Historic and Bespoke Joinery

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	Replacement clinch-nail door. On the inside of the door, the lap jointed oak boards run horizontally and the nails are bent over to form a repetitive pattern.
	From a design given by the client a pair of Arts and Crafts style double doors. The arch heads are made out of solid oak so there are large expansion gaps (sealed with compriband) hidden behind the cover strips.
	Reconstruction of a 15th century Crown post. It was inserted to prop a spine beam with a severe fracture, thus negating the need for an intrusive repair.
	The lower section of a two-storey newel staircase built into existing stonework. This photo was taken during the work.......
	...and this is the completed staircase.
	A repaired cornice on a grade 2 listed building.
	Part of an inserted wall of framing this is a newel post with carved chamfer stops.
	Restored newel staircase built back into original stonework at the Merchant's house, Shepton Mallet.
	A repaired historic prison door set in a timber frame of sweet chestnut.
	Copy of a post medieval door frame. Made by hand in the time honoured way. Mortice and tenoned with a scribed cut.
	This door required a number of repairs and replacement parts...
	...but the end result was well worth the effort. It was still cheaper to repair half of the fabric of the door than to replace with new.
	This photo shows a sash box in need of repair. Water ingress through lack of maintenance and water trapped behind the parting bead and outer linings have caused the problems.
	This shows the same box repaired with a new cill in sapele and patches to the stiles and lining.
	The finished window repaired and painted.
	Repairs to a bay window in softwood. These windows have replacement cill sections as well as the patches to the jambs which are more clearly visible.