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News from June 2020

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Marc Wood Joinery handmade sustainable wooden picture frames, mirrors and custom handmade modern rustic farmhouse furniture in Somerset Blog News June 2020

Hello from our furniture workshop in Somerset!
We hope that you are staying safe and well as we ease back in to life with the gradual lifting of the full C19 lock-down.
This past month we have been enjoying our birthdays, adding even more new furniture designs to our shop and extending our farmyard workshop to allow our amazing team to come back safely.

Get 10% discount off our Etsy shop prices by buying your handmade wooden furniture, picture frames and mirrors directly from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset.
We are offering a 10% discount off Etsy shop prices (not on delivery) for all direct sales via PayPal or BACS, contact us via email for more info.
June’s Bestseller
Our large dovetail bathroom cabinet with a single mirror door became the month’s bestselling style, this is one of our earliest cabinet designs and we are very proud of how popular and enduring it has proved to be with our lovely customers.
At Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset our new wooden wall mirror with shelf has 5 'leaf head' metal hooks under the inset chunky shelf and our large wooden dovetail bathroom cabinet with a single mirror door became June's bestselling style.

New Furniture Designs 
We created a new mirror with shelf, featuring 5 of the characterful ‘leaf head’ metal hooks nestled under the inset chunky shelf.  You may remember these new hooks from our chalk and pin board which we covered last month.
Marc is continuing in our furniture workshop with our new ‘home working’ range with wall mounted desks and office storage for small spaces, although completion of this will have to wait until we have caught up with our waiting list (which is now at a lengthy 8 weeks for new orders!)

The Ilminster Emporium shop in Somerset is now open, local press covered the story and Rachel's birthday day out was to Corfe Castle in Dorset.
Our High Street Shop Space
The Ilminster Emporium in the characterful period building at 19 Silver Street TA19 0DH has been open for several weeks and our local newspaper helpfully ran a feature on our new arty traders.
Rachel has been volunteering once a week to help out and has really enjoyed meeting our local customers, chatting and finding out what type of furniture they want to see us create next (we are working on the home working desks, we promise!)
A month of Birthdays
June is usually a month for getting together with our friends and family to celebrate both of our birthdays.
For over 15 years, to mark our June birthdays, we have been meeting up with the same group of friends for a weekend of camping around Marc’s birthday on the Summer Solstice. 
This year we celebrated Marc's birthday at Exmouth beach in Devon so he could use his new paddle board and take a break from the Marc Wood Joinery wooden furniture workshop in Somerset.
more furniture, home-ware, woodworking, picture frames and mirror photos on the Marc Wood Joinery Instagram page.
Unfortunately this year it wasn’t possible, but we had ‘distanced’ fun visiting  the very atmospheric Corfe Castle in Dorset to celebrate Rachel’s birthday with a rather windy picnic and then enjoying another family trip to the beach in nearby Devon on the weekend of the 22nd so that Marc could try out his new paddle board and get out of our furniture workshop for the day!
 (see our Instagram for more pics)
After the C 19 lock down has begun to lift in early July 2020 our furniture making team are coming back to work with us at Flaxdrayton Farm in Somerset.
Welcoming Our Team Back
We are very pleased to see our small team return to us at Flaxdrayton Farm and we have really missed them all. Even with all the noise and bustle of our furniture making, it has seemed very quiet around here over the past few months.
Now the break room biscuit barrel has been refilled with treats and last week we finished setting up our new additional work space in the outer barns.
This allows our team members Tave and Rhian to maintain 2 metres distance while they help us to catch up with the new orders generated when Marc was all on his own.
5 star reviews for Marc Wood Joinery handmade picture frames, mirrors and cabinets in natural wood, find us on Google reviews, Etsy reviews and Yell.com
5 star Reviews on Etsy.
Our Etsy.com shop has now hit over 300 5 star reviews!
Juliet gave us 5 stars and left a lovely comment about our wall mirror with shelf, which she ordered from us online, thanks Juliet!
Handmade wall mirror with shelf in sustainable natural wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset.
Tips & tricks 
This month’s very simple woodworking tip is about accurately measuring your timber before cutting.
If you pencil in a little tick mark on the side to cut on, this will save time remeasuring and helps to account for ‘kerf’ or the thickness of the cutting blade.
Any cutting will result in some of the wood being turned into sawdust and cutting directly on the marked line will cause your cut to be inaccurate.

This month's very simple woodworking tip is about accurately measuring your timber before cutting.
Measure and make a small tick to the side of the measured line you want to cut on and then line your saw blade up to the line with the blade on the ticked side.
The kerf will now be on the other side of the line and not into your measured area see more on this great wood working site instructables.com.
We will be back with another update next month and if you have any questions or if there is anything which we can create for your home, just ask. 

