Tool making was what distinguished us as a species a long time ago. We continue to engage with the far more sophisticated tools of our progress today. But it’s the way we discover the value of integrating the dialogue between the brain and the hand that defines us. We look upon tools as an important agent of play and exploration of creative ideas.

Our studio workshop has an eclectic collection of gear, ancient and modern.

The Big 3:

• Dankaert Bandsaw, a whopping 90cm (36in) throat, probably 100 years old but a fantastic machine

• White Buzzer, 300mm x 1.8m table, also vintage and awesome

• SCM Minimax table saw, 300mm blade cuts 90mm, accurate as!

• and their sidekicks the Makita 400mm thicknesser and Jet 400mm drum sander

Plus

• Vintage Millis Spindle Moulder and a variety of knives

• Drill presses

• Air Compressor

• Carbatec clean air filter

A Festool collection:

• track saw

• router

• a selection of sanders

• the very clever Domino tenoner

• power drill, jigsaw

• Bosch power drill and driver

• Fein Multitool (the original)

• More inline and orbital sanders from Rupes and Metabo, more routers

• Angle grinders, variable speed and constant 10000rpm (variable are nicer to use), we use them for so many things from stone carving to wood carving to sanding and working with steel

• Chainsaws, most efficient wood editing tool we know, plus a Stihl chainsaw mill

• Cramps galore, all sizes

Plus

• Handtools, my prize collection of Japanese tools plus a collection of planes, carving tools (as v-tools, gouges, chisels), drawknives, spokeshaves, scrapers, and a collection of indispensable tools for measuring & marking

• Sharpening gear, grinders, polishers, whetstones and;

For steel work

• A Tig welder which also converts to arc, A plasma arc we wouldn’t be without

• Mig welder, steel cutoff saw and linisher