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Reading Chair No. 4
A low armchair in white oak with a woven paper cord seat. Built for a client who reads in the same corner every evening.
Section / Hero
Furniture built slowly, so it lasts a long time.
We are a small workshop making solid timber pieces to order. Every joint is cut by hand, and every piece leaves with the name of the person who made it.
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Section / Intro
Ten pieces a month, not a thousand.
Our bench takes four people. That number sets everything else — how many commissions we accept, how long a chair stays in the drying room, and how often we can answer the phone.
We buy timber from three mills within a day's drive and we know the year each board was cut. Nothing is veneered, and nothing is finished with a spray gun.
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Section / Featured work
All projects
Three pieces we finished this season
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Long Table for Twelve
Four metres of ash on a trestle base that comes apart without tools, because the room it lives in is on the third floor.
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Wall Cabinet, Walnut
Hand-cut dovetails on every corner and a sliding door that stays quiet after ten thousand passes.
Section / Process
From first sketch to the day it arrives
A commission usually takes between ten and sixteen weeks. Here is where that time goes, so nothing about the wait comes as a surprise.
Step 01
Conversation
You tell us the room, the use, and the budget. We measure and photograph the space if it is nearby.
Step 02
Drawing
A full-size drawing and a timber sample go out for approval. Two rounds of changes are included.
Step 03
Bench work
Boards are milled, rested, and cut. You get photographs at the halfway point without having to ask.
Step 04
Delivery
We deliver and install ourselves, then come back once after a season to check every joint.
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Section / Materials
Four timbers, one finish, no shortcuts
- White oakQuarter-sawn · 8 years air dried
- European ashSteam bent in house
- Black walnutSingle-tree batches only
- Douglas firReclaimed beams · limited
Everything is finished with a hard wax oil you can repair yourself with a cloth. We will send you the tin.
Section / Numbers
18
years the workshop has been open
640
commissions delivered and still standing
4
people at the bench, including both founders
Section / Testimonial
They asked what we ate for breakfast before they drew the table. That is the part nobody else does.
Client · Long Table for Twelve · Delivered spring 2026
Section / Call to action
Start a commission
Books are open for autumn
We take on six commissions a season. Tell us what you need and we will say honestly whether we are the right workshop for it.