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Hill Top Furniture

@hilltopfurniture.co.uk

My name is James Macgregor. I am a Cabinet Maker and rocking chair maker located in Cumbria. I design and make bespoke furniture from local hardwood. Also cycling, dinghy sailing on Bassenthwaite, walking and looking at nature. www.hilltopfurniture.co.uk

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 30/01/2025

Another #rockingchair nearly ready for delivery. Remember that large slab of oak from back in November? It is now two beautiful rocking chairs. A little left, but not enough for another chair.

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 31/12/2024

What an amazing year 2024 has been here at Hill Top Furniture! My rocking chairs continue to be popular with two delivered and one on the bench at the moment. Looking forward to the interesting projects that 2025 brings!

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 06/12/2024

My latest #rockingchair is coming on nicely although it still looks like a pile of random pieces of wood. I worked out that there are over 100 pieces of wood in one chair!

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 01/12/2024

Looking forward to work tomorrow! I have been on the lookout for a plank of English oak and I found this one yesterday! 3mx80cm of lovely quartersawn 2" oak. My task over the next 2 months is to turn this into 2 #rockingchairs. Not quite enough here for 2 chairs, but I have some other bits.

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 29/11/2024

Out and about on a gloomy but nice day in the Lakes today. Grasmere, Rydal, Loughrigg fell and back around Grasmere for a well earned lunch in The Gather Grasmere with some Christmas shopping afterwards. #lakedistrict

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 28/11/2024

Delivery day for this Cumbrian oak cupboard. The doors just have magnets closing them, but because of the air pressure of the cupboard it is impossible to slam them shut. Soft close doors with brass hinges! #bespokefurniture #workworker #oakfurniture #woodworking #makeintheuk

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 27/11/2024

I have done several kitchen islands with lakeland slate tops. But this oak one has to be my favourite. The slate top was as big as they could produce at the quarry - 1.8m long and 80cm wide. #bespokefurniture #woodworking

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 19/11/2024

This glazed cupboard was a big project and quite an unusual job for me on several fronts. Painted Douglas Fir with 42 panes of glass! I designed, built and delivered it. The customer painted it and then I glazed it.

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 16/11/2024

There seems to be a total absence of fine furniture makers on BlueSky at the moment. Hopefully they are on their way. Here are some pictures of an elm and sycamore wardrobe which I made recently. I love this Scottish elm. The grain is so pretty in it. I was lucky to find enough to make a wardrobe!

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 16/11/2024

I went to The Major Oak near Mansfield in the summer. What an amazing tree.

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 15/11/2024

This large boot bench is made from local brown #oak. Brown oak is considerably browner and darker than normal oak, but is the same species of tree. The brown comes from a fungus. I have since made a halfsize version for another customer. It can be made to whatever size fits into your hall.

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Hill Top Furniture @hilltopfurniture.co.uk · 15/11/2024

Rocking chairs are one of my favourite pieces to make! Here are a few of the 11 chairs that I have made over the years.

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