How a piece gets made

1. Choosing the board

We pick timber by grain and moisture, not by price. A board that is still moving will keep moving after you buy it, and no amount of oiling fixes that.

2. Rough cutting

Shapes are cut slightly oversized, then left to settle. Wood needs time to adjust after every cut, and rushing this step is the most common way to lose a piece.

3. Shaping

Rims, handles and edges come off the saw and onto hand tools. This is the slow part, and the part that decides how a piece feels in the hand.

4. Sanding, in stages

From coarse grit to fine, finishing by hand. You can always feel where a machine stopped too early, even if you cannot see it.

5. Raising the grain

We wet the surface, let the fibres lift, then sand again. This is why our boards still feel smooth after the first wash instead of going furry.

6. Oil and wax

Food-safe oil first, then a wax balm. Matte, not glossy. It should look like wood, not like furniture polish.

7. Resting

Finished pieces sit for a few days before packing so the finish can settle properly. Packing a piece early is how you get marks on the surface.

8. The final check

Every piece is looked at, felt and weighed before it goes in a box. Light, rough, or wrong in any way, and it does not ship.

Nothing leaves the studio until it passes that last step. If it does not, it becomes a seconds piece and we say exactly why. It never gets quietly shipped.

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