Furniture making and cabinetry in Perthshire

Made to measure for the room it will live in: farmhouse tables, benches, beds, boxes and fitted shelving, planed and finished in the workshop in Bankfoot.

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Made-to-order farmhouse table with a thick plank top and painted turned legs, in the workshop

Detail of the fitted shelving: figured end panel with exposed dovetails at the base

Start with the room

Tell Craig where the piece will stand, who will use it and roughly what you have in mind. A sketch on the back of an envelope and a couple of measurements are plenty to begin.

Photos of the room help too. A table that seats eight in a long farmhouse kitchen is a different thing from one squeezed into a bay window.

Solid-wood refectory table with two matching benches with backs, in the workshop — Solid-wood refectory table with two matching benches, waiting at the workshop doors.

Bed frame with a live-edge headboard and figured side rails, with mattress fitted — Bed frame with a live-edge headboard and figured side rails.

Dining table with a figured plank top and pale square legs, in a tiled kitchen — Dining table with a figured plank top, at home in a tiled kitchen.

Small box with a sliding lid opened to show green felt-lined compartments — Small box with a sliding lid and felt-lined compartments.

Kists, presses and settles

Scotland has its own names for the furniture people have always needed. A kist is a chest for blankets and keepsakes. A press is a cupboard built into a recess in the wall. A settle is a long bench with arms and a high back.

Call it what you like. If it's storage, seating or a table, built to fit, it's the kind of thing the workshop makes.

Fitted solid-wood shelving built under a sloping pine-clad ceiling

Fitted shelving and cabinetry

Awkward spaces are where fitted work earns its keep. This shelving was built in solid wood under a sloping pine-clad ceiling, with dovetails left showing at the base.

Send a sketch, a photo of the room, a measurement

The quickest way to find out what a piece needs is a text with a few photos. Craig will look at them and get back to you.

Or, in his own words, "feel free to phone for an estimate or just for some advice."

Text photos to 0781 031 9292 Or ring for a chat

Four photos that help

The whole piece, standing on its own feet
The damage, close up, in good daylight
Underneath a seat or the back of a carcase
Any maker's label or stamp you find

Hand plane and fresh shavings on the workbench beside a board in the vice — Shavings on the bench in Bankfoot.