Category: Woodwork Department
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Mobile Kitchen Table
A few months ago I was approached by one of our members regarding making a sort of butchers block table on wheels. The ones on-line varied tremendously in quality and price; many being very overpriced! After some discussion we decided to make the top out of an offcut of a composite marble type material. This…
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Inveraray Coop Picnic Tables
The woodwork team were commisioned to make two large picnic tables for the Inveraray Coop. Now just waiting to be picked up.
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Bar Stool Refurbishment
The woodwork team were asked if it were possible to refurbish a rather dilapidated bar stool, or was it just scrap. The stool had a bit of history and was of sentimental value. It was orginally a bar stool in the Heathbank Hotel at Northbay on the Isle of Barra. The Macleod family had owned…
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New Stores
The woodwork team have just completed our latest module in the Unit 1 side of our building. It has a large store which will be used by the Cowal Camera Club who now meet at the Community Shed. The new module also has two small stores for community users and a sales area for items…
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Larch Bench
A recently completed larch bench. I was commisioned to make a one-off bespoke bench for one of our regular clients. The design emerged from the timber available at the time and by my wish to make something different. Made from larch from Fynewoods and finished with a reddish stain. It is certainly sturdy! J. Ferrie
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Planters for Struan Lodge
This summer we were asked to make some planters to add to the significant horticultural developments at Struan Lodge. Here they are on the patio ready for planting.
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Rock Cafe Picnic Table No. 2
Earler this week we delivered the 2nd large picnic table to the Rock Cafe. In the workshop.
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Kilmun Mausoleum Information Display
Sometime in the autumn of 2024 the woodwork section of the mens shed was approached by Historic Kilmun with a challenge. Could we make a mobile display unit for the Kilmun Mausoleum. They offered parts of a couple of old pews and an old door from the church buildings as source material. How could we…
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Antlers
A recent project for a client: mount a set of antlers on an interesting piece of wood. So we found an offcut of spalted elm in the workshop and we think it turned out well. Better that the standard shield type?
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Bird Table
A bird table with some features. The rails are to stop bigger birds taking all the food intended for the small ones. Also the height can be reduced by cutting off some of the central post. The base is wide for stability.