Category Archives: furniture

Shaker or Gothic?

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Tom Green

With a few days spare between projects I have been looking ahead to the summer where I shall be exhibiting at some Rural Shows in the East of England. I earn my living as a wheelwright, a maker of wooden wheels, and … Continue reading →

Posted in antique, carriage, chair doctor, craft, design, Diy, festival,, furniture, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, leisure, steam punk, style, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How wide is your Bum?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Tom Green

I am a great fan of the shaker style of furniture. Its very elegant furniture, cleverly designed to maximise the strength of interlocking thin timbers to create a piece which is lightweight and yet strong. It could also be argued that the … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, art, beauty, chair doctor, craft, design, Diy, family, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, humour, leisure, old bloke, style, Uncategorized, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Did I get my Doctorate?

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Tom Green

In an earlier post I recounted a tale that on a visit to the south coast I came across a “Chair Doctors” a term I hadn’t seen or heard of for ages. Its not quite as good as  a “sagger … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, art, carriage, celebrity, chair doctor, craft, design, Diy, family, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, history, home, humour, leisure, London, money, recycling, self help, style, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I always wanted to be a doctor!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Tom Green

  20 years ago I started buying wrecked chairs at country auctions, and attempting to do them up, fully intending to then to put them back into auction, and undoubtedly make a fortune,  but they became family favourites. We still have … Continue reading →

Posted in antique, craft, design, Diy, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, leisure, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Bother Making it?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Tom Green

Now  I don’t claim to be a blacksmith, my primary skill is as a wheelwright, so I have a Blacksmith’s forge to support that, enabling me to make all manner of little parts and pieces. For example today I needed to … Continue reading →

Posted in art, blacksmith, carriage, craft, design, Diy, furniture, gift, gift idea, heritage craft, heritagecraft, history, horse, kitchen, old bloke, steam punk, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Accident or Design?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Tom Green

As a Craftsmen I love my job, it offers variety and every day is different, that’s  until I get take on a big project with a timescale, when it suddenly becomes a production line. I have spent the last couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in blacksmith, carriage, craft, design, Diy, family, fashion, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, hipster, home, leisure, lighting, recycling, style, tom green, tradition, trend, Uncategorized, wheelright, wheelwright, wood, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Going Up in Smoke!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Tom Green

The latest Heritage Craft Project Book is published today – How  to Make Food Smokers and Dehydrators. This one came about by popular demand from customers asking for the plans of my designs.  Over the years I have made a number … Continue reading →

Posted in art, bake, baking, barbecue, bbq, blacksmith, books, Cheese, Cooking, craft, design, Diy, family, food, furniture, Garden, gift, gift idea, heritage craft, heritagecraft, hobby, home, humour, kitchen, leisure, London, old bloke, old blokes kitchen, publishing, relationship, relationships, retail, romance, self help, shopping, smoker, tom green, Uncategorized, vegetarian, video, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is the Goose Getting Fat?

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Tom Green

Christmas is coming and if the Nursery Rhyme is to be believed Geese around the country should be putting on weight, so its time to start thinking about presents for your nearest and dearest as a festive gift, or for … Continue reading →

Posted in accesories, art, candle, craft, design, family, fashion, furniture, gift, gift idea, heritage craft, heritagecraft, humour, Leather work, lighting, retail, romance, saddlery, Uncategorized, wheelright | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Leather Lampshade

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Tom Green

For this weeks video I demonstrate how to make a Leather Lampshade to fit my wooden Desk lamp. Over the years I have made a number of Leather Lampshades, in a variety of styles and colours, so I had forgotten … Continue reading →

Posted in accesories, art, craft, design, Diy, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, Leather work, leisure, old bloke, saddlery, style, tom green, tradition, Uncategorized, video, western, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Shine a Light

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Tom Green

Its starting to feel like a proper film studio at the moment we have released one video a week for the last four weeks and there are a few more to come. This weeks video shows how to make an Adjustable … Continue reading →

Posted in art, craft, design, Diy, furniture, heritage craft, heritagecraft, home, lighting, money, retail, shopping, style, tom green, tradition, trend, Uncategorized, wood, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment