The workshop comprises a machine shop where the timber is converted from rough sawn planks to dimensioned stock, a bench shop where a lot of the handwork is undertaken - as well as gluing and finishing. There is a timber storage area where wood awaiting use is kept alongside all the smaller bits I cannot bear to throwaway (this area is getting larger!)

At the front of the workshop is a showroom where some of my exhibition pieces are kept. Samples of timber and some examples of joint construction are also displayed.

Outside the workshop is a large area devoted to timber storage. Here are the trees that have been sawn into planks and are air drying. The overspill from here has seen air drying timber invading the carpark. Under cover are further stocks of timber that have been air dried and are awaiting kilning.

One of the services I offer is that of turning a client's tree into a piece of furniture. I have the facilities for collecting the butt, and with the use of a local sawmill, converting it into planks. After air and kiln drying it is ready for use. Current timbers I have drying at present include oak,ash,yew,cherry,sweet chestnut and laburnum

Three times a year, myself along with two other designer-makers, one specialising in pewterware, the other in jewellery - who share the premises - tidy up the place and hold an open weekend. Other designer-makers are invited to take part and present a wide range of work.