Belerion Oak Framing

Latest job, on the Lizard. A collaboration with Stuart Carter. A 9m diagonal span sling braced bossed out pyramid with 4 raised cotie trusses, purlins and ridges......Interesting job from design through to fabrication and raising. Dont see many o these babies

The first phase of a job on the Lizard. Just finnished the drawings. The building is C shape in plan and we hope to finnsh the other half mid to late 2018. A colaboration with Stuart Carter way out west. Where the wind blows wild and the trees grow with the wind.

A few weeks back working with uncle Jam on a big ol cider pressing barn made of doug fir. These were some hot days in the sun loved it. Good company including Tom Kinsella and his naughty doggy who ate my lunch more than once and also ate alot of my museli and gave me a look to say im a bloater!!!

Belerion Oak on tour in a sleepy little town called Compton Dando nr Brizol. Pictures from May. Nick Sheppard was a great client to work with his missus was a star as well and cooked up some sweet meals and cakes, lucky man!

Designed by Mathew Robinson.

A prospective new stair balcony link. I do like sketch ups sketchy function much better than I could have done free hand!

Thought id ad some finnished pics of skyber on the lizard! Start to finnish turn key solutions for the timber framed conservatory, studio, extension... The client was a bit pleased and I rather like it too, but im biased!

Almost finnished the full Skyber build from top to toe. I feel a last big push, with lots of skilled bodies to draw a line under this one and hand it over to the client finnished and signed off. Im quite pleased with it.

I am currently working on this conservatory/extension on the Lizard with Phil Woodcock. So far digging out foundations and building a "battered wall". And during January I will be fabricating the frame that sits on top. February will be glazing and tying in the roof under a covered scaffold shell so we don't have to brave the elements and risk the potential leakage through to the kitchen when we remove the tiles. Design through Matt Robinson Architecture.

A super fun project making an S shaped childs/(childish adults) climbing frame and monkey bar structure. Most of the timber came from site and all the central connections were made with these awesome tenon cutters by Veritas. Both Dad and his lil son are nuts about it. The client, Darren Hawkes garden design and myself agreed on a design and collectively helped to make it happen. The monkey bar section is made with 38mm oak dowel.

A proposed veranda for a south west facing garden in Perranpporth

A simple brief with some beauty features, finished! James &Anna are stoked.

Just thought id impart these words from another century past. “He who works with his hands is a labourer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist”. St Francis of Assissi (1181 – 1226)

Following on from the design the structure is almost complete. I initially cast the pads, then started triple checking my optical level data for post end cuts, cut the posts and located on them on to stainless threaded bar. Since these photos were taken the cladding flew up with the help of Mr Paslode the nail gun. So now I'm hoping to finnish the whole project on Thursday failing torrential downpours, fingers crossed.

Currently getting dry after enjoying some Cornish mizzle whilst setting out and shuttering for this delightful wood shed I designed for some clients in Penzance. Hopefully concreting will be done before the rains come on Saturday!

And whilst we're on a glazing tip here's a little job we did last year with my mate Dan Richards in Buckfastleigh Devon. Thoroughly enjoyable few weeks on site and a great little quirky town.

What a day to be working outside! Perched on a conservatory roof stopping the shake rattle and role of all the loose pains. look what grows if your external timbers aren't maintained! New planed timbers, Western red cedar with epdm tape and some fine stainless spax timber screws. Known commonly as the direct or dry galzing system.

I had the luck, not so long ago of stumbling upon a beautiful Shin Budhist garden/temple in West London.