Furniture school links
Useful sites
The USA’s top woodworking magazine is Fine Woodworking.
www.taunton.com
Furniture and Cabinet Making, published by the Woodworkers Institute, is one of the only UK magazines that focuses on the design and making of fine furniture.
www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp?p=2
A UK-based cabinet making magazine.
www.getwoodworking.com
A US woodworking magazine.
www.popularwoodworking.com
Woodworker’s Journal is an invaluable resource for new tools, techniques and materials.
www.woodworkersjournal.com
Cabinetmaker online is a great tool for small workshops.
www.cabinetmakeronline.com
Woodcentral is a forum for woodworkers to share information, hints and tips.
www.woodcentral.com
Cane and Rush Reseating provide reseating, framework repairs, stain restoration and French polishing.
Professional gilder in the decorative arts and furniture restoration. Gilding clients include Blenheim Palace, Luton Ho, Burleigh and Mansion House.
globalgilding.com
Suppliers
For woodworkers who love working with natural wood Dictum offer a huge range of tools.
www.dick.biz
Powerful tools can be found at Axminster Power Tools.
For all workshop sundries try Screwfix Direct.
www.screwfix.com
If it needs to export specialist woods then the school turns to Global Wood Source for a sustainable solution.
Horton Brasses makes more than 1,000 different pieces of authentic reproduction furniture and cabinet hardware in their Connecticut factory.
Antique Chair Exchange will help a match for an incomplete set of chairs.
www.antiquechairmatching.com
A fourth generation family business, Smith & Rodger has been manufacturing wood finishes for over 130 years.
www.frenchpolishes.com
Looking for an alternative gift? Why not give a tree! It's different, environmentally friendly and enduring.
www.treepresents.co.uk
Marketing
Marketing management and marketing consultancy for the Furniture School is provided by Real Marketing Specialists (Christopher Lamotte) who provides intelligent, integrated marketing for ambitious businesses.
www.real-m.com
Design
Tony Marsh one of Scotland’s leading photographers took most of the photographs for the website.
www.tonymarshphotography.com
The site was designed by The Fourth Craw an Edinburgh company providing design for both print and web.
www.fourthcraw.com
Adrienn Chinn is a very successful interior designer based in London.
In the community
The school works closely with the local primary school Yester Primary School.
www.yester-school.org
Scotland’s national tourism agency has awarded the school a three star visitor attraction.
www.visitscotland.com
Read all about the Scotland on the national website.
www.scotland.org
The school is only a mile from the picturesque village of Gifford.
www.giffordonline.co.uk
Traditional and contemporary handmade furniture, bespoke kitchens and antique furniture restoration.