Oliver Gibbs Carpentry & Joinery

27/02/2025

Bespoke drinks cabinet with blue resin inlay, a recently completed projected.

02/06/2024

4 blades are better than 1, when making windows. In the workshop

11/12/2023

Building a house is not a relaxing way to spend your retirement! But, if done right, the results could be enjoyed into old age. Read more about timber framing for a client's retirement cottage:

olivergibbs.uk/a-retirement-oak-framed-cottage/

08/12/2023

Looking for Christmas gift ideas for a DIY enthusiast?
Here's our selection of the top 5 tools that everyone should have.

https://olivergibbs.uk/power-tools-for-christmas/

Christmas is on the horizon and power tools are a great gift for DIY lovers. Here's our selection of five power tools that every carpenter should have.

04/12/2023

A stairway to heaven? No, a glass fronted staircase to the second floor, crafted by Oliver Gibbs Carpentry & Joinery

https://olivergibbs.uk/glass-fronted-staircase/

A stairway to heaven? No, an oak glass fronted staircase made by Oliver Gibbs Carpentry and Joinery in Shrewsbury

27/11/2023

We've had some heavy storms this year, with flooding in the local area. Here's details of our storm windows to weather the rain.

https://olivergibbs.uk/wooden-stormproof-windows/

Wooden stormproof windows are ideal for a Welsh cottage exposed to the elements. This explains what a stormproof window is and shows one of our commissions.

16/01/2023

An energy efficient wooden door with a thermal layer. Just one of our recent bespoke projects for period a property. Find out more about the project and how you could conserve heat through a new door at olivergibbs.uk/energy-efficient-wooden-door/

08/11/2014

Our most unusual commission to date is the spinning wheel pictured. Technically curved edges and moving wooden parts are not easy to craft. We don’t often take on projects like this but enjoyed the challenge. We would like to think that it would frighten Sleeping Beauty! What do you think?

http://www.olivergibbs.com/sleeping-beauty-commission/

24/09/2014

In April we shared a photo (top left) of an unusual project that we were involved in. Here's the completed building - it's a home office commissioned by a scientist for his work. Read more and see photos here:

http://www.olivergibbs.com/timber-home-laboratory/

25/08/2014

Coppice tool and wood bring and buy sale at the Green Wood Centre in Telford on 7th September - see attached flyer. Old and new forestry tools will be for sale. It is orgainsed by Small Woods, a national organisation promoting the sustainable use of small woodlands.