About Me

I have worked in a wide area of woodwork and construction for over 30 years now. I am now semi retired and am looking for jobs to keep me busy and earn some still needed income.

I did a two year College as a Wood Machinist, with emphasis on furniture making, in Sweden in the early 70's. Here I gained competence in hand tools as well as industrial machinery and

 technical drawings.

I worked for a while in a small firm doing a wide variety of work.

Got into other things for some years and travelled a lot. I lived in Denmark, and Los Angeles, South Africa, back to Sweden for a couple of years and off to Great Britain.

I have a fairly comprehensive experience in construction and woodworking as I have worked as a Joiner, Cabinet maker, on site carpenter, kitchen fitter (including plumbing, electrical work, gas and tiling), Bathroom fitter, roofer and even the occasional restoration of antique furniture.

I have mainly done bespoke cabinet work or joinery. I have fitted over 100 kitchens and have built from scratch at least 10 kitchens.

I have often worked for wealthy clients with special requirements and high expectations on quality.

I have a good knowledge of a wide variety of materials and technical solutions, and can be inventive and resourceful in finding a solution to a specific problem.

I have the attitude that anything can be done, and my reservations are more in the amount of work or cost it will take, rather than, that it can't be done.

I am not the fastest one, but consider myself to be in the top 10% of tradesmen when it comes to skill and quality of work.

I'm a bit “Old School” in that I believe that a job well done is more important than the earnings from a specific job. I do not see the point in cutting corners. The difference in cost to making a proper job and one of cutting corners, is only about 20%, so why not make it properly in the first place.

This has resulted in many customers coming back again and again, as they feel they can trust me to do a good job for them.

I do not at the present have access to a professional workshop, so am limited to work I can do on site. I have a full set of tools and portable machines, to do a fair bit still.


As for my rates...  for larger jobs I would most likely give a quotation.  For smaller jobs I am looking to be compensated around £30.00 per hour. For regular work, such as for a builder, I might be willing to negotiate a lower rate.