We don’t just make furniture!

We can help with PLANING & THICKNESSING your timbers too.

Planing is the transformation of raw to ready, from rough to smooth. We can help you with that! We offer a wood machining service in Bristol.

We believe that wood should be respected and appreciated for it’s own natural beauty and character. Using the whole board, and in the process wasting less and less wood, is really the best way. We love the live edge of natural timber!

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The rough sawn oak boards
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The boards are cut to length

This client had bought 2 boards of air dried waney edged oak from a local tree surgeon Dale, Simply Wood Bristol. He wanted to make himself a live edged dining table.

He asked Dale, “Can I take my rough sawn timber somewhere to be planed?” Dale recommended us for wood machining.

Together we talked through what he hoped the table top to look like and got a clear understanding. We love transforming the rough timber into the beautiful material that it is.

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Planing the boards
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Thicknessing the boards
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Sizing

If you have bought some rough sawn timber and want it to be planed smooth and flat get in touch and let us know what you want to do!

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Finished table top – client is going to fix together himself
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Edging for a nice tight join
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Planing the edges

Get in touch if you would like to have some timber cut, planed or thicknessed – we would love to hear from you!