This image was taken by one of my students on a recent chair making course at the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis. We had four students all of whom completed a chair. The weather was amazing and in spite of the temptation to spend too long having coffee breaks on the beach work really …
A couple of rockers at a recent exhibition at The Museum of English Rural Life in Reading. One is a Cherry version that sold at the show, the ladder back in Oak and Ash was commissioned as a birthday present. Both were very popular. I love this venue as I feel my work is …
The completed desk. The drawer making was a particular challenge but very satisfying. The back, as hoped, is an elegant counter to the front and makes the piece work well in an island position.
These images are of work in progress on a suite of furniture. It is for the hallway of a large house in Berkshire. The set comprises a two door/drawer cabinet, three door sideboard and a two drawer side table. Watch for the finished suite as a case study on the Cabinet page of the main site over …
The workshop has seen many changes over recent years and has now got a light and airy feel with a selection of small high quality machines perfectly suited to the one-off pieces I make. I am finding myself returning to a more hand tool orientated approach as the work itself has become smaller and more refined and technological developments …