Best Wishes,
Marc & Rachel Wood

News from May 2020

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Marc Wood Joinery handmade modern rustic furniture in natural sustainable wood May 2020 Blog news update
Hello from Somerset!
We hope that you are staying safe and well during May 2020.

This past month we have been enjoying the opportunity to travel a bit further for our exercise, with a lovely quiet morning on the secluded beach at Charmouth in Dorset, to help celebrate our son Arthur’s 10th Birthday.

New Furniture Designs 
We created a new chalk and pin board with characterful ‘leaf head’ hooks, stylish and useful in a  hallway or kitchen and Marc is focusing on a new ‘home working’ range with wall mounted desks and office storage for small spaces, more on this next month.

We are offering a 10% discount off Etsy shop prices (not on delivery) for all direct sales via PayPal or BACS, contact us via email for more info.

Get 10% discount off our Etsy shop prices by buying your handmade wooden furniture, picture frames and mirrors directly from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset.

Online Shop Now Open
Our key suppliers re-opened mid month and we switched our Etsy shop back on.
We are not yet ready to welcome back the team and our reduced options and extended lead times allow Marc to complete all new orders by himself.

Our classic dovetail mirror with shelf quickly became the month’s bestselling style, the inbuilt shelf is just the right depth for holding a tea light holder or two. Perfect for a relaxing evening at home.

High Street Shop Reopening
After a successful opening night with a visit from the Mayor and a write up in Somerset Life Magazine, unfortunately we only had a  few weeks of trade in March.

Along with most of the nation’s high street stores, we felt it best to close just a few days before the official ‘lock down’ and we were all sorry to say goodbye to our new shop space.

Now we can announce that the Ilminster Emporium at 19 Silver Street TA19 0DH, is planning to reopen in mid June, which is great news for us and all the other local traders involved.
We are now working on several new pieces to showcase in the characterful period building and will be operating under reduced hours and social distancing guidelines.

Making the most of our space during the C19 quiet time . . .

Now that his drum kit has been set up in the workshop (no one is about to complain!) Marc has been keeping up with his Drum practice at break-times.

We have also spruced up our home office space by repainting our lovely vintage style desk and our wonderful Jack Russell ‘Marv’ certainly approves of the comfy ‘swingy’ chair.

 

Family time has been spent up on the local allotment, teaching our son Arthur how to garden and growing our own fruit and veg, which we have all been getting to enjoy at meal times, yum!
 (see our Instagram for more pics)

On Google Reviews
We are gaining more excellent reviews outside of our Etsy shop (which has nearly 300!)

Nick kindly added 5 stars and a lovely comment about the bespoke bathroom cabinet which we made for him a few weeks ago, thanks Nick!

Tips & tricks 
This month’s very simple woodworking tip is how to use a household iron to remove small dents from wooden surfaces with a combination of heat and moisture, using a household clothes iron.

* Dab the dent with water, just enough to cover the dent and a small part of the surrounding wood. The dent should be completely wet and gathering inside the depression in the wood.

* Place a damp paper towel or piece of cloth over the dent, wring out any excess water first and then lay it directly on top of the dent. This extra moisture also creates a buffer to help protect the wood from being damaged by the heat of the iron

* Give the water time to soak into the wood for a few minutes and as the water seeps into the wood, it will cause it to soften so that when you apply heat to the dent, the wood will expand and the dent should lift out.

* Press the iron into the cloth above the dent and move it around using slow circular motions,gradually widening the area. Keep heating the wood until the cloth is dry, then lift a corner to check your progress.

* You can wet the wood again and repeat if required, while a single ironing might be all you need to deal with minor dents, for more severe depressions or areas with multiple marks you can continue to gently apply the iron and them once finished, allow to dry.

We will be back with another update next month and if you have any questions or if there is anything which we can create for your home, just ask. 

Best Wishes,

 

Our latest handmade furniture &’Lock Down’ life in Somerset.

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We hope that you are staying safe and well during this health emergency, our online shop is closed and we have put the team on furlough, Marc is single manning the furniture workshop and we are taking on a low volume of orders (lead times have increased by 1 – 2 weeks)

Although we are very grateful for all of the support from the local council, NHS and essential workers helping us through, it has taken quite a bit of adjustment and stress here in the Wood household, as we know that it has for many of us.

