Project showcase
Real Projects. Real Homes.
Every photograph here is Gary's own work — 102 photographs across 21 projects, including plenty shot mid-build rather than only when everything was tidy.
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Carpentry
Redwood Built-In Patio Bench with Hidden Storage
A wraparound redwood bench built into a patio corner, with the seat sections hinged to open into dry storage underneath.
Custom Woodworking
Live-Edge Walnut River Table
A live-edge hardwood dining table with a clear blue resin river poured between two matched slabs, on a blackened steel base.
Fences & Gates
Horizontal Redwood Fence
Full-height horizontal redwood fencing built board by board on site, with tight consistent reveals down the whole run.
Installations
Timber Slat Walls & Ceilings
Fine-pitch timber slat panelling run across ceilings and feature walls, including a run mitred around a stone chimney breast.
Custom Woodworking
Green Resin River Table
A hardwood table with a translucent green-and-blue resin pour, finished and set on ornate blue-painted iron legs.
Fences & Gates
Redwood Gates & Entry Arbor
Matched double gates and a heavy timber entry arbor, built to the opening rather than cut down from a stock panel.
Installations
Sliding Barn Doors
Solid timber sliding barn doors with black strap hardware, hung on exposed top track where a swing door would not fit.
Custom Woodworking
Ocean-Pour Resin Table Top
A resin table top poured and worked to look like shoreline water over sand, with breaking surf along the wood edge.
Fences & Gates
Horizontal Fence with Steel Posts
Horizontal fencing carried on painted steel posts instead of timber, for a thinner post line and a straighter long-term run.
Fences & Gates
Wrought Iron Fence Welding & Repair
On-site welding to repair a decorative wrought iron fence, reset its posts and bring the damaged sections back into line.
Custom Projects
Live-Edge Cat Tree & Den
A cat tree built from a real branching trunk with a hollowed sleeping den and platforms following the natural forks.
Outdoor Projects
Arched Garden Bridge
A curved timber footbridge with shaped handrails, built to span a dry creek bed in a garden.
Outdoor Projects
Decks, Porches & Entry Steps
Deck platforms, front porch rebuilds and entry stairs, including handrails and the transition back into existing paths.
Custom Projects
Woven Rocking Chair Restoration
A rocking chair rebuilt in pale hardwood with the seat and back completely rewoven in cord.
Home Repairs
New Attic Access Hatch
A new framed attic opening cut into a finished ceiling and trimmed out, in a bay crowded with existing wiring.
Outdoor Projects
Tile Patios & Garden Walkways
Laid and repaired tile patios, brick steps and set-stone walkways, including a diagonal path bedded between pebble margins.
Outdoor Projects
Redwood Planters & Outdoor Sink Cabinet
Built-in redwood planter boxes and a tiled outdoor sink cabinet built to fit the spot it stands in.
Carpentry
Trim, Molding & Baseboard
Baseboard, quarter-round and casing fitted to existing walls and floors, scribed where the surfaces are not straight.
Carpentry
Timber Fireplace Mantle
A solid timber mantle shelf fitted to a painted brick fireplace, levelled to the room rather than to the brickwork.
Custom Woodworking
Live-Edge Tables & Hardwood Benches
Slab tables and benches on slim steel frames, plus shop work — glue-ups, a turned stool and a shaped hardwood board.
Outdoor Projects
Privacy Screens & Pergola
Slatted privacy screening and pergola framing built to block a specific sightline rather than wall off the whole yard.
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Repair, installation, fence, woodworking—or something that's a little harder to describe. Send Gary a message and tell him what you're working on.