hansonread
Established Member
Hey not sure which catagory in which to post this but as the topic contains the word general i thought here is a good a place as anywhere 
Just thought is introduce myself as am new to the forum and show you an example of some of my work i have completed in my workshop. To show Im not trying to just plug my business I wont tell you anything about my company other than it includes just myself, rattling around in my workshop in hampshire. I mainly make for commercial projects but do the odd bit of domestic work when required. However probably 60% of my time is spent on site doing site work.
Il get around to taking some pictures of the workshop to show you guys soon but i am slightly embarrassed as to how messy it has got lately, so give me a few days to push the broom around and then il post on this thread.
I thought id show you some work in progress pictures and some of the completed projects just so you can get a taste of what I can do
I look forward to helping out as many people as i can on here and im sure i can suck a fair amount of information from you guys to!
This is a flat panel folding screen for use as a changing room for a shop in London. Had to Knock it about a bit before painting at the customer wanted it to look old and worn out, yet still remain functional.
In its primer and touched up filling...
Hidden casters in the bottom to aid in its movement over hard floor.
Finished and in location...
This is a till counter unit for the same shop, the theme was an artist studio so they wanted it to look like a stack of artists canvases, with a zinc top and heated plinth to keep the staff feet warm! Each one of the 'canvases' was a large c shape made from 50x50 pine that was then upolstered in pre white painted canvas, then stacked together on a sub frame that warped around the ply carcass. All this work was done in house and I can tell you I was sick to death of of the staple gun by the time I had finished the the upholstery.
draw handle I made from sash brush.
glueing up the zinc ready for covering the top.
Canvases attached to sub frame
soldered corners with copper nail studding.
Sticking with the themes of till counters white gloss post laminated counter unit with solid beach top.
If youv ever wondered who buys the festool cup hook device...
PICTURE FRAME RETAIL UNITS. sticking with the theme of artist gallery/studio here are some retail units to look like picture frames for displaying clothes and shoes etc, designed and built by myself.
CNC perspex template i made for cutting the slots in the sapilie for the metal brackets and rails to sit in.
Finished slots.
assembled back frames.
assembled frame with front moulding and shelf in place with the old man, my dad stood helping me move the things around, they were 8'x6' in size
showing removable shelf brackets in action, this alowed re positioning of shelves as required.
assembled shelves with brackets. (all metal work done in house)
Finished with gold painted mouldings in shop.
And a few of the finished shop. All the floating shelves and shadow brackets were made by myself to, including on site install.
Part of the workshop reasonably tidy from a while ago.
I also do oak framing, this was a project I did down in the bath area, 20m x 6m farm shop extension. I'm on the left
Some radiator covers...
custom bed head...
And some assorted pictures of some work for a shop in Richmond. I was issued this pitch pine by the customer who had sorced it from a reclamation yard in newcastle. It was from a old bridge that burnt down, and was in a really bad way when we got it, SWMBO at the time spent hours and hours on the belt sander and RO. i would have killed for a wide belt! None of the boards were the right size so all had to be ripped and joined together. For scale, the book case was 9'x5'. The copper rail was for hanging clothes underneath.
Anyways thats enough pictures for now. I hope you all enjoyed having a look through them, I look forward to your comments and getting to know you all a little better.
Regards, Sam.
Just thought is introduce myself as am new to the forum and show you an example of some of my work i have completed in my workshop. To show Im not trying to just plug my business I wont tell you anything about my company other than it includes just myself, rattling around in my workshop in hampshire. I mainly make for commercial projects but do the odd bit of domestic work when required. However probably 60% of my time is spent on site doing site work.
Il get around to taking some pictures of the workshop to show you guys soon but i am slightly embarrassed as to how messy it has got lately, so give me a few days to push the broom around and then il post on this thread.
I thought id show you some work in progress pictures and some of the completed projects just so you can get a taste of what I can do
I look forward to helping out as many people as i can on here and im sure i can suck a fair amount of information from you guys to!
This is a flat panel folding screen for use as a changing room for a shop in London. Had to Knock it about a bit before painting at the customer wanted it to look old and worn out, yet still remain functional.
In its primer and touched up filling...
Hidden casters in the bottom to aid in its movement over hard floor.
Finished and in location...
This is a till counter unit for the same shop, the theme was an artist studio so they wanted it to look like a stack of artists canvases, with a zinc top and heated plinth to keep the staff feet warm! Each one of the 'canvases' was a large c shape made from 50x50 pine that was then upolstered in pre white painted canvas, then stacked together on a sub frame that warped around the ply carcass. All this work was done in house and I can tell you I was sick to death of of the staple gun by the time I had finished the the upholstery.
draw handle I made from sash brush.
glueing up the zinc ready for covering the top.
Canvases attached to sub frame
soldered corners with copper nail studding.
Sticking with the themes of till counters white gloss post laminated counter unit with solid beach top.
If youv ever wondered who buys the festool cup hook device...
PICTURE FRAME RETAIL UNITS. sticking with the theme of artist gallery/studio here are some retail units to look like picture frames for displaying clothes and shoes etc, designed and built by myself.
CNC perspex template i made for cutting the slots in the sapilie for the metal brackets and rails to sit in.
Finished slots.
assembled back frames.
assembled frame with front moulding and shelf in place with the old man, my dad stood helping me move the things around, they were 8'x6' in size
showing removable shelf brackets in action, this alowed re positioning of shelves as required.
assembled shelves with brackets. (all metal work done in house)
Finished with gold painted mouldings in shop.
And a few of the finished shop. All the floating shelves and shadow brackets were made by myself to, including on site install.
Part of the workshop reasonably tidy from a while ago.
I also do oak framing, this was a project I did down in the bath area, 20m x 6m farm shop extension. I'm on the left
Some radiator covers...
custom bed head...
And some assorted pictures of some work for a shop in Richmond. I was issued this pitch pine by the customer who had sorced it from a reclamation yard in newcastle. It was from a old bridge that burnt down, and was in a really bad way when we got it, SWMBO at the time spent hours and hours on the belt sander and RO. i would have killed for a wide belt! None of the boards were the right size so all had to be ripped and joined together. For scale, the book case was 9'x5'. The copper rail was for hanging clothes underneath.
Anyways thats enough pictures for now. I hope you all enjoyed having a look through them, I look forward to your comments and getting to know you all a little better.
Regards, Sam.
