Langley Furniture Works.
A portrait of the team I worked with at Langley Furniture Works between 2014 and 2018.
Geoff updates the jobs board in the hand shop. This lists all the current projects that are being made at the moment. Rubbing one off was a symbolic moment.
Fran lays out all the components of his door ready for glue up.
A keen eye to make sure everything is fitting together as intended.
It's easier with another pair of hands as Rhys helps out.
Rhys and Fran use large sash clamps to hold the door in place as the glue dries overnight.
A huge stack of sapele dressed and ready for the table saw.
Ben on the cross cutting saw.
A mortice and tenon being prepared for glue up.
Marking out the mortice location on the new workshop signage.
Pencil markings prevent mistakes and are easily sanded off at the end of the project.
Clamps make sure the glue dries in place.
Oiled and in situ ready for new customers.
Ryan and Stevie dry fit a huge stained glass window frame. It would have been a nightmare to glue this up in place due to the post in the middle of the workshop!
Stevie works on the complicated central glass frame feature.
Ryan and Stevie assemble the frame outside.
A job well done. Ready for the stained glass.
Thirty minute break for bait in the middle of the day.
John uses trestles to raise his table legs to a working height.
Stevie makes sure everything is plumb while working underneath the swing bridge in Newcastle.
Rhys concentrates while gluing up a sash window.
Stevie is 100% square.
Spray guns ready for the last stage of manufacture.
Quentin busy in the spray booth.
The mortiser.
The bandsaw.
The thicknesser.