|
Updated:
December 2001 |
|
|
|
News
Design:
Supported by: Hampshire County Council, |
 |
Working
Woodlands : Guy Furner
Tel: +44(0)7940 361029 Based in West Sussex, Working Woodlands offers a range of unique woodland products, hand crafted from local sustainable woodlands. He also specialises in creative landscape designs to personalise both wooded areas and gardens; creating meandering walkways, seated glades, wildlife havens and 'secret' gardens. Oakwood Sawmill : Mark Cottrell Tel: +44(0)1491 681097 Mark is a fourth generation of traditional besom broom makers. The besom broom has changed very little over the years, apart from being bound with wire now instead of wood or withies, and is still in great demand. As well as besom brooms Mark, who is based near Reading, makes and supplies continuous wattle fencing, conical plant supports, split chestnut lathes and garden furniture. Dorset Coppice Crafts : Jack Beckett Tel: +44(0)1258 881387 Jack, supported by his dedicated family and team of craftsmen, produces a wide range of quality products, mainly hazel, from the woodlands of Dorset’s beautiful Hardy country. Highly skilled at hurdle making, Jack and his team have developed a highly innovative range of woodland products for the house and garden, some of which will be on display. Dorset Coppice Crafts is always willing to undertake special commissions and work to customer’s own ideas. Jack proudly claims that "Your imagination is our only limitation". Taylor Made : Neil Taylor
An earlier training in art and his more recent training as a ‘green
woodworker’ has brought together
both the contemporary and the traditional
into Neil Taylor’s work as a designer and
maker of fine furniture and sculpture. Neil
uses both green, unseasoned native woods alongside
selected seasoned planking and he has
Heathfield & Spicer : Trevor Austen Tel: +44(0)1303 814545
His wide range of other products includes garden reel and lines and chestnut lawn edging. |
Tel: +44(0)1531 822567
developed a ‘pickling’ technique enabling him to produce a vivid
array of natural colours. He also
has an interest in Welsh stick furniture that
he has developed during the last five years he
has been in the business.
The Rake Workshop of Heathfield &
Spicer at Smeeth, Kent, has seen
the continuous production of
traditional wooden rakes since it was
set up in 1871. Trevor indulges his
rake-making skills, using ash coppiced
from sustainable woodlands to produce
a strong, light responsive rake that deals
comfortably with grass, leaves, soil and gravel.
Trevor’s range of rakes includes traditional,
garden and border with varieties including ‘Japan style’.