The Long Hollow

Morning rituals are set in stone. Between us, we have many: some normal, some not, some we probably shouldn’t talk about in a woodworking magazine. But there is a ritual that most of us do, or need, to stoke the fires for a fresh new day.

Coffee. Some have it black, or with milk, and others insist on a morning cuppa strong enough to wake Jimmy Possum from his grave.

This ritual often involves a favourite mug: a little chipped, a lot stained, and with words or a picture on the outside that makes you smile. It’s your mug, and nobody else is allowed, or wants, to use it.

Well now it’s time for a second favourite. A companion for the tried and trusted. Once carved and supplying you with your morning hit, this new mug will age with grace. It’ll stain to a fathomless black