Oak is the material of choice at the minute.

We like to work with most timber species although on reflection it seems Oak is a very popular choice. Not that I’m complaining as I would regard it as one of my favourite timbers and is such a joy to work with and once polished it transforms to another level beyond any imagination.

We have recently made the Oak bench pictured below for a client and to harmonize with their existing dining table we applied a light blond stain bring up the tone ever so slightly before final lacquering.

Our current project is an Oak semi-elliptical sideboard. Much work is still to do and with such a complex mixture of components many of which are laminated incorporating different radius it can be quite labour-some but the day for a final rub down prior to polishing is creeping closer.