Wood for Woodturners
The son of a carpenter and joiner, Mark Baker has always been fascinated by wood. On leaving school, he served a five-year apprenticeship at a local building firm, which included doing restoration work. Baker has also helped set up an industrial workshop for autistic adults and has worked for some of the major manufacturers of woodturning tools in the UK. He is now the editor ofWoodturningmagazine and the group editor of all GMC Publications’ woodworking magazines.