Sep 14th, 2008 by Peter |
This is the result when an old school friend turns up, with the help of Friends Reunited, in the shape of prominent London food and fashion photographer Mark Whitfield. More used to snapping the likes of Jamie Oliver, Jane Horrocks and Jenny Agutter, he was faced with a bigger challenge of making me look good. Well, I think he succee…….. no,…… you decide! We have both settled a long way away from our roots in Burtonwood-by-the-M62 near Warrington.
Mark does quite a lot of portrait photography and samples of his work can be found on his website Mark Whitfield Photography
It is an appropriate time for such a shot as I have just completed a short video of me turning a chair leg which will be added to my website very soon. The lathe weighs over 1 ton and can fit 7′8” between centres, which I nearly filled when turning a 6” x 7′ long column for the middle of a ¼ turn staircase at home. The smallest things I turn on it are pegs for all our adjustable shelves and ¾” drawer knobs. Keep an eye open for the video clip very soon!
Sep 4th, 2008 by Peter |
Just a quick little post to show you another variation of our custom hand made oak CD storage units, designed to store 120 single cd’s horizontally and also offering space for several boxed sets on the shelves besides. This unit stands 48” high and costs £425 in oak.
Oak CD storage unit.
Aug 31st, 2008 by Peter |
On the 1st September 1983 my father George Fox left the comfort and security of his garage workshop up the drive and, with the help of an IRD grant [first round of European funding] set up the workshop at the Old Cheese Factory. Gary Fletcher joined as his first employee and work began. With a very small order book and a head full of ideas they set about carving a niche into the refined marketplace of hand made furniture.
Whilst retaining a traditional, rural feel to the designs, some were rather clumsy and heavy, but a core of rugged, solid and appealing styles soon became the nucleus of future production and the range expanded rapidly to include various dining sets, oak dressers, media cabinets and bedroom furniture.
When I joined my father in 1988 from my engineering background, I could see the need for bigger and better machinery and set about slowly seeking out appropriate machines at bargain prices to help us on our way.
Sadly we lost father suddenly in 1991 but I had caught the bug by then and remain permanently entwined with my chosen career, hopefully securing the future of Fox Country Furniture for many years to come.
It would be wrong to finish without emphasising the contribution that Gary Fletcher made to the business, being a foundation stone for very nearly 20 years and enduring some difficult working conditions over some harsh old fashioned winters and from the archives of his long family history of woodworkers brought us the comment ‘Anyone can make a mistake -but it takes a good man to hide one! Thanks Gary.
