Ben Made - Property Services

Ben Made - Property Services Handyman to Furniture making based in Haslemere and providing services to the local area

Douglas Fur internal cladding. I did this a while ago and the client was happy for me to share the results after the fur...
10/11/2025

Douglas Fur internal cladding.

I did this a while ago and the client was happy for me to share the results after the furnishings and light has been put back in.

What you can’t sense is the wonderful lemony smell of the Douglas Fur as it was cut and installed. I am visiting tomorrow and hopefully the smell will still be there.

This was a really enjoyable job for lovely people in an amazing architects labour of love 60’s house.

I was asked to make a tripod stand for an old theatre stage light. I chose locally grown Ash for the legs and recycled O...
17/01/2025

I was asked to make a tripod stand for an old theatre stage light.

I chose locally grown Ash for the legs and recycled Oak from a very old barn door frame for the centre section.

To keep the ascetic as simple as possible I used sliding dovetail joints to bring it all together. All the tapering of the legs and joining was done by hand with a sharp hand plane and chiscels.

The clients reaction when I delivered it was wonderful

Soggy window sill no more. The existing sill was the original oak so I replaced it with another piece of oak.
11/10/2024

Soggy window sill no more.

The existing sill was the original oak so I replaced it with another piece of oak.

Water damaged ceiling. Fixed
26/09/2024

Water damaged ceiling.
Fixed

Foot through the ceiling! Repaired
26/09/2024

Foot through the ceiling!
Repaired

Sliding doors installed over IKEA Pax wardrobe furniture. Simple, clean and economical
09/08/2024

Sliding doors installed over IKEA Pax wardrobe furniture. Simple, clean and economical

03/08/2024

Heavy duty rail slides and Maple veneered plywood made this a lovely little job.

It did occur to me, as I was drawing this in CAD, that I could send this to a CNC machine and get it turned out in 30 minutes. I decided to do it by hand. The joints maybe not quite as tight but there is so much more satisfaction when it’s cut by hand and all fits just right

This was an extremely challenging Bauhaus inspired desk in oak and elm. The curved “legs” are in oak and steam bent into...
31/07/2024

This was an extremely challenging Bauhaus inspired desk in oak and elm.

The curved “legs” are in oak and steam bent into rectangles with sweeping corners. Bending these lead to many breakages but I got there in the end.

The top is made elm veneers top help prevent wood movement as the desk is to be placed next to a radiator.

The handless draws are push-to-open giving way to the smooth curves

It is fully demountable (flat packable) to make it easier to get into the property.

The oak came from a tree felled in Churt only a few miles from where this now lives.

Spalted beech chopping boards.Battened and joined to resist warping these should last a long time.The spalting comes fro...
31/07/2024

Spalted beech chopping boards.
Battened and joined to resist warping these should last a long time.

The spalting comes from a fungus that digests to Lignum in the tree.

The timber for these came from a tree felled on Farnham Lane, Haslemere, less than a mile from where they were made

31/07/2024

Self clamping and super accurate. Best of all is the click when that snap in perfectly

It was great to be asked to make this shoe storage in a beautiful home near Scotland lane.It has a solid oak top and har...
31/07/2024

It was great to be asked to make this shoe storage in a beautiful home near Scotland lane.

It has a solid oak top and hardwood trims to additional strength and durability.

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Critchmere Hill
Haslemere
GU271LS

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