DovetailTim

Work archive · 2014–2026

Work,
over time.

Finished pieces, fitted work and workshop photographs. The record is a little uneven; the work matters more than the photography ever did.

01

Fitted kitchens & interiors

Cabinetry made for a particular room, from the whole installation to the quiet details.

A handmade oak kitchen cabinet
Oak cabinet
A tall handmade oak pantry cabinet beside a refrigerator
Oak pantry
A large painted fitted kitchen during its final installation
Kitchen installation
A painted fitted kitchen with a handmade range surround and full-height cabinetry
Range surround
A large fitted oak dresser
Fitted dresser
An oak kitchen drawer with handmade dividers
Kitchen drawer
A close view of geometric timber panelling in a fitted interior
Fitted panelling
02

Freestanding furniture

Individual pieces with their own proportions, materials and reason for being.

A small handmade table with dovetails visible along its top
Dovetailed table
A slim handmade console table
Console table
A handmade walnut dining chair
Dining chair
A handmade side table with an open drawer showing hand-cut dovetails
Dovetailed drawer
A handmade freestanding toy chest with dovetailed corners and small round feet
Dovetailed toy chest
A handmade dovetailed toy chest filled with children's toys
Toy chest in use
A pale timber desk with a leather writing surface
Leather-top desk
A handmade oak television stand
Oak cabinet
A slim handmade walnut side table with a single drawer
Walnut side table
03

Architectural joinery

Doors, windows and joinery made to settle into the buildings around them.

Painted timber windows in a stone house
Traditional windows
A white glazed exterior door
Glazed door
Painted timber joinery fitted with decorative patterned glass panes
Patterned glazing
A tall green front door with leaded glass
Entrance door
Painted casement windows in a stone opening
Casement windows
A multi-pane timber window in the workshop
Window making
04

Mirrors & special projects

Large, reflective and usually more complicated than they first appear.

A finished circular blue, black and silver faceted mirror
Faceted mirror
A bespoke drinks cabinet installed in a richly decorated interior
Drinks cabinet
A close view of a gold-toned faceted mirror being assembled in the workshop
Faceted mirror detail
A complex segmented mirror under construction
Mirror in progress
A substantial oak mirror frame
Oak mirror
05

Dovetails

The joint behind the name, used at the scale of drawers, furniture and a full run of shelving.

A stepped oak shelving unit with integrated lights and visible dovetailed corners
Dovetailed shelving
A close view of through dovetails at the corner of an oak shelving unit
Through-dovetail detail
An oak kitchen drawer with exposed dovetails and fitted timber dividers
Kitchen drawer
A close view of hand-cut lapped dovetails in a drawer front
Lapped dovetails
A small handmade table with dovetails visible along its top
Dovetailed table
A handmade side table with an open drawer showing hand-cut dovetails
Drawer dovetails
A handmade toy chest with dovetailed corners and small round feet
Dovetailed toy chest
06

At the bench

Pencil marks, joints, experiments and work before the finish goes on.

An oak cabinet carcase under construction
Carcase work
An unfinished panelled oak chest
Panelled chest
A handmade traditional wooden workbench
Workbench
A carved rose detail in an oak panel
Carved rose

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