About the workshop
Leyland Woodcraft is a one-person joinery workshop on the edge of Leyland, in central Lancashire. The work is handmade furniture and bespoke joinery, sold mostly to homes across the North West and occasionally further. There is no factory, no team, no production line. Every piece passes through one pair of hands from rough board to finished surface.
The workshop
A small industrial unit, well-lit, well-ventilated, with the usual machines and a fair amount of dust. Bandsaw, planer-thicknesser, table saw, spindle moulder, mortiser, lathe. Plus the hand tools that get used every day: a small set of bench planes, several chisels, a few well-loved marking gauges. Visitors are welcome by appointment if you'd like to see a piece on the bench or pick timber for a commission.
The timber
Most of the work is in English hardwood. Oak from local yards, ash from estates in Cumbria and the Lakes, walnut and cherry where the design asks for it. The yards know what they're sending now, and that consistency is a real benefit. For larger pieces the timber is selected board-by-board, sometimes with the client present.
How a commission works
- An email or phone call to talk through what you're after.
- A workshop visit or site visit, depending on the piece. For fitted joinery this is always a site visit.
- A sketch and a written quote, usually within a week.
- A deposit secures a slot in the workshop queue.
- Build time, typically six to twelve weeks from the start date.
- Delivery and installation across the North West, longer journeys quoted separately.
What the workshop doesn't do
No flat-pack. No veneered MDF carcasses with hardwood fronts. No painted finishes, except on simple joinery where paint is the right answer. No rush jobs that compromise the build. If a piece is needed in three weeks, it's almost certainly a piece for a different workshop.
Get in touch
Email [email protected] with a few words about the piece you're considering and roughly where you are. Replies usually within a working day.