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In 2013 I got my first big commission to make furniture. I was commissioned by my cousin (guesthouse owner/partner) to make furniture for 9 bedrooms, common spaces and the office.
Here is the story in pictures and captions…
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| safety first |
![]() From William Blake |
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| by William Blake |
| this power jigsaw is one of my most used/necessary tools. |
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| a very important meeting |
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| bed parts joined together |
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| my cousin/guesthouse owner working on the chest handles |
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| front painted and decorated |
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| tables by me, the view from the common area |
| desk WIP |
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| These barrels were shared as work tops |
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| little table top. after I made this one I thought it would be a good lid for a barrel. |
| one the bigger beds. |
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| bedsides I had worked on at the home workshop. |
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| a favourite with many people. |
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| room name signs ready to be carved/burned into the wood. |
| planks to the left after i allocated them for use in building a bookshelf. they ended up as chests and other pieces. |
| bedsides ready. |
| Chests (for clothes) ready. |
| single beds dyed and dried, ready for instalment. |
| more finished work |
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| finished works. |
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| little lighting table by me, chairs by a local workshop. |
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| little table by me. |





























