Bough and Burr Furniture

Bough and Burr Furniture Designer and maker of bespoke wooden furniture and homeware from sustainably sourced native Irish timber. Contact me for more info or head to my website

I specialise in working with live edge timber, maintaining a natural aesthetic in my furniture. Founded on my passion for woodworking and love for nature. I started Bough and Burr Furniture in 2021 following years of making handmade wooden furniture as a hobby. My goal is to make beautiful, heirloom quality furniture from only the finest, locally sourced native timbers. Each piece is designed by m

e and handmade in my Belfast workshop. I specialise in contemporary, live edge furniture design. Every slab of timber, like a snowflake, is unique which will give its own distinct character to the finished piece. Sustainability is at the heart of everything I do. I only use the finest native Scottish and Irish timber. Each piece of wood is sourced from select local sawmills who can guarantee the quality and provenance of the tree. For every commission I get a native tree planted here in Ireland

Frame is ready; the table top is ready and the button to join them are ready. Time for the assembly
30/05/2026

Frame is ready; the table top is ready and the button to join them are ready. Time for the assembly

Making sure all the joinery is snug with a dry fit before the glue up. It’s a very important part of any projectEach com...
27/05/2026

Making sure all the joinery is snug with a dry fit before the glue up. It’s a very important part of any project

Each component has been finished with my lovely no 62. No sandpaper for this one

Using the rounded end of a Japanese hammer I give the tenons a tap. This temporarily compresses the fibres, they’ll expand once nestled in the mortise gives and every tighter fit

24/05/2026

Grunt work. I love this thing. It was gift from a retired woodworker and have been a game changer for me.

I used to cut all my mortises with hammer and chisel. A really enjoyable not not so fast way to work, especially if you have a lot to cut. I still finish them by hand but this machines makes my life easier

Dates for your diary. Each market I’ll bring a range of products from coffee tables to coasters. All handmade in from lo...
24/05/2026

Dates for your diary.

Each market I’ll bring a range of products from coffee tables to coasters. All handmade in from locally grown timbers

It’s going to be a busy month. See you soon

22/05/2026

Mortise and tenon. How do you makes yours?

Unchanged for centuries the mortise and tenon joint is pretty incredible. Examples have been found in dating back as far back as the Neolithic age

Happy with the dry fit. Lovely oak from Can’t wait to fit the Irish walnut top
19/05/2026

Happy with the dry fit. Lovely oak from

Can’t wait to fit the Irish walnut top

Working on a piece to show in Newcastle next monthTen tenons cut frame. Tomorrow I’ll move onto the mortises and a dry ...
14/05/2026

Working on a piece to show in Newcastle next month

Ten tenons cut frame. Tomorrow I’ll move onto the mortises and a dry fit in the afternoon

Sharp tools make life so much easier. I’ve been building more time into my schedule to sharpen regularly rather than wai...
13/05/2026

Sharp tools make life so much easier. I’ve been building more time into my schedule to sharpen regularly rather than waiting for an edge to become noticeably dull

This means I actually spend less time sharpening overall and my tools perform better. For kanna blades I sharpen freehand as there a nice big reference face to get the angle right. With chisels I use my beloved Richard Kell honing guide

It’s leg day. Some lovely oak to contrast the rich darker walnut. I’ll be building the frame using traditional mortise a...
08/05/2026

It’s leg day. Some lovely oak to contrast the rich darker walnut. I’ll be building the frame using traditional mortise and tenon joinery and fitting the two together using the little buttons I made

06/05/2026

How do you join a table top to a frame?

It a question I get asked a lot and here is the answer…with a bit of traditional joinery. These hand cut little buttons have a a mortise which slots into a tenon in the frame. A clearance hole allows you to screw the button to the table top with the mortise and tenon pulling the frame and top together

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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