Five years ago I made my first Windor Chair as part of a group of students on the Professional Course at the Chippendale International School of Furniture. Five years after that first build, I finally make my own.
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The Frankenspline Creepies (#23 and #24)
A new design of creepies with walnut splines giving the appearance of stitching - hence the name given to these stools. Made from my own Scottish Dumfriesshire oak...
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“Chaffinch” Bedside Cabinet (#3)
It's great when a customer likes their first piece of furniture so much that they ask me to make another so that they have a matching pair.
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Spalted Olive Ash Creepie (#21) and Double-heart Elm Creepie (#22)
A pair of creepies photographed out in the wild at Dirleton Primary School's Rainbow Orchard. One made from olive ash and the other made from elm.
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Yew and Walnut Creepie (#20)
A creepie made from Scottish yew and walnut. Walnut pegs in the side skirts. Simple cut-out to the base of the legs to make some ‘feet’. Dimensions: H 277 x W 460 x D 243 mm.
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Another “Eider” Sofa Table (#6) (and more)
A nice wee job at the start of the year was to make another of my Eider sofa tables. My favourite combination of timber for these tables is oak for the table top and base and walnut for the legs. This was requested in a slightly taller and wider size and in a variation I turned the stretcher between the two legs and wedged it in place.
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More “Corncrakes”
My clients were undertaking an extensive refurbishment of their home in North Berwick prior to relocating there. A new kitchen was part of the refurbishment and they commissioned me to make them a "Corncrake" table with matching stools and chairs.
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Bench (Creepie, #17)
This is not another creepie!! (But I have still given it the number 17 because it is in my creepie-style). It is actually a bench...
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“Chaffinch” Bedside Cabinet (#2)
I first made a "Chaffinch" cabinet about 3 years ago, so it was nice to revisit the design and make some alterations for a new bedside cabinet. What changed?
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Desk with Octagonal Legs
Moving on quickly from the Character Oak Chest of Drawers completed in the first half of August, the next piece I had been asked to make was this lovely desk in oak. First task was to make the octagonal legs. I laminated oak to make the leg stock which improves stability and also means that thinner boards of oak can be used. To make the octagons the edges were routed using a large 45 degree chamfer bit – with the key being to ensure that the depth of cut was precisely the right amount to give 8 faces that were all the same size. Next up was the grooved detail…
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Character Oak Chest of Drawers
A short wee post to talk about this chest of drawers that I was asked to make at the start of August. I have only got this one photo so I'll just describe it for you.
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Walnut July
In both 2023 and 2024 my July’s were ruined by sciatic episodes where I could not walk. So for July 2025 to be free of sciatica and back pain was a very welcome relief. July had a trio of projects that used walnut. The first was a desktop for a standing desk that was to replace the existing well-used original top. I made the top from multiple staves of walnut of varying width and the edges were folded under to give the top some greater thickness and this also allowed the desk mechanism to be hidden underneath in the recess. A stand was required for two monitors and would allow…
