You can get the weather for wherever you want to in the UK. Enter your postcode below to personalise your weather feed. Steven Hampson is brutally honest about one of his first major woodworking projects. It was badly in need of restoration but we had to do it ourselves. I built a new kitchen. He quickly adds that he made a much better job of his second kitchen and steady improvement has also been the story of his career as a designer and maker of fine quality furniture. In modern times people consider having their furniture handmade by a craftsmen, unsure of the process and terrified of the cost.

Attitudes are now changing. Making people happy is the best thing about this job. Steven was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School and went from university to work for some top computer companies such as IBM.

I used to average 40, miles a year. Now, I cover more miles on my bike than by car. The leap from company executive to self-employed furniture maker would be daunting for many. Having a happy customer is the most amazing thing. His place of work was a stone and timber barn with an earth floor.

For generations it had housed sheep. He took a year-long course run by furniture makers Acland and Waters at Staveley in the south Lakes and there he learned the basics of the trade before launching his business.

Part of the brief was that the table had to be big enough for two glasses of wine. It took him three months to complete.

Much of the wood he uses comes from the Tebay in Westmorland and Newbiggin-on-Lune although the scarcity of timber means that he sometimes has to settle for American walnut. Does working in a barn in the middle of nowhere get lonely?

Hand planing John Morris. Craftsman John Morris stands by a pile of wood ready to be turned into impressive items of furniture at his workshop at the Bee Mill in Ribchester. Like Steven Hampson, John came to furniture making later in life after a career testing software for the government. The big furniture maker want consistency. Recently, he has been making a large media cabinet in solid oak and, on the face of it, a more prosaic a boiler door.

People want something personal that has come about by their collaborations with the maker. If they are prepared to take that leap the prize is something that is truly their own. Only people who register and sign up to our terms and conditions can post comments. These terms and conditions explain our house rules and legal guidelines. Comments are not edited by Lancashire Life staff prior to publication but may be automatically filtered.

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