS

POWYSLAND MUSEUM
Visit The Museum Of Welsh Life - St. Fagans

NEWTOWN TEXTILE MUSEUM