Welcome to the new website of The Otter Workshop!

Our new website is now live, showcasing some of our favourite projects and most recent work from The Otter Workshop.

Featured Project: Oak Refectory Table

This table has been inspired by a medieval table we have had in our family for some years. I have always admired the simplicity and proportion of this table and its ability to accommodate 8 sitters with ease, the table being 56 x 26 inches.

The pedestal design minimises interference with the sitters legs, although as children we used to rest our feet on the the cross bar as generations had before us resulting in a wonderfully worn top edge!

Cross member detail of the refectory table.

I have tried to interpret the original (much of the detail is missing in our old table) without resorting to a pastiche (not trying to imitate the aged black oak of the original) as this is a new table!

Constructed of Italian oak with traditional joinery throughout.

Peg detail.

Pedestal foot.

Featured Project: Multi-Use Sideboard

This piece was designed as a worktop with two slatted shelves to accommodate vegetable storage in the upper shelf, and two large Labrador dogs (plus baskets) in the lower!

A multi-use sideboard made from tulip wood and reclaimed cedar.

The base has been constructed of tulip wood, finished in vegetable wood oil to enhance the unusual colour and grain, and the top is reclaimed cedar. Traditional mortise and tenon jointing has been employed throughout.