WoodSmith & Daughters

WoodSmith & Daughters Bespoke woodworking, based in Kettering, Northants. Small furniture, memory boxes, custom shelving.

Finally finished (slowest project yet?!)A wedding-gift memory box:Rebated oak outer, with a live-edge lid, ash interior ...
29/11/2025

Finally finished (slowest project yet?!)

A wedding-gift memory box:
Rebated oak outer, with a live-edge lid, ash interior liner, and an ebonised oak interior base. Finished with brass fittings.

What do you think of it?

29/10/2025

First experiment with ebonising - this oak soaked it up like a beaut!

Practicing our fine motor skills with some hammering today….. it didn’t all go to plan, but we persevered 🤣🤣
28/10/2025

Practicing our fine motor skills with some hammering today….. it didn’t all go to plan, but we persevered 🤣🤣

Box is coming together beautifully!Base made and fits like a glove - also added some detail with a mitred ash liner.
27/10/2025

Box is coming together beautifully!

Base made and fits like a glove - also added some detail with a mitred ash liner.

Today’s job has been milling this huge stack into more parts for the memory box. The base and lid (oak) are now down to ...
26/10/2025

Today’s job has been milling this huge stack into more parts for the memory box.
The base and lid (oak) are now down to thickness, and it’s going to have the bonus of an ash liner inside.

Ripped apart an older project and was able to salvage some of the material (sweet chestnut I think) to make a little bug...
23/10/2025

Ripped apart an older project and was able to salvage some of the material (sweet chestnut I think) to make a little bug hotel 🐞 🐛 🐜 🐝

Forgot to share this project from earlier this year. One of those jobs that SOUNDS easy, until you work out that the hou...
21/10/2025

Forgot to share this project from earlier this year. One of those jobs that SOUNDS easy, until you work out that the house isn’t square, the floor is wonky and you’ve got limited access into the eaves.
At least the happy customers have got somewhere to store all of their clothes now!

It’s been a long time doing odd-jobs, but I’m back!Chopping along on this memory box. Milled the oak down back in the su...
20/10/2025

It’s been a long time doing odd-jobs, but I’m back!

Chopping along on this memory box. Milled the oak down back in the summer and it’s been left to rest to ensure it doesn’t twist or warp. Gone for an overlap rebate design. Base and lid next.

Had a productive weekend building the ‘new’ (old - 2001!) table saw into a portable table together with the router table...
15/09/2024

Had a productive weekend building the ‘new’ (old - 2001!) table saw into a portable table together with the router table.
Last jobs to do, get the dust extraction hooked up and waiting for some other bits and pieces to arrive in the post.

Realised I never shared any photos of this finished memory keepsake box!Beautiful pink wellingtonia, dovetailed joints a...
21/04/2024

Realised I never shared any photos of this finished memory keepsake box!
Beautiful pink wellingtonia, dovetailed joints and a live-edge lid. What could be more befitting for a tree surgeon’s wedding gift?

COMPLETE!It’s nice to be able to do projects for our own home sometimes. 2 spalted sweet chestnut country-style benches....
01/04/2024

COMPLETE!

It’s nice to be able to do projects for our own home sometimes.

2 spalted sweet chestnut country-style benches. Somewhere around 20 hours to produce. Height is also adjustable by almost 2”, so the kids can have theirs slightly higher.

So close to finished. Both now assembled. Today’s warm weather gave me the opportunity to try this new varnish from Mann...
30/03/2024

So close to finished. Both now assembled. Today’s warm weather gave me the opportunity to try this new varnish from Manns.

Final photos to follow tomorrow!

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