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Natalie Fenwick of Carpenter Oak blogs about the peg (with Astrid Arnold)

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We've made this little kitchen side from the lovel We've made this little kitchen side from the lovely deodar I managed to get my hands on for the holiday cabin we are working on. Now for a bit of plumbing.....!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #bespokecommissions #carpentryprojects⁠ #womanwoodworker #shebuilds #womeninwoodworking #handmade #womencarpenters #madeindevon
We've got a couple of places left on next Saturday We've got a couple of places left on next Saturday's tool sharpening workshop, 10am-1pm, Moretonhampstead, £45. Come and join us!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #toolsharpening #maintainyourtools
Hey I am featured Tradeswoman of the month!! Fame Hey I am featured Tradeswoman of the month!! Fame at last!🤣 Check out the Register of Tradeswomen. The register has only been launched last month and already has loads of tradeswomen signed up. It’s the place to go if you want to support women working in the trades or want to employ someone female. We are still in the minority but initiatives like this will contribute to levelling the playing field. Like my own company TouchWood South West, the Register also empowers women not only in the trades but also women from disadvantaged backgrounds. I’m really excited to be part of the Register of Tradeswomen, as it will help make tradeswomen more visible, address the gender imbalance in the Manual trades and give clients a broader choice of who they would like to have work for them in their homes. #touchwoodsouthwest #womenandmanualtrades #registeroftradeswomen #shebuilds #womancarpenter @registeroftradeswomen https://registeroftradeswomen.com/2021/04/featured-tradeswoman/
It’s been a busy week for us. We started off wit It’s been a busy week for us. We started off with doing some emergency repairs on this decking where a lot of the substructure had pretty much rotted away. It was one of our less glamorous jobs (while working outside being snowed on on Tuesday!!) but we made it safe until we return... #touchwoodsouthwest #shebuilds #womancarpenter #carpentryprojects
We can start again in April for courses! 💃 Chec We can start again in April for courses! 💃 Check out our spring and summer course programme. The link is in the bio.
Happy Easter Sunday everyone! 🥚🐣 Wishing yo Happy Easter Sunday everyone! 🥚🐣 Wishing you lots of chocolate! Off on an Easter egg hunt in the garden with the kids now.... #touchwoodsouthwest #dayoffwork #chocolateoverdose
We've been at the workshop again this week and hav We've been at the workshop again this week and have lots of lovely wood to process and make into beautiful things!⁠ ⁠ See my newly build timber racks in the background? They are coming in very useful now, stacked full of oak and ash.⁠ ⁠ Here is Rowena cutting some ash for a couple of fitted cupboard doors.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #womanwoodworker #shebuilds #womeninwoodworking #handmade #womencarpenters #madeindevon⁠ #bespokecommissions #carpentryprojects
Doors are in and laminate floor is down in the cab Doors are in and laminate floor is down in the cabin! ⁠ I always thought that flooring that pretends to be solid wood was just too fake - but I must admit I have changed my mind about laminate flooring. It is so easy to lay and very hardwearing. On top of it it also looks really good. ⁠ I hold my hands up for being opinionated!⁠ This stuff definitely has its place - it's absolutely perfect in this cabin 👌🏼⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #womanwoodworker #shebuilds #womeninwoodworking #handmade #womencarpenters #madeindevon⁠ #bespokecommissions #carpentryprojects
Finishing touches - Rowena puts in the screws for Finishing touches - Rowena puts in the screws for the hinges on the door - job done!⁠ I always think back in those moments to the start: ⁠ ⁠ - pulling down the rotten part of this structure⁠ - putting in point foundations⁠ - building a new timber structure⁠ - cladding the new structure, insulating and roofing it⁠ - putting down the subfloor⁠ - building internal walls⁠ - running the cables for the solar electrics inside the walls⁠ - cladding internal walls⁠ - putting in the door lining⁠ - 'shooting in' the door⁠ - chiselling out for the hinges⁠ ⁠ Viola! Just screws left to put in 😅⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #womanwoodworker #shebuilds #womeninwoodworking #handmade #womencarpenters #madeindevon⁠ #bespokecommissions #carpentryprojects
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