Hall bench
A long seat in white oak, with a low back and through-tenons left just proud of the leg.
Oak, cut slowly.
A one-room workshop making benches, shelves and small tables. Each piece is planed, joined and finished by hand, then left to find its own pale colour.
The studio
Pale Oak Works is a small furniture studio. We keep the shop quiet: a few benches, a short run of timber, and enough time to fit a joint properly. Oak is the material we return to, because it stays honest after the oil has settled.
Commissions are taken a few times a year. Between them the bench is used for repairs, prototypes and the odd object that does not need a name.
On the bench
Wall shelf
Two thicknesses of oak and a brass peg. Made to hold books without looking like a system.
Kitchen table
A square top, eased edges, and a base that can be taken apart when the room changes.
Visit
The workshop is open by appointment. Write first and we will say when the bench is clear. There is no shopfront and no standing display; what you see is what is being made that week.