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Join us in the Sebastian Cox workshop in Margate this autumn and learn how to make your own wooden keep-sake box to take home, using British wood and traditional hand tools.

Led by Sebastian, an award-winning furniture designer, maker and environmentalist known for his sustainable, zero-waste approach to craftsmanship, this day class is perfect for anyone interested in making something beautiful, simple and functional, with no previous woodworking experience necessary.

As well as sharing an introduction to timber technology, Seb will invite you to choose from a selection of British-grown wood and teach you how to:

Lay out dovetails using a marking knife and square
Cut to a line with a dovetail saw
Pare with a chisel
Use a block plane
Cut rebates with a router
Sand and finish your box before taking it home

You will need: 
Comfortable clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting a bit dusty
It’s sensible to tie hair back and avoid dangly jewellery or accessories
Patience and enthusiasm
Sweeping and tea making skills are desirable but not essential

Following a series of workshops hosted in our former London workshop, this experience returns for a limited number of dates in our new Margate workshop this year. All tools will be provided and a delicious lunch served around the table in our welcoming studio space.

If purchasing the workshop as a gift, let us know, as we can post you a special printed gift voucher in an unmarked envelope to share with a loved one.

Our new Woodwose coffee table is the perfect companion to their lounge-style benches. Generously proportioned, it provides ample space for morning coffee, slow lunches, evening drinks or sharing food outdoors. Made from solid English-grown sweet chestnut, it’s full of rich natural character while offering the durability needed for outdoor living.

Woodwose, is an old English word meaning wild wo/man or wo/man of the woods. This is apt considering the wood is sourced from sustainably and thoughtfully managed native woodland where biodiversity is nurtured for generations to come.

The Leasowe bench is the latest addition to our lounge-style outdoor collection. Made from English-grown oak and sweet chestnut, it’s naturally durable and ideal for a life outside. Inspired by the Old English name, Leasowe, meaning ‘meadow pasture’, this versatile bench feels equally at home nestled among wild grasses and open landscapes as it does in a courtyard or on a terrace.

The Sweven bedside table is made from solid, English-grown oak and finished using our in-house liming technique, it’s rich, tactile and quietly beautiful. A single door opens away from the bed, revealing an adjustable shelf inside. The legs have gently rounded corners and its neat footprint makes it equally as comfortable in modest spaces as it is in generous rooms.

The Cleft chest of drawers is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover three drawer fronts. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Cleft bedside cabinet is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover the door. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Cleft sideboard is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover the doors. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Estovers side table is clean and simple in form and cleverly constructed to give table top and nook storage. It has a neat footprint, making it suitable for most trees that come into our wood yard, big or small but always harvested for the benefit of the woodland. Each side table is expertly made by our highly skilled makers, in our workshop, using solid English-grown wood that’s rich in character.

The Sweven bedside table is made from solid, English-grown oak and finished using our in-house liming technique, it’s rich, tactile and quietly beautiful. A single door opens away from the bed, revealing an adjustable shelf inside. The legs have gently rounded corners and its neat footprint makes it equally as comfortable in modest spaces as it is in generous rooms.

The Cleft chest of drawers is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover three drawer fronts. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Cleft bedside cabinet is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover the door. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Cleft sideboard is rich in texture, given from the hand of the maker, framed within a handsomely dovetailed solid oak carcass. A tableau of chestnut shakes, harvested from our own woodland, cleft and individually coloured by hand, cover the doors. We use colour derived from linseed oils to create a sensitive composition unique to each sideboard.

The Bayleaf armoire is full of subtle texture and thoughtful details. It is made from solid London plane, grown in Britain and worked in our London workshop.

The armoire is made using traditional timber frame construction joints and has the internal options of shelves or hanging rails alongside the four solid internal drawers, behind either solid, woven or glazed doors.

The Pendean armoire is available with shelves or a hanging rail. Made in our own workshop from characterful English ash, it is designed for everyday use. With understated chamfer details and smooth round corners, this piece is designed for stylish and comfortable living.

The Aymers wall cabinet is made from solid, British-grown wood that has been thermally modified (or baked) making it naturally resistant to moisture. Hand-woven cupboard doors sit either side of a recessed mirror, offering hidden storage and open storage. This piece is made in our London workshop by our own skilled team of makers.

The Aymers vanity is made from solid, British-grown wood that has been thermally modified (or baked) making it naturally resistant to moisture. Deep drawers on either side offer generous amounts of storage. The marble top houses an under-mounted sink and the wooden up stand offers polished nickel taps. This piece is made in our London workshop by our own skilled team of makers.