The Workshop
Our workshop is fully equipped to restore all types of garden furniture and garden features…
…Including the restoration and repairing of metal work and wood replacement.
The Workshop – Our Garden Furniture Restoration & Wood Work Renovation
Wood Stocks
We have a variety of wood stocks to choose from, giving a perfect finish to any Garden Furniture restoration project you may have.
Professional Wood Work Finishing
Our worksop is well equipped to cope wih any garden furniture restoration project.
A Perfect Finish
Replacing and refurbishing the wooden elements, gives your garden furniture that ‘New Look Factory Finish’.
'Sapele', a preferred choice of timer
Sapele Timber is a West African hardwood, is known for its reddish-brown color, strength, and stability, often used as a substitute for mahogany in furniture, flooring, and joinery applications.
Sapele Timber
Key Characteristics of Sapele Timber:
Origin: West Africa, specifically from Sierra Leone down to Angola.
Appearance:
Rich, reddish-brown color, often compared to mahogany.
Distinctive ribbon-like figure caused by interlocking grain, especially when quarter-sawn.
The sapwood is pale yellow or whitish, while the heartwood is pinkish when freshly cut, darkening to a typical mahogany color.
Properties:
Highly resistant wood with high tolerance against indentation, bending, and shock resistance.
It’s density and hardness make it stable and predictable as a timber product.
Other Names:
Sapelli, sapeli mahogany, aboudikro, assi, muyovu.
Latin Name:
Entandrophragma cylindricum.
Sustainability:
Sapele is often sourced from well-managed forests.
Durability:
Sapele is moderately durable to very durable regarding decay resistance and has moderate insect/borer resistance.
For further information or to request a quote on restoring your garden item, please do not hesitate to get in touch.