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I just finished installing this, and I think it looks rather good; Cheers Brad

I've just finished fitting a kitchen; here's the dresser being made in the workshop to give you an idea of how it's all put together... And here's the finished kitchen... Cheers Brad

Here is a slide-show of a kitchen we built and fitted late last year. This makes it all seem very simple! http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg15 ... =slideshow

This is a job we did last summer but didn't get photos of because the client still had to finish the room and fill the shelves. I received this pic from him via email the other day. It is a stunning Art Deco house - straight out of 'Poirot'. We copied a lot of the original detail in the room...

Just finished this off yesterday. £300 worth of MDF and £100 worth of white primer. The customer gets the fun of painting it. Happy days!

We often hear on here from people wanting to know how to go about getting a job in woodworking, so I thought I'd share this tale as a bit of inspiration. As many of you will know, I share a workshop with another cabinetmaker from where we each run our separate businesses. This arrangement...

I thought it was about time I did another tour of my workshop, and after discovering that my camera took videos as well as photos (what will they think of next? ;) ) I decided to start a new trend... Simply click on the picture. Cheers Brad

We've had a few of this type of very simple kitchen designs recently; just slab MDF doors with a matt painted finish. People seem to like the fact that we can match their Farrow & Ball painted walls perfectly. We like the fact that there is hardly any work involved in making them! :lol: This...

My colleague Phil went to see a bloke yesterday who wants one of these - wall to wall, floor to ceiling. Our first thought back at the workshop was "Piece of wee wee", and then we looked again. And thought about it. It's not as straightforward as it looks! Apart from anything else how are we...

I gave up advertising in Yellow Pages a couple of years ago. From it being my main source of new business its effectiveness had dwindled to the point that it just wasn't viable any more to spend money on it. Evidently I'm not alone... Today I received a copy of our new book. It is now not only...

I've got to quote for a rather unusual set of bookcases. There are three sections at the back and two sliding sections in front of them. Access to the back bookcases is gained by sliding the front ones across. Overall dimensions are approx 2200mm wide and 2300mm high. Construction will be in...

As an interesting diversion from MDF mangling we've been working on this for the last couple of weeks. We started with a wicked looking cutter made specially for the job Then used it to machine a whole load of oak sticks Then glued them together to make six panels Two of them were used...

I use Excel for my customer orders. I have a template which I fill in for each order and then save as a new worksheet. By looking along the tabs at the bottom of the screen I can view my entire outstanding order book. Once an order has been completed I move that sheet to another workbook. It...

We've been busy this week making a pair of oak wardrobes for a regular client. 4 days in the workshop and a full day today for Phil and I assembling them. (Karl was having a very well deserved day off!) First in is the plinth on adjustable feet for levelling. The carcasses are simply boxes...

Our next-door neighbour, an otherwise delightful 90-year old widow, takes immense pleasure in putting food out for birds in her garden. She refills the feeding boxes 5 or 6 times a day. The inevitable outcome of this of course, is that we now have a resident flock of about 100 feral pigeons who...

...Dale Winton? He's been doing the afternoon slot on Radio 2 all week and he is completely impossible to listen to without wanting to throw something heavy at the radio. Why is he employed in any capacity whatsoever? He gives Steve Wright the gravitas and persona of a David Attenborough or...

Bloke came in the workshop yesteday with a very blurred photo of this and asked if we could make him one. Of course we said 'Yes!' A price was agreed (£3,000) and a deposit pocketed. After he'd gone we then retired to the pub! I've worked out how I would tackle it but I would be grateful...

My clients had a very dull little room at the front of the the house which had obviously been converted from an integral garage by a previous owner. This rather ugly cupboard contains the gas and electricity meters, not to mention a lot of booze! They wanted to use the room as a TV den for...

I was messing about with the satellite photos on google maps just now. I found my workshop and my car is parked outside. I followed my route home half a mile away only to find... ...my car parked outside! How does this work, then?

With my new house extension now plastered, I can finally turn my thoughts to the internal joinery. I have fitted oak door casings to the kitchen and study, and my plan was to make glazed doors from 2" oak in order to let light flow through the house. It has been pointed out to me however, that...