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Shoe Storage Stools

Stool

This stool was ordered by the same client who commissioned the Kutsu tawa Shoe Cabinet, so the design was already thought out and agreed before hand.

I made the shoe cabinet nearly 10 years previously and the client wanted the new stool to be in the same entrance hall, facing the shoe storage tower. So I just followed the lines and contrasts given by the all-so-glorious oak and walnut partnership.

I made this stool with an opening hinged top as well as a seat, to allow scarves and hats to be placed inside. There is already a place for gloves in the Kutsu Tawa (please see pictures in the link).

This was pretty much all the client wanted, so my canvas was as blank as I like.

Happy days.

The stool was made in oak and walnut, but it can be made in different wood species, or sizes (as a bench, for example).

I’ve been doing some videos which I have uploaded on Youtube, where I film the process of making some of my pieces of furniture and other objects, so please do have a look, like, subscribe and all that! (Thank you)

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives and finishes.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Drawers

Chest of drawers

I made this chest of drawers from spalted beech which came from the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. The tree fell naturally and was turned into planks which I air dried at home next to my workshop for many years. I have been using this timber on and off and I never stop amazing myself of the true character and beauty of this species.

The chest of drawers has four drawers. The sides and backs were made from iroko, which I had left overs from a big RAF project I did a while ago. The timber for this project was donated to me by the Sandringham Estate and I always found it to be very stable and perfect for drawer making.

Jenga Tower

This is my take on a Jenga tower set of tumbling blocks. The set comes in its box, made in spalted beech and an iroko plinth. Included is also a tower aid box, this helps to put the tower away quicker, or simply start again. The tower aid box is also made in spalted beech.

The 54 blocks are rectangular and follow the same dimensions as the official Jenga tower, but this one is made from different woods, from hardwoods and softwoods like bog oak, walnut, yew, pine, maple, beech, ash, teak, olive ash, apple wood, spalted beech, oak, sycamore, keruing, iroko, sapele and whatever I find in the workshop and it’s too small to make a dining table.

Some of the blocks are inlaid with my round logo, and the presentation case with the original little cube.

The lid of the box is guarded by a Wacky Woody.

Very zen and all that.

There is a video uploaded on my YouTube channel where I show the making of these fantastic looking sets.

Have a look here!

Time to play…

You can purchase a Jenga tower in my online shop.

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives and finishes.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Side tables

Shaker style side table

This Shaker style side table is made with salvaged elm and ripple sycamore, both of which have been stored in my workshop for as long as I can remember.

I found that the contrast between these two species worked really well, showing some spectacular grains while playing with light and perspective.

The frame and top are made in solid elm, which was salvaged from an old felled tree a long while ago and have been kept in the dry wood store, piled up with the rest of my hardwoods, waiting to be transformed in whatever you want them to be.

There are two different sized drawers made with ripple sycamore, which give some really interesting effects as natural light reaches the drawer fronts, of 3d illusion appearance.

The drawers are joined together with hand-cut dovetails, a standard in all my work, and so again, we can play even more with the contrasting species. I used traditional methods of construction with mortise and tenon joints to hold the piece together.

There is a void in the middle of the side table between the two drawers, with enough space to house other items, like books, magazines or whatever would fit!

Check out my videos on YouTube where you can see this and other pieces being made step by step.

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Tables

Low Table

This low table is made with sustainably sourced solid cherry, handmade mortise and tenons and all marquetry is cut by hand.

The shading technique is done by scorching the veneers in really really really hot (and fine) sand and this creates a very effective illusion of depth within the wood.

The marquetry top is made from ash burr, walnut burr, mahogany and sycamore veneers.

The detail of the resin joints on each corner of the table frame is to leave just about enough amount of sunlight to filter through at different times of day.

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Boxes

Walker Tool Chest

The Walker tool chest, made with salvaged walnut, spalted beech from a naturally felled tree in the Sandringham Estate and laburnum drawer bottoms. Details in walnut, spalted beech and the ledge under the box was made in iroko using the Shou Sugi Ban, Japanese technique of scorching the wood with flames.

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Sideboards

Edgy Sideboard

Oak and walnut Sideboard for Suffolk.

My client in Suffolk wanted slats dominating her new bespoke sideboard but I was let free to come up with a design.

Made in oak and Norfolk walnut, showing a true contrast between species and a tad spin. Finished using natural tung oil and vegan furniture wax.

The convex shape of the handmade handles give a tinge of rebellion contrasting with the linear design of the rest of the piece.

Have a look at my innovative equipment for slat-taching here!

Please contact me for details if you would like something like this.

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Boxes

Anita’s Trinket Box

Anita’s Trinket box was commissioned for Georgie’s birthday. She had her eye on it the moment she met me at one of my shows at The Garden Show in Stansted Park and now it was time to make it happen. In the meantime, she got plenty of Wacky Woodies for herself and family.

Anita’s Trinket Box was a pleasure to make. It has the same dimensions as the original, and the same woods were used, cherry, beech and walnut, but she also wanted me to design and make a tray that would float in the main compartment.

The hardware is from two different manufacturers, both excellent in reputation and top of the range in quality. The hinges are from Brusso Hardware (USA) and the lock is from Fine Box Hardware (Northern Ireland).

Have a look at Anita’s Trinket Box in different woods here!

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives and finishes.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Chairs

Royal Chair

The Royal Chair is the first chair I designed and made. The wood used is spalted beech, which came from The Sandringham Estate.

Both the round and square peg details are in English walnut and the detail on the back of the back rest is in bog oak and sycamore.

I used only hand tools for shaping the legs and back. It was then joined to the bottom bars which were wood-turned using my lathe and the seat, which I upholstered.

The seat fabric can be of your choice and of course, so is everything else (different seat sizes, height and timbers).

If you like the Royal Chair, you may also like the Royal Stool!

Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives and finishes.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

Stools

Royal Stool

This Royal stool was made with spalted beech from The Sandringham Estate from a felled tree and air dried at home. Both the square and round peg details are in English walnut.

Dimensions are: 39cm high, 36cm wide but I can make it at any height, lower or taller. Or a breakfast stool. Now that’s a thought.

I you like the Royal Stool, you may also like the Royal Chair!

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Furniture for life.

Handmade, finished by hand and oiled using only natural oils.

All vegan and cruelty-free products, including adhesives and finishes.

Every item, every time.

You can always find me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Just follow the cube!

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