In The Wire 403, Noel Meek made his way to Mount Somers, New Zealand, to meet Peter King, a lathe cutting enthusiast who has been honing his craft for over three decades. Now one of only a few record cutting businesses in country, the lathe technique differs from standard pressed vinyl records. Painstakingly crafted, and working in small-runs, his handmade polycarbonate records are made on home-built lathe cutting machines. The list of artists he has worked with is expansive, including The Dead C, Maja Ratkje and The Beastie Boys. He works from a caravan on the grounds of his two storey polycarbonate house.

All photos are by Max Doyle and were taken in June 2017. You can read Meek's full article in The Wire 403. Subscribers can also access it via Exact Editions.