Forest 2 Furniture
An exclusive collection of handmade English furniture using timber grown within historic Sherwood Forest
Furniture Brochure 2011 - 2012
The Forest 2 Furniture collection
All the pieces in these pages are for sale, when you purchase a piece it will be the one shown in the photo. Once a piece is sold all photos and description are removed from the website and brochure. With the processes we use in choosing, cutting and drying the timber our output is limited to 12 - 15 pieces a year. The quantity, style and size of these pieces are decided at the beginning of each year. For this reason we are limited with the amount of commission work we can undertake. Please email us with your requirements. In the following pages you will find a variety of furniture suited to various rooms around the house. We can ship to any destination within the USA, EU and Eire for details and prices please see below. For sales and enquiries please contact our sales administrator Frances Leyshon Shipping Prices: 2010 - 2011 We can arrange for the shipping of our furniture to any destination in the world. Please email us with your requirements if the country of your choice does not appear below. UK: £175 (mainland excl Scotland) USA: £140 - £250 EU: £100 - £150 Russia: FCA - £150 (delivered to UK port) Please note that delivery within mainland UK is undertaken by Patrick Turk Designer/Maker
Octagonal Coffee Table
Made from English Oak and polished in it’s natural colour with a hand waxed finish. The top is 2” thick and made from 4 boards secured together using pegged edge tenons. Overall size: 36” x 36” x 20” high the base is 24” x 24” and has a latted shelf.
detail of base shelf showing pippy grain
Price: £2750
Side/Futon Table
Made from one piece of English Yew the top is polished a clear shellac allowing the beautiful colours found in this unique timber to be seen. The base is made from Sweet Chestnut and the pegs used to secure the mortise and tenon joints are hand cut from Yew. Overall size: 25” wide x 11” deep x 9” high
Price: £560
Coffee Table
Made from English Oak and stained reddish brown this table has a hand waxed finish. The top is 1.5” thick and made from 3 boards secured together using the traditional method of loose mortise and tenons. Overall size: 42” wide x 23” deep x 19” high
Price: £2500
Marriage Chest
Made from Sweet Chestnut this Marriage Chest has 3 fielded and raised panels to the front, with 3 fielded panels at the back and 2 on each end. With a medium oak colour and hand waxed finish. The inside is finished with a clear shellac sealer and the timber left in it’s original colour. There is also a small secret compartment that will only be revealed to the purchaser. Overall size: 41.5" wide x 19.5" deep x 27" high
Price: ÂŁ3200
Coffer
Made from Sweet Chestnut, stained dark with a hand waxed finish this coffer has raised & fielded panels to the front, fielded panels to the back and flat panels to the sides. Coffers are often used for the storage of cloths or bed linen and as such can become musty so instead of a solid base this coffer has a latted base to aid airflow. The inside is polished in it's natural colour.
Overall size: 36” wide x 16” deep x 22” high
Price: £2350
Side Chest
With a hand waxed finish over a light Oak colouring this Side Chest has a fielded and raised panel to the front & fielded panels to the sides and back. Inlayed rhombi in Laburnum.
Inside of chest is finished in it’s natural colour. Overall size: 17.5" wide x 16" deep x 17.5" high
Price: ÂŁ925
Patrick Turk – Designer/Maker
Patrick Turk comes from a long line of wellrespected London Master Tradesmen. He can trace his ancestry back to 1706. In each generation there have been either Chair Makers, French Polishers or Cabinet Makers. Many of the hand tools Patrick uses today are the same ones used by his great grandfather who was a Chair Maker in Bethnal Green, London in the late 1800's. Established as a Cabinet Maker and Furniture Restorer for over 25 years following a 4-year apprenticeship in furniture restoration and woodturning, Patrick has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in the design and construction of furniture through the ages. It is this knowledge that he draws on when creating the pieces for the Forest 2 Furniture collection. As with all artisans and their art, it is the medium in which they work that dictates how the final piece will turn out. In Patrick's case it is the characteristics of the timber - the grain pattern, the colours, the knots, etc - that determine the final design.
Dining Chairs
Made from Sweet Chestnut, stained light oak with a shellac sealer and hand waxed finish. The seat is solid wood with the front legs having an octagonal cross section.
Chair height to top of back rail 36�
Price: ÂŁ690 each
Monk’s Seat
Made from Sweet Chestnut, coloured medium oak with a hand waxed finish this Box Settle or Monk's Seat as it is often known has fielded and raised panels to the front of the box and the main back.
Inside of the box is finished in natural colour. Overall size: 26” wide x 44” high 16.5” deep seat height 18”
Price: £2100
Music Stand
Made from Sweet Chestnut with an octagonal column on 3 feet, the height of the lectern is adjustable. Sealed with clear shellac with a hand-waxed finish.
Price: ÂŁ695
Dining Table
Made from Sweet Chestnut with a hand-waxed finish. The top is 2” thick and made up of 3 boards with a small amount of waney edge showing and various knots this table is full of character.
Overall size: 75.5” long x 34.5” wide x 29.25” high
Price: £4250
Side Table
Made from English Yew sealed with a clear shellac to allow the natural colours to be seen with a handwaxed finish.
Overall size: 26” wide x 15.5” deep x 15.25” high
Price: £875
Tel: +44 (0) 1623 794406 email: info@forest2furniture.co.uk www.forest2furniture.co.uk
No trees are destroyed in the making of our furniture
For more details of the pieces in this brochure please visit our website.
 Copyright Patrick J Turk 2011