recycled maple school desk with cut branches of Yew and Laburnum branches, resined in.
recycled maple school desk with cut branches of Yew and Laburnum branches, resined in.

Choosing hand-made from me doesn't cost the earth. However, you are paying for quality, the unique attention to detail, and a personal touch that reflects you and the home you live in.

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No one who loves the woods, stays on the standard path.

charred and wire brushed pine with white shaker weave
charred and wire brushed pine with white shaker weave
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oak stool with maple tipped feet
oak stool with maple tipped feet
white and green van passing green leafed trees
white and green van passing green leafed trees

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A customer had a very old, dirty, Maple school writing desk. They wanted it transformed into a beautiful coffee table. I cleaned and flattened it significantly but left some faded original school scuffs, scratches. The stand out, unique feature is the end-grain branches artistically resigned into the top. Yew on the left, Laburnum on the right with oak legs.

Perhaps the picture doesn't quite do it justice but the pine frame has been torched, heavily wire brushed to give it a deep textured, tactile feel to the grain. Then sanded smooth but keeping the grain contours, died black and woven tight with contrasting white shaker fabric weave.

3 legged oak stool with maple tipped feet

Burr Elm is got to be one of my favourite woods in the world, stunning grain and local but rare. I hand carved the handle from thick solid Burr Elm. The drawer runs on soft close ball baring runners. Drawer base was given an optical illusion effect using advanced veneering techniques. The legs are compound angled and chard for texture. A fun detail on the table top I dropped a scuba diver in a naturally occurring pocket, filled with resign.

optical illusion veneering in drawer base.
optical illusion veneering in drawer base.
naturally occuring pocket in wood, filled with resin and scuba diver.
naturally occuring pocket in wood, filled with resin and scuba diver.
soft close, under drawer.
soft close, under drawer.
person holding black device
person holding black device
brown wooden stick on brown wooden table
brown wooden stick on brown wooden table
person in gray pants and white socks holding brown wooden log
person in gray pants and white socks holding brown wooden log
pile of wood slices
pile of wood slices
brown wooden round ornament in close up photography
brown wooden round ornament in close up photography
a pair of pliers and a pair of shears on a table
a pair of pliers and a pair of shears on a table

below is my Ash rocking chair with elm bridal joints.

a small collection of my ornamental work...

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