Turned Wooden Bowl and Turning Tool on a bed of shavings The Turner's Workshop
 
Woodturning by Richard Findley
   


















Turning for Furniture, Joinery and Restoration


The Turner's Workshop can undertake all aspects of woodturning for the furniture maker, restorer, joiner or shopfitter.

Double Barley Twist Posts- Click Image to see Close-up
Whether you need a single finial or drawer pull, a set of legs or spindles, I can meet your requirements, including the use more advanced techniques such as hand cut Barley Twists, Split Turning and Fluting. (see below for examples)


All work carried out in The Turner's Workshop is done in the traditional way by myself,  using hand tools on a lathe, I DO NOT use
an automatic copy lathe. Because of this I can work in any species of timber and to any shape required within certain tolerances.


Oak Staircase Spindles Turned to match Original
Quotations can be given on request. To proceed with an order I will need a master part to copy from, a scaled drawing or a detailed sketch with dimensions.

If necessary I can supply timber or I am equally happy to use customer's own timber, providing it is properly prepared.

For more information or a quotation, please feel free to phone or E-mail 
me on the details found on the Contact page.





Below are some examples of my work:



Fluted Coloumn in Pine
Fluting Detail on a Pine Column

This image shows a detail on a small column turned to match a client's existing column. This was also made as a split turning for a planted decoration






Pine Newel PostsPine Newel Posts

These Newel Posts were made to a customer's design for 2 new staircases in an old property. The smallest one is 1175mm an the largest is 2750mm. All are made in 2 sections with an invisible joint



Single replacement Pine Stair Spindle

Single Pine Replacement Stair Spindle

The sample on the right was snapped in the centre and this shape is no longer commercially available so I was asked to make a copy.












Pine Spindles made form 27mm stock
Pine Stair Spindles

These 14 spindles were made to match the original, shown to left of the picture. They were turned from 27mm square timber which is unusually thin but needed to be replicated to fit in with the rest of the stair case.











Finials Turned in Laminated Beech - Click Image to See Close-up
Pairs of Finials made in Beech

Supplied unfinished, these finials were made to my customer's drawing to suit  65mm Curtain Poles




Copied finial
Copy of an Antique Clock Finial

   
To the left is the original Finial. The clock features a pair of finials and one was broken so I made a copy of the existing complete finial. The wood is believed to be Sycamore. This picture shows the finial unfinished before staining and French Polishing to match. Click here to see the finished finials.


When making a copy I make a template showing the position and dimension of all of the parts, this can be seen in the centre of the picture above.


Mahogany Knobs with Hand cut Screw Thread
Mahogany Knobs

These Knobs were made to match the original (shown on the left of the picture) in Mahogany and feature a hand-cut screw thread made in Boxwood, to allow them to be fixed to the existing drawers




Mahogany Knobs with hand cut screw thread
Mahogany Knobs with Hand Cut Screw Thread

These Mahogany knobs feature a hand cut screw thread to match the customer's original, shown to the left. They were finished with a "Button Polish" (a type of French Polish) to match the original




Mahogany Knobs

More Mahogany Knobs


20 small knobs were made to an accurate drawing provided by the customer 






Mahogany Sofa Legs

Victorian Style Sofa Legs

Made to the client's sketch based on photographs of a "Howard Style" Victorian sofa leg, these were turned, stained a deep Mahogany colour and French Polished to suit the period style of the sofa they are to fit.






Oak Bun FeetOak "Bun" Feet

Turned to a client's design, these were turned from laminated Oak and are  5" diameter (125mm)




12 "Legs" in Tulipwood for a Shopfitting Display


Tulipwood "Legs"

These "legs" are actually 1855mm tall (that's around 6ft) so they are more like totem poles than legs!!!
Made for a Shopfitting display to a customer's design












 
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