We are enjoying spending family time on our daily walks through the Somerset countryside, which is on our doorstep (see our Instagram for more pics) and we can amuse ourselves with classic board-games from the loft, plus the boys got home haircuts last week!
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
We were very excited to launch our new shop space in the Ilminster Emporium at the end of March, we held a party in the shop with local small businesses and our friends and family, the Mayor even helped out by cutting the ribbon, marking the official opening!
After several great weeks in this very lovely iconic building in the old town centre we all made the decision to close up our shop just before the ‘lock-down’ went into effect across the UK.
Although it was sad to say goodbye to all the other lovely Emporium traders and our new friends on the committee, we all felt that it was irresponsible to encourage visitors into the town as the virus took hold across the country.
We will all be back with great new displays as soon as we can and we hope that you will be able to visit the Emporium on Silver Street on your next visit to South Somerset.
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
In the days before we made the decision to close the workshop we also completed our latest handmade pieces.  A chunky modern rustic sideboard (seen here in it’s new home!) and our new design of ‘tall boy’ chest of drawers, which is pictured in our studio and is now in Scotland thanks to our dedicated specialist courier Barry Whitcher, who is still working hard ensuring that items get from A to B across the country.
Both of these pieces of furniture make use of our classic ‘cut out’ handle and we will be featuring the ‘tall boy’ and lots of other new handmade items in our online shop once we are open again.
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
This April we reached the milestone of 100 subscribers to our YouTube channel and we will be adding more videos in the coming weeks, find us under Marc Wood Joinery.
Woodworking tips & tricks:
This month we have an ingenious tip for smooth sanding around a curve.
It can be challenging to sand a curve and you often need your piece of sanding paper to be solid yet supple enough to carefully remove surface layers whilst fitting into the required shape.
Cover a flexible A5 notepad with sandpaper of the necessary grade for your needs and curve the notepad to fit into the curve of your wood then you have a very useful and study sanding pad.
If you place an edge of the sanding paper into the notebook, the pages will secure it as you apply pressure. Find out more about woodworking technique on this great easy to read blog.

We will be back with another update next month and if there is anything which we can create for your home, just ask. 

Best Wishes,
Marc & Rachel Wood



Kitchen island with solid granite worktop, handmade in Somerset

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Made in Somerset from natural wood and solid granite; custom sizes and colours available

Our sturdy yet elegant kitchen storage island is made from sustainable natural wood (Redwood or Larch) and features a chunky solid granite worktop.

This particular kitchen island trolley measures approx. 89 cm high X 91.5 cm wide and 43 cm deep.

We are happy to use a different paint or a wood toned Danish Oil if you would prefer an alternative finish to perfectly suit both your space and your personal style.

our wooden kitchen storage island with granite worktop is handcrafted to order in our rural workshop, you can choose to have more space devoted to drawers and the number or height of your shelves.

Contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your wooden kitchen storage design, this kitchen island design is approx £698.50 (subject to granite prices at time of purchase) and is not currently available in our Etsy.com shop.

 

Buy handmade furniture from Marc Wood Joinery at the Emporium or direct for 10% discount off our Etsy prices

Additional Storage For Your Kitchen

Our kitchen island trolley has been designed by Marc to provide effective and adaptable additional storage.

  1. A solid granite worktop sourced from an established local supplier, this granite is a hardwearing food preparation surface and is easy to keep clean.
  2. Easily portable with castor wheels, allowing you to move your additional storage to the best location in your kitchen, as your needs change and brakes to securely lock in place.
  3. A solid lower shelf, suitable for cooking equipment, pans, ceramics and crockery.
  4. A slatted middle shelf, suitable for food storage as healthy air flow helps keep food fresh for longer.
  5.  A matching set of 2  traditionally made drawers, deep enough for cuttlery, tea towels or kitchen utensils.
  6. Finished in a wipe clean matt paint (your choice of colour) and with slim chrome handles and pull bar/ towel rail (or your choice of alternative)
Our portable classic kitchen island trolley in a pale grey finish is handmade from sustainable natural wood with a solid black granite worktop and chrome towel rail; contact Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset for custom made kitchen storage.

Contact Marc & Rachel Wood For More Information On Our Kitchen Storage Options

Contact Marc and Rachel to commission your kitchen island trolley; call us in Somerset on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk

We can visit Bristol, Bath, Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire areas for a site visit and we can arrange door to door delivery, contact us with your postcode for details. 

10% discount off Etsy prices with marc wood Joinery UK handmade furniture, picture frames and mirrors.
Contact Marc and Rachel Wood at Marc Wood Joinery. Our modern rustic furniture is custom handmade by Marc and our team in Somerset UK.

