Who are the hardest working members of the team?

We have a fair number of friends in the workshop that help us out with making Highwood Furniture, and those who follow our social media will have on occasion seen them make an appearance - sometimes these might be our four legged friends, but more important for getting the job done are the inanimate, but by no means lacking personality, characters that help us out.

We thought we would use this weeks blog to introduce some of these. From Ernie our trusty dust extractor who keeps our workshop air clear and healthy, to googly eyed Theo the thicknesser who works super hard in processing our timber to the dimensions required for our projects. He is part of the process for almost every piece of wood that comes through the workshop - whether that be for a cheeseboard, a cabinet, or a full on kitchen. Theo works hand in hand with his alter ego Polly planer whose expertise is similar to Theo’s, just on the other side of the same piece of wood.

They don’t all have eyes though, there are many more “affectionately known as” names carefully dotted around the workshop. Pictured you can see good old Minotaur Mitre Saw who steps up when cross cuts and angles are required - especially important for decorative features on cabinet and drawer faces, and in compound features of complex joinery found in some of our chairs, tables, and cabinetry. You can also see Bodger Bandsaw whose speciality is small precise cuts and irregular shapes and patterns. Bodger also takes part in many different projects, but is particularly useful when shaping some of the rough pieces ahead of refining for handles, sgian dubhs, and is also handy for cutting out shapes for inlay features.

Let us know if you would like us to introduce other members of our team, perhaps our latest addition Sandy McPolish, our new random orbital sander will put in an appearance soon?