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Three of a kind

1st May 2019/in News /by Martin

When I am not on site I have my work truck parked on the corner of our property in Chalford Hill, Stroud. We live on the corner of a quiet road opposite a huge play park with amazing views across the valley. Well since having the company name added to my truck last year I occasionally receive work requests from locals who have seen it parked up.

Jon from Quay Street Diner in Bristol is a Chalford resident, saw my truck and contacted me to see if I would be able to make three large planters on casters for the outdoor eating area of the diner. I was happy to oblige and had soon constructed them using 150mm gravel boards (designed for the bottom of fences) as they are hardy and rot resistant making them ideal for the job.

I was happy to delivery them in my VW T25 transporter as I was keen to check out the Diner. Which is in the heart of Bristol, famed for its street art and only a minutes walk to the harbour. It is a cool Californian style diner themed around its sunny surf and skateboard culture with amazing open grilled food, amazing burgers, tasty coffee, cold beer and yummy cocktails.

Now that the planters have been filled with plants and are in place here as some more photos

Quay Street Diner Info:

https://www.quaystreetdiner.co.uk/

2 Quay St, Bristol BS1 2HF

Don’t Pigeon Hole Me

26th April 2019/in News /by Martin

One of this weeks projects was to build a set of wall mounted pigeon holes to house a collection of cats. I decided to use pallet wood for the job and added brass label frames and brass wall hangers. I enjoyed making them so much that I was inspired to make another slightly larger set for my workshop and I will make another set to take to the Arts and Crafts market at Tewkesbury this Sunday to see if I should add them to my regular product range

Ever Expanding Business

23rd April 2019/in News /by Martin

Extending the Good With Wood (Stroud) Workshop

As business continues to grow so does the need for more workshop space. To be sure that there will be sufficient space to build even the largest of projects, the extension increases the space by over 5 square metres. Its all been made for reclaimed wood and the windows came from my old house, the new owners removed the wooden windows to put in new UVPC windows so they were happy to let me have a couple.

I have also been busy inside re-arranging the existing fittings and creating ding some of the new benches, shelves and pigeon holes all from reclaimed wood from my woodstore.

As the weather warms up I will be attending many more markets in Stroud, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Tewksbury and Frome so it won’t be long before its buzzing with activity.

Beer Caddies Back in Stock

2nd April 2019/in News /by Martin

After a busy weekend at the Stroud Farmers market I completely sold out of 6 bottle beer caddies so I have been busy today making 3 more ready for the Cirencester Craft Market this Saturday. If you can’t make it to the market this weekend but missed out last Saturday don’t worry, I will have make some more for the Stroud Farmers market on the 24th April or let me know via email or my contact page.

Mobile 07775516244
Email martin@goodwithwoodstroud.co.uk

Spring Is in the Air

31st March 2019/in News /by Martin

Loving the change in the weather this last week, the garden is full of flowering bulbs, the trees are blossoming and sunshine is starting to feel warm on your back.

This time of year is always inspiring and this week I am busy making items for the garden, along with my ever popular Garden Trugs I am also making Window Boxes from pallet wood, Garden Crates from reclaimed fence palings and it wouldn’t be spring if I wasn’t making Bird Houses. These are made from leftover off cuts of 12mm marine ply painted in exterior paint to withstand the weather and the bottom is fixed with screws so that it can be removed for cleaning at the end of the nesting season.

You can get all of these items from on of my markets coming up in either Cirencester, Stroud or Tewksbury (see event calendar for more details) or drop me a message via email or my contact page.

Mobile 07775516244
Email martin@goodwithwoodstroud.co.uk

Parcels Please…

15th March 2019/in News /by Martin

Although I have made lots of these kind of wooden boxes this one was designed specifically as a parcel box, the wood is reclaimed spruce furniture boards from a neighbour’s shed. the boards were treated with creocote against the wet weather finished with a clear satin varnish and the insides painted with outdoor sage green shed paint. It has already been delivered and sits proudly outside their front door. If you would like a box like this for parcels or indoors for your toys, blankets or even as a coffee table please let me know either via a text or call on 07775516244 or email me at martin@goodwithwoodstroud.co.uk

Mirror, Mirror

12th March 2019/in News /by Martin

One of my favourite items to make is the pallet wood framed mirror, these can be either wall hung or mounted or stand up mirrors with an adjustable pallet wood stand. The size of each mirror is generally dictated by the size of the original mirror plus the width of the pallet wood but I can also make mirrors to order if you have a specific requirement. The mirrors pictured will be available at my next couple of markets in Stroud and Cirencester and once I have sold these I will make some more. If you are interested in a mirror and can’t make it to a local craft market then please let me know as I would be happy to deliver. Please call me on 07775516244 or email
martin@goodwithwoodstroud.co.uk

Mirror in the bathroom

3rd March 2019/in News /by Martin

This week I was busy making new items for the Cirencester and Frome Markets, among the many items I made was this rustic bathroom cabinet complete with mirror and towel rail. The mirror frame is made from reclaimed pitch pine floor boards from a 1960’s house in Hatherley, the mirror was from a charity shop (I was able to reuse the frame and back as a blackboard too) . The cabinet body is made from old pallet wood, the back is tongue and groove from an old bookcase and the towel rail came from an old Victorian beach windbreaker that was beyond repair. It is designed to be wall mounted using to fitting at the top so it will work just as good in a rental property.

If you are interested in having a bespoke bathroom cabinet made please call, text or email me today for an onsite visit and no obligation free quote

Email martin@goodwithwoodstroud.co.uk

Mobile 07775516244

Pallet Wood Log Store

19th February 2019/in News /by Martin

Today’s project is a reclaimed wood 4 x 4 x 2 foot log store. The base and sides are made from pallet wood, the back is reclaimed fence palings and the roof is made from an old desk top covered in roofing felt. You can order your log store made to your dimensions, designed to fit into your garden. Please drop me an email or message via the contact page

Teenaged Dreams (Designing a boys bedroom furniture)

13th February 2019/in News /by Martin

This week I was extremely lucky to be asked to make a stand alone multi-functional piece of furniture that was not attached to the wall but could fill the space at the rear of a teenager bedroom.

The style brief was edgy urban and the item needed to incorporate a wardrobe, shoe storage, a chest of drawers, a large desk, shelves and storage under the desk for computer equipment and stationery. I was able to combine new structural timbers with 9mm and 12mm hardwood ply, reclaimed pallet wood and weathered corrugated iron sheeting. The client requested that the drawers and shelves were painted in her son’s favourite shade of red and various tones of grey were also added to the shelves and the back boards. The teenager was very happy with the finished item as was the client.

I always enjoy the big builds that start as a design on paper, especially when the client grants free reign over design, materials and finishes

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