Carpentry Services Southampton
Carpenter and joiner. Wood window repairs, fitting doors, traditional joinery
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Galley table
A galley table on a motor yacht was a bit on the large side given the size of the galley overall. It needed to be reduced in size from a rectangle to a smaller circular shape. This entailed cutting out…
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Restoration of 1930s conservatory chairs
These two chairs are made from sprung steel so when you sit on them you can gently rock back into the seat and it will gently spring back. The steel appeared to be in reasonable condition. The timber slats and…
Read MoreShoe Rack with Drawers
Made from American Oak this handy piece of furniture answers the question of where to put those shoes that otherwise clutter the hallway. The two drawers above the rack serve to store scarfs, gloves and other miscellaneous items. The overall…
Read MoreRefurbishing a garden seat
This chair was of great sentimental value, the customers husband used to use it whilst convalescing, but sadly passed away. So, ‘ whatever it takes’ was the message given to me. Initially I tried to salvage the old slats by…
Read MoreStorage cupboards
Two storage cupboards manufactured using Real wood Oak veneer MDF with the edges lipped in Oak, the shelves can be adjusted up or down using the brass inserts these are fitted into a groove so they are flush. The doors…
Read MoreGrilled 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…
Read MoreChair 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…
Read MoreBench 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…
Read MoreA purpose built wardrobe in Southampton
This particular wardrobe was purpose built to fit between a return in the bedroom and the bedroom door, narrower than usual finishing at 700mm wide from floor to ceiling with a four door configuration, this makes best use of the…
Read MoreChimney breast storage cupboards
Chimney breast storage cupboards with floating shelves. Filling in each side of a chimney breast has its advantages, tidying up an otherwise cluttered room, storage like this enables the usual stuff like t.v. and music centres to be accommodated whilst inside the cupboard…
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Corner Unit in Southampton
This corner unit is made with a combination of man made boards and timber edging, i can source over 200 various colours and tones of man made boards in melemine faced MDF or Chipboard,
Read MoreTable repairs
This particular table, probably from the early part of the 20th century, had opened up on one of the boards that make up the table top. The method of using oak keys was employed to keep the joint closed once it…
Read MoreFloating shelves
Floating shelves are shelves without brackets. Here are the frames that are made to fit into the recess in this instance next to a chimney breast. Next comes the MDF that is glued on the underneath of the frame as well as on…
Read MoreA display case
A display case made and fitted into a opening between the hallway and living room enabling light into the two area’s plus the added benifit of a display cabinet.
Read MoreStorage cupboard in Southampton
Storage cupboard manufactured using 18mm MDF with pine lippings, the pine on the edge of the MDF (lippings) which is 18mmx25mm prevents the MDF Sagging under weight, allows a suitable fastening for the hinge screws, ordinarily a hinge screw will work loose over…
Read MoreFloor to ceiling Bookcase
This floor to ceiling Bookcase with a total length of 4.5Meters and a height of 2.2Meters, has shelving strips fitted into groves on the sides this enables you to create various heights between the shelves at 20mm increments so that…
Read MoreBook Case
This bookcase is made from joinery grade pine with a birch-faced ply back. The pictures show the manufacture and the putting together (clamping up) of the bookcase and finally the completed product. It will be finished in wax by the customer.
Read MoreRestored Antique Chest of Drawers
These are images of the restoration of a Victorian chest of drawers, finished in Briwax.
Read MoreTraditional Joinery
With well over 40 years experience in carpentry, and fully functioning static and mobile workshops, I am able to offer all aspects of bespoke carpentry and joinery, as well as standard refurbishments in your home, including doors, stairs, windows, skirting,…
Read MoreBeautiful Hand-made Shelving Units
This shows a completed shelving unit which was built into a chimney breast in aVictorian terraced property. The object was to create a copy from a original thatwas taken out by a previous owner, using an old photo.
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