Now that Christmas is upon us we will be taking a break from work and the cold!! We’ve been having some harsh record breaking winter weather here in Northern Ireland over the past few weeks which has been making things a great deal harder for many. We’ve had the DB out clearing snow with the bucket which was [...]

So now that the frosty mornings are here and the chilly winds blowing one needs a warming lunch, so what better than a jacket potato cooked within the ash chamber of the workshop stove.   Work on the bench at the moment consists of a few door sets, further skirting and architrave for our client as mentioned [...]

It has been some time since I blogged and its not that we were having too much summer fun, their was plenty including two weddings and out cycling when possible. Now that Autumn is here bringing the dark mornings and cold nights take a chance to appreciate the amazing colours in the trees as they prepare [...]

While we are still engaged on various projects in the workshop such as the Oak Table pictured below made to complement an existing set of chairs we thought we’d share a few of our summer activities away from work. Mid July was the annual Steam Fair at Ballymena Showgrounds organised by The Traction Engine Club of [...]

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 [...]

Lately we constructed a deck for our IT consultant which was nice to be working outside in the sun and now the planting has been completed adding to the finished job. From the picture you’ll notice we fixed the boards on the top in a diamond formation to create a visual effect which is fairly pleasing. All the wood [...]

As the summer weather arrived we thought about getting the fleet washed and ready for the occasional vintage tractor run or gathering so after Eric had finished arranging our bags of winter fuel we steam cleaned the pair of them. Dolly the 1200 has been having some mechanical work undertaken recently to the hydraulics and after a [...]

We are settling into our new workshop and the sunshine is streaming through the windows so all is well. The church notice board is finished and awaiting delivery and recently we made and installed the av cabinet pictured below for a client in Strangford, Co Down. The cabinet is painted and the screen is mounted on [...]

Well after a hectic few days we have moved our workshop to new premises and the one thing we didn’t connect is the stove, ever hopeful of hot long summer days what does the weather deal out but snow, gales and lots of rain!! We feel this is a much better environment to work in and slightly [...]

We have produced a number of various items since the last blog posting and its a job to know which to attach but considering we have mentioned the extending Oak dinning table then we thought best to show it. Currently we are working on the frame for another Oak dinning table, a shop counter and a notice board similar [...]