Kitchen Storage Collection in Natural Wood

Handmade wooden kitchen island trolley storage with solid granite and natural wooden worktop options from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK
Our modern rustic custom handmade wooden kitchen wall shelf measures 90 cm height long and has been inspired by the clever re-use and upcycling of wooden coat hanger hooks to be used as tea towel hooks, for cookery aprons or to store light kitchen equipment. Our design is based on traditional west country farmhouse country kitchens and each piece of kitchen furniture is handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK from eco sustainable and reclaimed wood. Our wide kitchen wall shelf with upcycled hooks can be custom made to any size and we can arrange delivery or installation near Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Bristol or Exeter.
Handmade bespoke wooden kitchen island trolley with solid granite worktop from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK

 Our shelves with coat hanger hooks (as seen above) are a stylish way to tidy utensils, aprons & tea towels or display your favourite crockery and go-to cookery books along the top.

View our handcrafted kitchen furniture and storage collection online.

 

 Our kitchen cabinets, shelves and larder cupboards are all designed by Marc and handmade to order by Marc and our team of 6 local makers.

We use traditional techniques and work with sustainable, natural wood, find out more about our inspiration and process HERE.

Modern rustic kitchen cabinets, granite worktop island trolleys and larder storage cupboards are custom handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK from natural wood, buy from our online shop.

Handmade wooden mirror with shelf & coat hanger hooks

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Modern Rustic Chunky Wall Mirrors

Our handmade wooden mirror with shelf and upcycled coat hanger hooks has been designed by Marc and each of our mirrors is handmade by Marc and the team in our  Somerset farmhouse workshop, using natural sustainable wood.

We offer a 10% discount off our Etsy.com prices for direct sales, which will bring this mirror to £137.25* (from £152.50 on Etsy) plus £15.00 delivery via DHL 24 hour courier.

*Prices at time of posting in September 2021, view our latest prices here.

Large mirror with shelf and coat hooks in the modern rustic, farmhouse style. Custom handmade in natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

Mirror Design Details

Our beautiful mirror with shelf and hooks is the perfect style for use in your hallway, bedroom or bathroom.

Features Include:

  1. A 12 cm shelf (16 cm from the wall) which is deep enough to display your favourite ceramics and glassware or for keeping those important keys safe in a dish.
  2. A chunky 9 cm frame width to showcase the characterful natural wood grain. 
  3. 5 upcycled wooden coat hanger hooks which are long enough for your coat and hats, slim enough for your keys and strong enough to support an everyday bag.
  4. Finished in a hardwearing and water resistant Danish Oil (choose from light, as pictured or dark)
  5. This particular mirror measures 90 cm wide x 60 cm high (bespoke options available)
Large mirror with shelf and coat hooks in the modern rustic, farmhouse. Custom handmade in natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

Handmade from Natural Sustainable Wood

In our Somerset workshop, we work with natural timbers such as Redwood or Larch.

We use traditionally joinery technique and the classic Dovetail joint as seen at the edges of the wooden frame on our mirror with shelf and coat hanger hooks has become our design signature.

We believe in sustainable small-scale manufacture, re-using materials and sourcing locally wherever possible.

Furniture, picture frame and mirrors using traditional dovetail joint techniques, handmade from natural wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK

We Are Always Happy to Create Something Bespoke For You

Made for you in Somerset:

If this isn’t quite perfect for your needs, contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your own bespoke wall mirror with shelf and hooks.

We can talk through your ideas and help create the perfect piece mirror for your home.

Contact Marc and Rachel Wood at Marc Wood Joinery. Our modern rustic furniture is custom handmade by Marc and our team in Somerset UK.

View The Many Variations In Our Mirror With Shelf & Hooks Collection

Our wide range of wooden frame mirrors can be crafted to hang portrait or landscape and includes:

1. With 5 Architectural style chunky cast-iron coat hooks, in the landscape orientation and finished in light Danish Oil (below)

Large mirror with shelf and chunky hooks in the modern rustic, farmhouse style. Custom handmade from natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

2. With 3 delicate ‘leaf head’ iron coat hooks, in the portrait orientation and finished in Dark Danish Oil (below)

Large mirror with shelf and slim hooks in the modern rustic, farmhouse style. Custom handmade from natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

3. With 5 delicate ‘leaf head’ iron coat hooks in a square frame and finished in light Danish Oil (below)

Square mirror with shelf and slim iron hooks in the modern rustic, farmhouse style. Custom handmade from natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

3. With 3 coat hanger hooks in the portrait orientation or completely without hooks and finished in light Danish Oil.

Large mirror with shelf varuations in the modern rustic, farmhouse. Custom handmade in natural solid wood by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.

Where To Buy

You can shop for our wooden frame mirrors with shelf and hooks on Etsy.com and we offer a 10% off those prices for Direct Sales.

We are in the process of upgrading to an ecommerce site and for now we can take payment via BACS or PayPal.

Buy handmade furniture from Marc Wood Joinery at the Emporium or direct for 10% discount off our Etsy prices
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