Ageing softwood
Busy times ageing work tops and end panels to make sure the clients kitchens are a focal point for the holiday visitors. Before.. After.. Ready for the final coating up.
Ready for the spray shop
Solid Ash doors with raised and fielded panels and bolection molding ready to be coated up
Chrome attachments
Staircase newel posts can be, for some, to chunky and not in keeping with the house design. This open rise staircase was constructed from solid oak with a walnut inlay through the treads and chrome attachments to hold the handrail on too the rounded newel post. Within the wall string under each tread is […]
Console table
This piece of furniture was constructed out of beech hardwood and made to fit exactly between two doors at the clients property. The item was built to the clients specific requirements to have a recess in the centre of the top and curved legs. The top with its large boarder and overhang was champhered on […]
Before and after of an Entrance frame
Before: A standard frame and door with 6mm patterned cotswold glass and a very well worn lock and handles. After: This particular item was constructed out of solid Mahogany (Sapele) with an Osmo teak fungi protection stain and a oil UV protection top coat. The glass is now 4/10/4 18mmK toughened double glazed units and […]
Hardwood Vs Softwood
At HINSON We are regularly asked what timber is better and what the differences are between hardwood and softwood. People assume it is a definition of the woods density which is not always the case. The two distinctions are based on their botanical anatomy. All hardwoods have a cell structure containing four different types of […]
Right tool for the job
When cutting oak beams its best to be well equipped.