The good news is that the showroom is now open daily until Christmas Eve from 10am to 5pm. If you are familiar with our legendary home baked cakes and scones you can now access them every day. If not, now’s a perfect time to find out! With a good range of light lunches including local delicacy, filled Staffordshire oatcakes, you will almost certainly find a morcel to help you through the day.

With the father and daughter team of my wife Alison and Abbie in charge you are assured of a warm welcome, top quality refreshments and some helpful guidance relating to the furniture on show. We have a number of items to view or purchase, including handmade oak cabinets, blanket chests, oak dining tables and chairs and coffee tables. If you wish to discuss a commission you are welcome to visit the showroom two miles away.

Longnor Craft Centre, The Market Hall, Longnor, SK17 0NT, tel 01298 83587.

Included in this picture are clocks made of yew from Bakewell, burr elm from Beresford Dale and burr/olive ash from the Manifold Valley near Wetton Mill. There are also some made of American walnut and Sycamore.

The two clocks shown are sitting on some unfinished pieces of the same log that they were made from. Very little clue that it could turn out so beautiful. this batch of clocks will be in the showroom from this weekend, 11th February, which coincides neatly with school half term and the showroom now being open every day until Christmas Day!

His attention to detail and timber selection guarantees a consistently high level of quality. It is very rare to see this standard from someone who is not yet twenty one. Well done Rory!

Handmade oak furniture by Fox Country Furniture has never been better! More pctures and details as soon as it is fully finished.

Perfect as a treat for yourself or a retirement gift for a colleague, they are still only £120 each. Dimensions are 10” x 15” x 12”. Leather colours are very dark brown, moss green or mid brown on medium, dark and light stained stools. Please call us for availability as they probably won’t be around for long. 01298 84467

These stools can be ordered with a wide choice of leather colours and our usual range of timber colours.

Most of our new range of smaller pieces are suitable for gifts and  postal delivery. I will add details of items to our Gift Ideas page as they become available, such as the range of clocks using attractive and rare examples of native hardwoods that I am currently working on.

All the items are made to the same exacting standards as our larger pieces. While we try to keep these items in stock we can’t guarantee to do so. Please allow 3-4 weeks if you wish to order items for a specific date. Keep an eye on us for regular updates and new stock on the gift ideas page.

I have now expanded the range of timbers to seven for my Cruet Sets and also added another rolling pin in the traditional straight form.

It may not be the biggest range in the world, but you must remember that all these items are hand made by us with the same care and detailing as our largest pieces of furniture and only available from us!

Changing direrction completely, you could treat your loved one or several loved ones to a dip in one of our Forestflame hot tubs over the Christmas break.

Outdoor bathing on a crisp winter evening amid frost or snow is a truly enchanting experience! I didn’t believe it until I tried it!

Do something different this Christmas.

Our partner company, Bathing under the Sky, can provide a range of packages over the festive break from simple hot tub hire, delivered to your garden, to a comprehensive pampering package. Alex and Bart are ready to deliver a perfect alternative treat  for you.

We are currently working on a ‘Barrel Sauna’ for Bathing under the Sky which should be integrated into their hire fleet by the end of November. Keep an eye out for early pictures and delivery dates.

We made this one just before Christmas and delivered it to the Reading area. The proud new owners took no persuading to fill the rack, then empty it again over the festive season! The wine rack is quite labour intensive so adds an amount to the cost but the end result is worth the extra. this one is 60” x 34” x 21”, guide price £2995

We have just completed this piece in natural oak, offering a range of practical storage space with deep drawers in the middle. While the current trend seems to favour natural oak, we can of course offer our usual range of stains to suit all styles of decor. Our order book is refilling again steadily, with lead times around 4-5 months currently, slightly less than normal.

From Friday 18th our showroom at Longnor Craft Centre and Coffee Shop will be open daily 10am to 5pm, with the workshop just a couple of miles away if you wish to visit.

Please contact us first if you are travelling any distance, 01298 84467.

2010 wasn’t the easiest for us, hence the lack of posts on my website[sorry!] but we have never stopped churning out beautiful pieces. The considerable snow falls in the Peak District didn’t help our cause at the end of November.

Unusually, most of the snow fell straight down leaving our garden looking rather magical.

We missed several days due to over 12” of snow arriving within 3 days, which put pressure on us in our last week before Christmas, leaving us working late each night and having 6 deliveries to make in the last 5 days.

Things are looking good for the new year as we continue with our small but dedicated workforce. We normally experience a rush of orders after Christmas, although our lead time at this moment is around 3 months so if you are thinking about an order and act quickly, you could get it before the summer!!

This extending table was one of our last items to go out before the holiday. When finished it measured 84” x 40” with the loose leaf fitting neatly into the frame. This one went to London and was priced at £1,900.

If you are considering a special piece of hardwood furniture, feel free to give us a call to discuss it, obligation free. You will be talking directly to the people who make it, so you won’t be paying middle men and you can order exactly what you want, and have it delivered personally by us.

I am usually at the workshop weekdays plus Saturday morning.

Until mid February the showroom at Longnor Craft Centre is only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but can be viewed by appointment if required.

We look forward to making something wonderful for you in 2011!

Made from solid oak with a light stain and moss green leather seats it comfortably bridges the gap between modern and traditional. The finish is our usual satin polyurethane which combines excellent resistance to damage and day to day usability with an irresistable silky feel.

The chairs are our highly acclaimed No 64 design, while the table is our rectangular topped pedestal with uneven length legs to give maximum stability whilst minimising any obstruction under the table, so a chair could be placed almost anywhere around it without fouling the legs below.

This set, comprising 4 chairs and the 52” x 36” table, is available  now in the showroom for £2699.

We offer delivery throughout Great Britain in our own vehicle on a cost covering basis.

For further details or to discuss an order, please call us at the workshop on 01298 84467.