Matt Robbins Crafted Woodworking UK

19/06/2024

It’s been a day of hand tool wood working today making shavings, carving shapes and sanding…. Lots of sanding.
Nice to go old skool for a while.

18/06/2024

2 sets of shaker bedroom wardrobes & top boxes installed last week. These were for the same client as the previous bookcase. They will now be hand painted on site and have the coving installed over the face of the pelmet for a fully fitted look.

Thanks to for the spray primer & undercoat, for helping with the installation, for the hardware and for supplying the raw timber materials.

17/05/2024

An expected power outage yesterday in the valley for electrical pole upgrades meant that I got a long overdue day on the mill.

I nice straight grained ash stick with a touch of oliving in the inner rings through the chains.

Good to get some time back on the panther mill with the old 064.

02/05/2024

The Forest side table in quarter sawn white oak & olive ash.

19/04/2024

Flashback Friday to about 7 years ago when I made these painted shaker wardrobes for a wonderful client.
Currently working on some more for the clients new home.

02/04/2024

New tool Tuesday and it’s this lovely little Veritas scraper plane from

It’s great for cleaning up highly figured timbers like this mahogany veneer on the current job going through the workshop.

21/03/2024

The carving tools are out this week for a commission piece that unfortunately I can’t share on the socials but swipe left to see a hand carved American black walnut volute that I carved a few years back for a staircase that I made.

18/03/2024

Bookcase/media unit installation finished up on Saturday. These will now be hand painted by the customers painter.

A big thanks to for the spray primer/undercoat and also to for lending a hand with the installation. Certainly couldn’t have managed without him. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

And of course as always, for supplying the hardware. Handles supplied by the client.

Looking forward to returning to get some photos of the finished project once it’s painted.

15/02/2024

Playing around on the lathe over the past couple of weeks when time allowed and turned a couple of incense/jostick holders. Purple heart and oak. I will hopefully be doing a few more to sale at this years Sock Gaylard

01/02/2024

A pair of bespoke luxury painted radiator covers finished up and installed yesterday for a clients townhouse on Poundbury in Dorchester.

Decorative handmade brass grills make for an elegant design whilst keeping the woodwork simple. Push latch catches to each panel for easy access and maintenance to the radiators. Hardware supplied by

19/01/2024

Finally back at it this week after the Christmas break and a horrible bout of Covid installing the shutters that I finished up before Christmas to this old butchers shop window.

The clients wanted a 50/50 split to let the natural light in so that they could work at a desk whilst keeping some privacy from passers by.

This was achievable by using SOSS hinges and “push to open” magnetic catches rather than a sliding track system.

Thanks to for the hinges & fittings.

24/12/2023

Happy Christmas to everyone from the boys and myself. I hope you all enjoy the festivities and have a great time. Best wishes for 2024.

15/12/2023

Looking for that last minute Christmas gift for a loved one?
I have several “Forest” side tables, mirror frames and spice racks for sale.
Please DM me if interested. Many thanks. 🎅🏻🎄☃️

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13/12/2023

Got some time on the lathe at the weekend and finished this little olive ash bowl off. Always satisfying to see an item take shape on the lathe from a piece of roughed out timber.

23/11/2023

A few furniture repairs and adjustments last week for a client.
Among several pieces that required some attention was this old pine table that the client wanted raising up as it had a low drawer at one end and particularly wide aprons meaning that anyone struggled to get their legs underneath when sat down.

I turned a set of oak feet to raise it by a couple of inches. I chose a hardwood so that it was more durable when moving the table around.

Nice to get some time in on the lathe agin. 😊

21/11/2023

So I’ve not posted anything for quite a while.
This is mainly due to the fact that the workshop quietened right down earlier in the summer.
One large job getting cancelled due to the clients house sale falling through and many others not coming off due to the ever increasing cost of materials and life in general just getting more expensive for everyone. It was all very worrying.

Thankfully though, I’m very fortunate and grateful to have some good contacts which got me through this quieter period even if it meant working away from the workshop.
Sometimes being a self employed “one man band” furniture maker isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be and you have to take the rough with the smooth. And unfortunately at the end of the day, the bills still have to be paid!

Nobody ever said that working for yourself was easy and I just wanted to point out that it’s certainly not as glossy and easy as social media makes it out to be.

