Whitacre Bespoke Carpentry

Whitacre Bespoke Carpentry Heritage restoration specialist carpentry. Timber frame building repairs and new timber frame buildings. Sash window repair, service, replacement.

Manufacturing Bespoke doors both modern and traditional. Manufacturing and repair of traditional casement wi A specialist firm of conservation carpenter/ joiners that specialise in architectural carpentry and joinery. Both repair and new work. Mouldings of any size can be matched/replicated . As part of our work we regularly work on listed buildings. Whitacre Bespoke Carpentry can also produce for

you timber framed Porches, Garages, Barns and home extensions in Green Oak, Douglas Fir or Siberian Larch. Timber Framed buildings are done on a totally bespoke basis and we do not as a rule build standard kit buildings this is because we believe each and every building should be as different as the surroundings into which they are placed. Please contact us to discuss you next project we take on jobs of any size from single door/ window frame. to complete new build extensions in timber frame with doors and windows etc.

A brief step outside the shop earlier amidst an interesting current project I spotted this little gold finch watching me...
11/06/2026

A brief step outside the shop earlier amidst an interesting current project I spotted this little gold finch watching me. It used to be a rare occurrence seeing birds like this here but 30 years and three generations making efforts to change some of the decline post war techniques cause these opportunities are becoming much more common. This week alone I have watched a barn owl take two field voles one from the farm drive another from a field with sheep in. Watched 4 greater spotted wood peckers two females feeding two fledglings. Blue t**s, great t**s, chaffinches, sparrows all feeding fledglings too.

Getting ready for a full sized lay up of an awkward little out of square job.
09/06/2026

Getting ready for a full sized lay up of an awkward little out of square job.

28/05/2026

Matching existing period mouldings is something I enjoy doing and is a useful part of my business. This is how I would go about deciding on which options to use for this moulding.

Preping some exercises for teaching next week. This one is an introduction to the humble half lap joint. For this exerc...
09/05/2026

Preping some exercises for teaching next week. This one is an introduction to the humble half lap joint. For this exercise I have selected PAR timber from the local builders merchants. This exercise is more than just cutting two simple joints before we start in the workshop we will discuss tools for setting out the job and then producing the job. I will give no other information as to how I did it. Other than the Dovetail angle written on the piece. This is a good exercise in accurate lay out and observing fine details like the shoulder width at the base of the dovetail, the component placing and length. My students will start with a piece of stock identical in length and from the same batch as mine. The true test will be to pile them all up at the end and see if they are all the same. The ability to accurately repeat work again and again is what makes for a really good joiner. These joints were fitted straight of the saw thanks to good disciplined lay out.

05/05/2026

Some terrible cement pointing work over some beautiful old lime.

28/04/2026

Original cleft lath from a thatched cottage. This is what we are missing from modern building. This cleft timber comes from small trees and coppiced woodland and is incredibly sustainable as well as strong. We need more of this in the world and less petrochemicals.

25/04/2026

Stage two bevel grind!

24/04/2026

Re profiling a missing moulding plane iron stage one

22/04/2026

Not all “ovolo” mouldings are the same despite what people say.

20/04/2026

Glazing fillet repair or replacement is something I do a lot of on period windows. These narrow firmer chisels are my tools of choice. My sorby one is very well worn after 23 years with me.

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B462NA

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