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The Route To A Profitable Workshop

The Route To A Profitable Workshop

For most of you time is not money when it comes to your workshop. But I will always stand by my belief that it could be. Small scale furniture making can be a profitable business, and as crazy as it sounds hand tools are the key. Single maker, small workshop, minimal...

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Want To Design, Can’t Draw?

Want To Design, Can’t Draw?

Design is a balance between function and looks. It won't work if you focus too much on one and ignore the other. But if it involves both art and science, then surely design must be skill that only very few are capable of? The truth is, anyone can do design, and the...

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Updates & What’s To Come

Updates & What’s To Come

You may have noticed that the website's had a bit of a re-design. I set out to make a few tweaks to help me with some design decisions, but ended up continuing and doing the full job. I suppose it felt right to put things in to action whilst they were fresh in mind....

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Build A Trestle Table – New Video Series!

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Vision, Design, Build

(By Helen)Ending up with a nice piece of furniture that you've made yourself is pretty satisfactory.But there's more to worry about than just cutting the joints or polishing up the finish.Sometimes the hardest part is choosing what to build. And often it's easier to...