Workshop Weekly

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This is a new service that we have provided since May for our Client's with furniture in production.  We call it our 'viewing window'. Whilst our client's are more than welcome to come down to the workshop sometimes is easier to just click on the website to see their furniture in progress.

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July

Oak Master Bedroom & Guest Room.
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Our Client's in Audlem, Cheshire have recently moved into a beautiful barn conversion.  The free standing furniture from the last house doesn't quite meet their needs.  After measuring, designing, discussing and lots of tea our Clients have decided on the following option.

From 3D Design 

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Two Finished Bedrooms in our Clients Home.

'Her Side' Oak Bedroom, Audlem, Cheshire.

Oak Guest Bedroom,

'His Side' Oak Bedroom, Audlem, Cheshire.

Break Fronted Oak Bedroom with Bi-fold corner storage doors.

Guest Room.

'His Side'

Solid Oak Lipped Shelving.

Bronze Westwick Handles

Push Pull Catches.

Two Drawer Internal Wardrobe Unit.

Three drawer Internal Wardrobe Unit.

Floating Internal Drawer in Guest Bedroom.

Mr & Mrs Latham, kindly took the time to write us a review
​ click on the link below to read their thoughts and experience.

Oak Bedroom Review

​The Process
​Click on images below to enlarge and read caption.

Cutting Lists complete, the sheet material is cut on the Dimension Saw.

Precision cutting with tungsten tipped blades.

Cutting the backs for the bedsides

Bedside cabinet ready for lacquering.

To avoid any damage to the cabinet they are fitted with temporary feet.

Drawer Fronts constructed and in the clamps.

After three grades of sanding they are ready for the spray shop.

Sanded 80, 120 & 180 ensures a good surface for the spray lacquer finish.

Bedside Cabinet in the spray room.

Bedside Top.

Sprayed with Morrells 20% sheen that will dry to a more contemporary matt finish.

The frames have been constructed from a template of the room to ensure an exact fit when fitted in to our client's home.

The drawer box's and fronts have been lacquered and hand finished ready to fit into the bedside cabinet.

Finished Bedside Cabinets. Oak Veneered tops with solid lipping.

'His & Hers' Complete with Westwick Bronze Knobs.

Finished Bedside Cabinets photographed complete with this season's essential accessory. (also comes in labrador brown)

Interior Cabinet Sides lacquered and on the drying racks.

R/H Side Cabinets together with frames attached.

Internal Drawer Frame & Top and Centre Rail now in place.

Onto making shelving. All shelves are cut over size and lipped in solid oak. Here is one being clamped.

Out of the clamps and sanded ready for lacquering.

Two coats of lacquer applied, all denibbed and ready to go into the wardrobes.

Doors Components. Piles of grooved & tenoned Styles (Uprights) & Rails for the doors.

Here is one of the fielded door panels. They are kept in pairs and cut out of the same board so the grain matches the panel below.

Putting one of the doors together. Spot the grain match in the back of the panel.

Then into the clamps and left to dry before sanding. (grain match in the front of both panels).

All square doors sanded, ready for the first fit into the cabinets before spray lacquering.

Using the Drill Press to drill out holes for the soft close hinges.

The last two stages of sanding and all the chamfers complete the doors are ready for the spray room.

The angled doors are also ready for the spray room.

Spray lacquering the doors.

Internal Drawer Unit fitted inside the wardrobe.

Two Doors finished and hung.

Solid Oak Sliding Inset Vanity Drawer. (Right to Left)

A half depth Vanity Drawer allows for storage underneath.

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