Bespoke Furniture Making Blog
Toying with wood
Toying with wood Julia Main talks about training with AM Fine Furniture and her ambition to set up a business making wooden toys and furniture for children Q. Tell us a little bit about you...
Professional Furniture Making Students’ Work
Professional Furniture Making Students’ Work One of our 12-month professional furniture making students is currently working on the course’s Laminating & Veneering module. The project for this module is a curved wall cabinet....
Woodworking Benches for Sale
Woodworking Benches for Sale During the summer, we made new benches for our summer pop-up Workshop, which have proven to be quite popular. As we have now moved back into the main Workshop, we’re offering...
Ashtead Common Oak
Ashtead Common Oak We were very excited about the delivery of beautiful oak from Ashtead Common this week. Beautiful Grain Pattern on this Oak, a byproduct of the conservation work done at Ashtead Common. Last...
COVID-19 Update: Workshop Measures
COVID-19 Workshop Measures We have put in place strict safety and hygiene protocols in regard to the COVID-19 outbreak. For example, the workshop infrastructure has been changed to allow safety distancing, we set up room...
COVID-19 Workshop Update: Courses
COVID-19 Workshop Update: Courses We are very pleased to announce that following a temporary closure due to the COVID-19 lockdown, we have recently reopened the Workshop for our trainees on the long-term professional training courses....
Milling and Drying Timber
Milling and Drying Timber It has long been the plan to convert our own timber to use in the workshop and for our students to make bespoke furniture. This year, the plan finally came...
Moroubo Woodworking Bench
Moroubo Woodworking Bench The Moroubo woodworking bench is the product of 8 years of working behind my old workbench – hastily put together when I set up my workshop. Old, worn and abused as it...
Our Furniture Making Blog Is Back
Our Furniture Making Blog Is Back We have restarted our blog posts – intended to give you a taste of all the many things we are getting up to at the moment as well as...
The Finished Walnut Sideboard – A Bespoke Creation
From the beginning of this project the emphasis on craftsmanship and honesty in its construction through exposed joints and use of grain direction was at the forefront of the design of this walnut sideboard.
Finishing a Bespoke Sideboard with Osmo Oil
Every surface, panel, door and leg was sanded through the grits to 180g during the making of the sideboard. Now I sanded again starting at 180g working up to 320g. Everything was given one coat of...
The Final Stages of a Bespoke Wooden Sideboard
The walnut top, which was jointed and left to settle for more than a month, was sanded and cut to size. The curves which gives the top its ‘lift’ were marked on and the excess material...
