About Us
Working with natural materials and especially making things out of wood has been something I’ve enjoyed since childhood. I remember fondly standing in my grandfather’s workshop as a toddler and being allowed to cut scrap pieces of wood with a small saw, then being told over and over again to:
“LET THE SAW DO THE WORK!”
&
“Guide the saw with your thumb it’ll make you slow down and be careful.”
Thumbs are very precious to children, and you only need to nick it once with a saw tooth to realise slow and steady is the way to go.
Being able to use reclaimed timber and re-purpose something that was destined for a fire or a scrap heap just makes it feel even more special to me.
I became a certified mindfulness and meditation practitioner in 2019 and started using my hobby of building wooden things as a way to bring more peace and meditation into my life, then in 2020 my wife watched a YouTube video, the vlogger had bought a small step stool, and she said to me “You could make one of those.”
I did, listed it on eBay and Etsy and Tony’s Wooden Workshop was born. It was amazing, I was able to turn a hobby and calming pursuit into a business and many stools later here I am doing lots of indoor and outdoor accessories as well as garden buildings and renovations. It brings me peace and joy and helps me so much with my pursuit of a more mindful and meditative life. (You can see details of my mindful practice at www.mindfulyou.org.uk).
Now I split my time between working in my wooden garden workshop in the beautiful Suffolk countryside and group and one2one meditation and mindfulness sessions, helping some really amazing people develop their inner peace and calm and find ways to relax.
Please take a look at the “Galleries” to see a full range of the things I’ve made so far and remember, if you can’t find what you want just email, message or call, I’m happy to talk about, design and make most realistic things.