Eachells Blog

At Eachells Fine Furniture we believe in traditional, authentic craftsmanship values.

We make unique, handcrafted custom furniture, in Perth, Western Australia.

My colleague ... a real Wood Machinist

I met Arthur a few years ago, I forget when? What a pleasure meeting a real Wood Machinist. He's a man of very few words, I call him the...

Rupert Eachells

Jul 29, 2021

Restoration and fix ups

Many pieces are more of sentimental value to clients than monetary, and that’s priceless. Over the years I have been asked to restore...

Rupert Eachells

Jun 28, 2021

A Model Design

Traditional woodcarvers modelled their pieces in wood or clay. Carvers also worked from charcoal drawings. These models were of vital...

Rupert Eachells

Jun 1, 2021

Art and Beauty

Period style furniture is not as popular as it should be! I was taught that one way of testing how good a craftsman you are, is to look...

Rupert Eachells

May 14, 2021

Why build a legacy?

Well to pass along skills would be a great start, but unfortunately there’s just not enough happening in the furniture industry around...

Rupert Eachells

May 3, 2021

Fire Surrounds

The Fire Place was designed in 18th century, by a person named Count Romford. Mantles and fire surrounds are decorated fasciae that...

Rupert Eachells

Apr 14, 2021

Unusual Jobs

It would be nice to get the jobs you want, but unfortunately it’s usually quite the the opposite! When you work for yourself, you have to...

Rupert Eachells

Mar 29, 2021

Carving for Industrial Purposes

Carving for industrial purposes is very different to carving for a hobby, for fun or creating a bespoke piece of furniture! Businesses...

Rupert Eachells

Mar 18, 2021

Antique Restoration Disasters

There are all types of people who love restoring antiques and old furniture. Some are very good at it, and knowledgeable, and some just...

Rupert Eachells

Mar 2, 2021

What is Bespoke Furniture?

Furniture to me, is all about making something that the client wants. If furniture making is your job, then it is not art! Opportunities...

Rupert Eachells

Feb 14, 2021

Is Art Dying?

Sometimes it seems to me, that nothing beautiful is created anymore, which I think is very sad. The purpose of a sconce was, and still...

Rupert Eachells

Jan 31, 2021

Bad craftsmanship

That is the only way to describe these pipe shades! Pipe shades as I understand them, are wooden structures used to conceal uneven...

Rupert Eachells

Jan 17, 2021

Plans for 2021

This is my last post for 2020. It was a busy year for me. Very, very busy in fact, which made it impossible to complete everything I had...

Rupert Eachells

Dec 30, 2020

Drawing

When designing period style furniture, you must be able to draw! Especially for hand carved furniture. Sadly you can’t rely on furniture...

Rupert Eachells

Dec 14, 2020

The Environment

There is much talk about caring for the environment, and what we need to do to protect it. But, every year Australians regularly dump...

Rupert Eachells

Nov 28, 2020

A Dream come True

Nine months after my visit to the furniture business, Modellers of Antique Furniture, I got the surprise of my life! A call from one of...

Rupert Eachells

Nov 15, 2020

Visiting my dream furniture company

I decided to visit the company Modellers of Antique Furniture, and there I met their designer/wood carver/guilder/oil painter and all...

Rupert Eachells

Oct 29, 2020

After my apprenticeship

I resigned three days after finishing my apprenticeship, much to the disgust of the owners. They also retracted the carving tools they...

Rupert Eachells

Oct 14, 2020

Period style Furniture

Designing and making period style furniture is very rewarding, but hard work! I've witnessed many new apprentices give up up after only a...

Rupert Eachells

Sep 28, 2020

My apprenticeship continued

Giving us those drawing exercises, I suspected was intended to silence me! This was homework, and had to be done in our own time, in the...

Rupert Eachells

Sep 14, 2020