In a rented stone longère outside Quimper, there was a table too heavy to move and too good to skip. Oak, six metres of it, scarred by two centuries of knives and hot pans.
That table is the reason this workshop exists. It had been repaired a dozen times and it was still the best piece of furniture in the house — proof that things made properly are not disposable. We came back to the UK with a notebook of measurements and a stubborn idea: build furniture the same way, for people who want to keep it.
Today we work from a converted barn workshop. Two benches, a handful of very good machines, and a stack of boards seasoning against the wall. We buy timber by the board from UK and European mills, never by the pallet, so we can pick grain that suits the piece rather than settling for what arrives.
Every table is cut to order. Nothing sits in a warehouse. That means we can change a length by four centimetres to fit an alcove, taper the legs so a wheelchair passes, or match a client's existing kitchen worktop — and it means we know exactly which boards went into your table when you ring us in ten years' time.
What we promise
- Solid timber only. No veneered chipboard cores, no MDF hidden under a lipping.
- Honest joinery. Mortice and tenon frames, draw-bored where it matters, so joints tighten rather than loosen.
- Repairable finishes. Hardwax oil can be spot-repaired at home. A lacquered top cannot.
- A real conversation. You speak to the person holding the plane, not a call centre.
Come and design something.
Send us the room, the seats and the look. We'll send back a drawing and a fixed price.