Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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Building a Dining Table as a gift is something I've wanted to do for a long time. So in this video, I'm going to show you the journey of this dining table all the way from material selection to installation.

Thank you so much to Woodland Heritage for collaborating on this video! You can find out more about what they do here:
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I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation, which is where I began growing my business. I then returned to Rycotewood to teach Evening Classes for 2 Years, while also teaching City and Guilds Furniture Making for 3 years. They were some long 12 hour days!

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