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  • Completing apprenticeship

    Congratulations to Chris

    Chris Wallis, who was the UK cabinetmaking competitor  in the World Skills competition in 2012, has now completed his 3rd and final year of his apprenticeship. We congratulate him on becoming a…

  • Timber oak cutting sawmill

    Timber yard visit

    Our newest apprentices visited a timber yard in Milland today.  Robin Carter of Timber Resources Ltd was cutting a locally grown oak tree, to James Ryan specifications. The oak will be air…

  • Apprenticeship 2012

    Apprentices for 2012/13

    Our two new apprentices started in September; Andrew and Paulo. After some thorough health and safety training they started on their first projects; a rectangular and an octagonal breadboard made entirely by…

  • Masterpiece Preview

    Here is Tom, our first year apprentice, demonstrating some spokeshave work at the bench that we have set up on our stand at Masterpiece. Today is preview day. The exhibition opens to…

  • Apprentice Tom

    Tom, our foundation apprentice who started with us last September, is making great progress. He has completed the hand-work part of his training. Right now he is finishing a commissioned sycamore table…

  • Goodbye Chris

    Chris Adkins joined us in September 2010 as a foundation apprentice. He has achieved a great deal during his time with us and we shall be sad to see him go. He…

  • Laura

    Laura has successfully combined her two roles of foundation apprentice and design assistant. She is currently working on a coffee table in walnut and rosewood.