The Modern Carpenter

The Modern Carpenter Bespoke, high end furniture that brings together contemporary design and a luxury finish. We make beautiful things for houses new and old. Plywood. It's good.

Very occasionally things don’t go entirely your way - a common question I’m asked is what to about birch ply when the do...
16/06/2026

Very occasionally things don’t go entirely your way - a common question I’m asked is what to about birch ply when the doors warp. Usually I’d say put the convex side against a gentle heat source until the panel unwarps. But sometimes, it doesn’t - I’m blaming last year’s blistering summer followed by the endlessly damp autumn in this case. Panels presumably stored and shipped in extreme conditions didn’t like coming in to a centrally heated home without twisting to heck.
Oh well.
Brand new doors made and installed, and a very happy pair of customers. Wardrobe still looks nice though, doesn’t it?

Been doing this a while now, so I can scientifically* give you a run down of the sorts of features I get asked for the m...
10/06/2026

Been doing this a while now, so I can scientifically* give you a run down of the sorts of features I get asked for the most.
If you’d like any of these in your home or business - or even have a challenge I’ve never taken on before - get in touch, I’ve got some late summer/early autumn availability currently, particularly for a bigger project in Somerset or surrounding areas. New kitchen? Bedroom remodel? Utility room? Secret door? Drop me an email!
*fine, not scientific, barely even realistic maths

Different angles on the Cardiff bedroom, with that glorious late May light pouring in. It’s a birch plywood dream, would...
01/06/2026

Different angles on the Cardiff bedroom, with that glorious late May light pouring in. It’s a birch plywood dream, wouldn’t you say?
Interiors bespoke joinery Somerset Gloucestershire Devon Bristol Bruton bath wells Cardiff Taunton wardrobe plywood design

The big birch ply bedroom job is complete! More photos to follow, time to go for a celebratory mtb ride first, but I was...
28/05/2026

The big birch ply bedroom job is complete! More photos to follow, time to go for a celebratory mtb ride first, but I was excited to share. Let me know what you think!

Nearly there on this big birch ply bedroom project - it’s taking me forever but on the other hand, it’s kind of enormous...
20/05/2026

Nearly there on this big birch ply bedroom project - it’s taking me forever but on the other hand, it’s kind of enormous. This is the almost assembled bed, with the wrap around bedside tables and cupboard. The wardrobe you saw me posing around last week goes off to the right of this bit. Just a few more bits to finish, then it’s pack down and install in sunny Cardiff next week. Picked a good week for the van’s air con to kick the bucket, didn’t we? Can’t wait to have this one in its new home!

It’s tonight so obviously I spent the entire afternoon making a birch plywood top hat. Latvia represent! Oh they’ve no...
16/05/2026

It’s tonight so obviously I spent the entire afternoon making a birch plywood top hat. Latvia represent! Oh they’ve not in the final. Bu**er.

I’ve had quite a few new followers this past month (welcome and thank you so much!), so I thought it might be an idea to...
08/05/2026

I’ve had quite a few new followers this past month (welcome and thank you so much!), so I thought it might be an idea to share my face - not something I try to inflict on you too often, but I must admit I like seeing the people behind the builds on insta - so shyness and modesty begone! Scroll to the last pic for my inadvertent middle age thirst trap 🫣
These very definitely not posed photos show me working on a big wardrobe in my new assembly zone. It’s so useful to have this space now - previously I wasn’t always able to do a full dry fit with all the cabinets together at the same time. Doing it this way will allow me to get everything precisely finished off-site, hopefully leading to even smoother installs. Weirdly, it’s taking me longer this way though - because perfect is now easier to achieve, perfectionism is creeping in at this stage. No bad thing I guess, just need to remember to be efficient with the time.

Goodness, you have one post escape containment and suddenly the supportive woodworking community wants to have its say. ...
01/05/2026

Goodness, you have one post escape containment and suddenly the supportive woodworking community wants to have its say. Please take this post in the spirit it’s intended - we’ve all got Opinions and that’s a wonderful thing. But it’s just wood, it’s really quite funny when a few people get really rankled by my love of a material.
Right, it’s Friday, the sun is shining - time for a pint in the square. Happy Beltane all you lovely people!
Plywood. It’s really very good you know.

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