I take my hat off to anyone that’s kept going through it all as I know that there are many that have had to close their doors due to rising costs.
I really feel for those guys. 😔

Back in the workshop now though with my boys so looking forward to getting stuck into some new client projects.

I hope that everyone else is managing to keep busy in these very uncertain times.

Much love, Matt, Bodhi & Forest! 🐶🐶 ❤️

22/09/2023

Introducing the “Forest” side table.

Not referring to our beautiful woodlands but to my little four long legged bouncy little friend Forest the Labrador. 😍
The legs on the table kind of reminded me of him so it’s named after him. 😂

24/08/2023

Some more goodies coming along for the Stock Gaylard this coming weekend.
If you’re in Dorset then do come and check this little show out. It’s delightful! 🥰

18/08/2023

Profiling side table tops for the Stock Gaylard

14/08/2023

I finally got around to getting a “makers mark” stamp made to personalise my furniture. A big shout out goes to Ian for an excellent service and fast turn around!

10/08/2023

Happy birthday to this bundle of chaos!
2 today! Happy birthday Forest! ❤️

25/07/2023

Getting things ready for this years Stock Gaylard Oak Fair.

Although I have visited this beautiful show many times in the past, this will be my first time exhibiting some of my work there so please come along and say hello. It’s the last bank holiday weekend in August.
Hope to see you there at the

05/07/2023

Bespoke alcove media unit/bookcase finished up yesterday for a local Dorset property.
Hand painted finish in pure brilliant white satinwood with a white oak work top finished in poly-x semi matt.

Timber supplied by and hardware supplied by

Handles supplied by customer.

All work designed & carried out by

13/06/2023

A big thank you to everyone that came down to The Crown Winterborne Stickland on Saturday night to support the demise of my hair in aid of MND.

A huge shout out goes to David Cox for doing such a sterling job on cutting my hair infront of everyone! That can’t have been easy. Also a big thank you to Christof Sibley for sorting out the raffle & Auction and thanks to the Crown for hosting.

In total with money raised from the evening and donations currently on my just giving page we’ve raised a whopping £4475.00.

A massive thankyou to everyone who’s has contributed. This really is amazing and hopefully will make a difference to people suffering with MND in the way of future research and care.
This is certainly a disease that we all need to be more aware of and more research needs to be carried out in order to hopefully find a cure.

In the words of Doddie Wier, “Motor neurone disease isn’t incurable, it’s just underfunded”!!!

Big love, Matt. ❤️❤️❤️

MND Association

07/06/2023

One for the pizza lovers! 🍕
The recently completed garden pizza preparation & cooking station. Made from Iroko, finished in teak oil and utilising the clients own slab of granite. It also has tusk tenons so that it can be flat packed to go camping.
This was a fun little project to do.

03/06/2023

Sharp tools and precision are key to getting good results.

29/05/2023

One week in and you’ve all smashed my target! In fact, it’s doubled with the current amount raised at £2040.
I’m absolutely blown away by everyone’s generosity in donations. I’m so grateful to you all. Thank you so much. ❤️❤️❤️

23/05/2023

WOW!!!! I’m so truly blown away by how generous everyone has been!!!
Only one day in and I’ve nearly hit my target. Thank you so much to everyone that has donated so far. I really do appreciate it! This is a really big deal for me so again, thank you so much for your support. Much love, Matt. ###

Matthew's fundraiser for Motor Neurone Disease Association - JustGiving

22/05/2023

So for those of you that don’t know me, I’m Matt and this is the face behind

At the end of 2021 my uncle was diagnosed with MND. To see a loved one suffer this cruel disease and rapidly go down hill is truly heartbreaking. Around the same time a lovely lady in our village was also diagnosed with the disease.

After 15 years of having long hair, I’ve decided to shave my head to try and raise money for the MND association so that more research can be carried out into this devastating disease and more care can be provided to those that are already suffering with it.

I know that times are very tough for people at the moment financially speaking but if you could make a donation however small then it would be greatly appreciated.

I will also be donating my long locks to the little princess trust.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your support!

Best wishes to all!

Matt.

Matthew's fundraiser for Motor Neurone Disease Association - JustGiving

17/03/2023

A visit back to this Client’s house to carry out some alterations in their kitchen
I was finally able to get some snaps of the ash & oak hallway furniture together.