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Garage door Repairs in Southampton

These garage doors were made to measure by a joiner several years ago. There are several issues with the doors because of design and manufacturing mistakes, that have resulted in the joints opening and the panels bowing. The panels were glued into rebates – mistake no1. They should have been left loose and undersized soContinue reading “Garage door Repairs in Southampton”

Wood hand crafted speakers

These speakers are made from Oak, Ash, Iroko and Cherry. They are still in a prototype stage but are close to what the final product will look like. Initially I was approached by a customer who wanted someone to manufacture these speakers with a view to selling them online. After lengthy discussions and trials, aContinue reading “Wood hand crafted speakers”

Low-level under-stair storage

This is a great idea for the type of small house that has no separate hallway but instead has stairs in the living room. The customer wanted somewhere for their T.V., the usual box of tricks, and several miscellaneous electrical items associated with media. All this stuff had previously sat on a small table withContinue reading “Low-level under-stair storage”

Reinstating stair handrail and spindles in Southampton

The previous owner of this property had removed the handrail and spindles, the new owner wanted them put back. Because the newel post had been completely removed I had to machine one from 100mmx100mm stock to fit into the stud wall cavity with an angled mortice to cover the stair string, then a wider thanContinue reading “Reinstating stair handrail and spindles in Southampton”

New for old: Replacing Window Frames

The wooden frames to this turn of the 20th century property were in a remarkable condition, the owner had records going back to 1930 showing a schedule of maintenance, the house had been in the family since it was built! however the openers to three frames had rotted and required replacement, they were very keenContinue reading “New for old: Replacing Window Frames”

Under stair storage cupboards in Southampton

The customer wanted to have a work station as well as some storage cupboards, they wanted a knotty pine finish to match their interior doors so laminated board was used with pine veneer MDF panels for the doors. At a later date some shelves above the table may well come in useful.

Handrail and Spindles

The hardwood handrail and spindles were stained and painted prior to installing them, this makes for a lovely crisp finish, spindles chosen here are Hemlock 41 mm colonial whilst the handrail and base rail are Sappeli, originally the whole stair was boarded, the original newel posts were used with the top sanded back ready forContinue reading “Handrail and Spindles”

Grilled door wardrobe with drawers.

A two door, four drawer wardrobe built into an alcove, the advantage of grilled doors is that the contents of the wardrobe are aired so you avoid that musty smell that sometimes occurs in wardrobes, particularly if that wardrobe is built against an external wall. This format of two doors to the left and rightContinue reading “Grilled door wardrobe with drawers.”

Bench design

This bench is made from a staved beech worktop with a beech slip at the end of the boards to prevent bowing. Staved worktops are available in a number of hardwoods and also in softwood, and can be used, as this example shows, for one off-furniture pieces. If you have an idea for a one-offContinue reading “Bench design”

Furniture repair

This chair, one of a set of six, had a broken back. It had been repaired before but the glue and the doweling was not adequate. I tackled this repair by using the repair dowels as a sleeve for the replacement dowels and used dowels 3” long. All the old glue had to be scrapedContinue reading “Furniture repair”