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Here's another use of the faithful Domino, using home made oak dominoes. Just delivered today to a happy customer who wanted something a bit wacky on their patio. Inspired by a combination of Freddie Flintstone and Mickey Mouse!!

Latest completed commssion - a pair of oak outdoor memorial benches. Big and slabby, air dried Scottish oak finished to 40/48mm thick. Armrests fixed with eight oak-pegged loose tenons (home made kiln dried oak dominoes). Bottom sections of sides located with further pegged loose tenons (oak...

Are you a recent graduate looking for a career in furniture making or an experienced craftsman? Here at Real Wood Studios in the Scottish Borders we have several studio spaces available for rent at competitive rates at our Monteviot workshop. We can offer you: •Machine Shop with full...

Me and five makers have recently taken on a not-for-profit cooperative (Real Wood Studios) in the Scottish Borders which comprises a sawmill and workshops. We have stock of beech, sycamore and birch which we would like to clear out and are prepared to sell off at low prices. The first packs of...

What I mean is that when you glue up (let's say with PVA - I use Titebond III most of the time), how do you remove any excess that squeezes out? I tend to avoid putting too much on in the first place so that I get only a tiny line of beads squeezed out, then remove it very carefully when hard...

Delivered last week to a no-nonsense customer who wanted a good honest plain cabinet with no curves, no detailing, no rounded edges or bevels, no handles, no frills, just a nice solid sturdy cabinet with some book matching. They also gave me the exact dimensions they wanted! I'm not that keen...

Recently delivered to a customer, thought I'd share... Mitred and biscuited solid Scottish oak with fumed oak splines. A good use of various offcuts!

Some of you were asking about this... you may have heard of the Woodschool... some may have even heard that it has been subject to some big changes lately. Based near Jedburgh in the Borders of Scotland, it was set up in 1996 by the late Tim Stead among others, and soon gained a great...

Hi all, I'm a newbie here and thought I'd take the liberty to introduce myself as I reckon I may end up being a bit of a regular on this excellent forum. A couple of years ago I did what I'd been saying I wanted to do for years - quit my suit and tie job for my real passion - furniture making...

I'm a newbie on here so sorry if this has been covered before. I'm a funriture maker and have recently discovered Sketchup whch I find a great tool for design and especially presenting ideas to customers. However I find the standard package of wood textures included in the software a bit thin...