WELCOME TO GAVIN'S CREATIONS
👋 Welcome — I'm Gavin Lottering
I’m a woodworker and maker based in Ontario, exploring the craft of shaping raw materials into useful, beautiful things. From salvaged logs to sculpted forms, I work mostly by hand — carving, shaping, and experimenting with traditional tools and natural textures.
After a career in multimedia, I had wanted to do metal casting, but shifted into woodworking. I feel that this is an intuitive thing to do where I live and that people will understand it.
This site is a glimpse into my abode, my process, and my passion for hands-on craft.
Take a look around — and if something sparks your interest, reach out.
I'm almost complete the shelf design and prototype of my first design. I call it the BH84, which stands for Bauhaus84. It's 84 inches tall but it's also a reference to 1984, which was a memorable year to many. The pillar feature vertical grain and are made of Douglas Fir. At first the name was going to be VG84 (VG stands for vertical grain), but I decided to alter it because of the grid-like geometry of the design, which reminded me of a Bauhaus artwork. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus>
The BH84 is called that because it's minimal like a Bauhaus design and it's 85 inches tall (7 feet).
I spent several weeks designing this and then building it using a custom made tuned GPT that helped me a lot.
My goal was to re-design something like a minimalist shelving unit you'd see at IKEA, but use Canadian wood and make it more stable.
I also wanted to practice half lap joints, so that's the only joint used throughout. The bolts and nuts allow for easy dis-assembly so you can transport this large shelving unit in a sedan.
I started with really tight joints that you'd need a hammer to assemble, but I realized they needed to be more loose to allow for using the bolts.
These half lap joints hold the shelves.
There was no hardware required because the shelf and items would hold it down.
I might work on it more, but for now it's done. I'll just sand it and finish it and then it's time to move on to something else.
If you'd like one of these, please let me know: gavin.m.lottering@gmail.com