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Hand-carved solid oak For My Mum memorial bench with a Buddha, birds and Love Laughter Loyalty Strength
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For My Mum: Buddha, Birds and a Bench Full of Meaning

Every now and then a brief lands that tells you everything about a person in just a few symbols. This was one of those.Michael came to us wanting a memorial bench for his mum, built around the thin...

hand carvedHand-carved and painted oak children's memorial bench with a Pokémon scene and Forever in our hearts

Calum's Bench: A Pokémon World, Carved and Painted in Oak

Some benches are quiet. This one is full of colour, and that's exactly how it should be.We made this memorial bench for Calum, a little boy whose family wanted his favourite world — Pokémon — broug...

archDragon trail archway entrance gate with hand-carved dragon head post and Celtic knotwork, driftwood arch overhead

The Dragon Trail Arch — Where Myth Meets the Workshop

There are some commissions that feel less like a job and more like an invitation — an invitation to make something genuinely mythic. The Dragon Trail archway is one of those pieces.Built for a visi...

The Full Fairy House Collection — 22 Handmade Wooden Fairy Houses from Our Workshop

We've been busy. Over the past months we've quietly built up a full collection of handmade wooden fairy houses — 22 designs in all, ranging from snowy ice palaces to woodland treehouses, helter-ske...

barn owlsHand-carved solid oak memorial bench with two painted barn owls, wheat sheaves and snowdrops — bespoke commission by FreeRangeDesigns

Two Owls and a Bench for Ruth

Some pieces leave the workshop and we find ourselves standing there for a moment longer than usual. This is one of them. Katherine got in touch with us last year. Her mum, Ruth Mackay, had passed ...

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Heb Amaeth Heb Faeth — A Sign for the Farmers Who Feed Us

There's a Welsh saying that's been around for centuries: Heb Amaeth, Heb Faeth. Without farming, without food. It's as true now as it ever was — and we reckon it deserves a better home than a bit...

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