Ochre & Wood

Page d'Accueil
France
Paris
Ochre & Wood

At Ochre & Wood, we design and hand build unique pieces of furniture.

23/06/2026

Milling some old distillery washback staves to make windows and doors for a summerhouse. Traditional washbacks are made from premium grade Douglas fir so the wood is really nice under all that staining.

The wood is not everyone's cup of tea with all the dark staining from 60 years of distilling but it certainly has character and smells heavenly which you cut into it!

11/06/2026

A date for your diary - Art Aboyne starting on 11 July. There will be lots of gorgeous art to browse and of course some furniture! We will be there this year with some special show pieces. Do come along to the Victory Hall in Aboyne.

14/05/2026

First coat of finish oil applied - always a special time to see how the colours finally pop. Lots of movement in the design, inspiration taken from ripening barley fields moving in the wind.

14/05/2026

After final checks, the legs being fixed in place

14/05/2026

A quick canter through the last few days work on the Barley Breeze coffee table setting out, fixing/gluing and shaping the stave top and the last pic, a dry-fit to check the overall 'look'.

Staves are from laminated in ash and the legs are formed of wych elm, all sourced locally in Scotland.

11/05/2026

Been busy reworking a piece I made a decade ago - the Barley Breeze coffee table. Ash staves are laminated in a curved jig to form the top and the legs are built up from sections of wych elm which are then cut into a blank and carved roughly into shape using an angle grinder. More refined shaping comes back at the bench.

First pic is the original followed by progress shots of the new version. The new piece will be part of this year's collection at this coming July.

20/02/2026

A lounge side table with elm burr top and walnut legs.

The top is two book-matched pieces of 'live edge' elm burr. To contrast with its irregular shape I decided to create a geometric frame with tapered triangular legs. This made for some interesting joinery (see my previous posts of the build) and draws the eye to the highly figured top.

The spread of the feet makes it very stable and, at 550mm / 21.5 ins tall, is ideal for a glass of wine while relaxing on the sofa!

13/02/2026

Making legs for a side table. I decided on a 3 legged frame design wise with tapered triangular legs. This quickly turned into a right good kick in the brain when trying to work out all the angles!!! Then came the realisation that the sliding dovetail joints meant that all three frame pieces have to be inserted in the legs at the same time to get it to go together. A real triumph of design over ease of construction!! I know I'll be happy with the result so all the problem solving will be worth it. 🤞🤞🤞

Adresse

Musée Du Louvre
Paris
75001

Site Web

http://www.ochreandwood.com/

Notifications

Soyez le premier à savoir et laissez-nous vous envoyer un courriel lorsque Ochre & Wood publie des nouvelles et des promotions. Votre adresse e-mail ne sera pas utilisée à d'autres fins, et vous pouvez vous désabonner à tout moment.