Welcome to Spindlewood

Specialist Woodturning

Spindlewood Woodturning was established in 1981 and is based in Somerset. The fully equipped workshop now supplies firms all over Europe and the USA.

With such woodturning experience the company has developed an unrivalled portfolio of designs, all of which would enhance any architectural project. The portfolio is based on traditional designs – but made more versatile with modern day skills.

The company has vast experience in dealing with architects, project managers, builders and conservationists.

Copy lathes, barley twist machines and other sophisticated woodworking machinery now replace most of the hand turning skill for volume work. We do, however, employ very experienced staff to hand turn to individual requirements and have developed a reputation for quality, speed and competitive pricing.

Specialist woodturning offers a vast array of exciting possibilities so if you would like to discuss your own ideas with us, contact us and we would be happy to assist you.

AT SPINDLEWOOD WE ONLY USE FSC CERTIFIED TIMBER

 The FSC certification is considered the “gold standard” designation for wood harvested from forests that are responsibly managed, socially beneficial, environmentally conscious, and economically viable 

Timber from well managed sources, such as FSC® certified forests, is a natural, renewable solution for global environmental problems such as climate change, ecosystem destruction and landscape deterioration caused by increasing human consumption.

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Bespoke Matching Service

We offer a bespoke matching service for all of our products, we can produce spindles to match your existing ones. If you have any broken or damaged existing spindles, then contact us and we can create an exact replica. We produce high quality spindles, newels, columns and much more. We have a wide range of designs to suit every household from classic to modern and contemporary.

If you cannot find a suitable design on our website, we would gladly assist you with our 40 years experience, to fulfil your requirements. Likewise if you see an illustration in a magazine or online that you like, then we could create a sample from it and put it into production on one of our copy lathes. 

Together with the bespoke turnings, we also produce handrails to match your existing profile.  

Please click here to see Staircase Parts.

Timber choices

 

These are the most commonly used timbers for our staircase parts.

The timbers below are recommend for painting. (Soft wood)

  • Tulipwood
  • Pine

The timbers below are what we recommend for staining and polishing. (Hard wood)

  • Oak
  • Sapele
  • Ash
  • Black Walnut

We can also supply other types of timber upon request.

ARCHITECTURAL columns & large turnings

We at spindlewood are equipped with machinery to produce very large turnings and columns. Our adapted lathes have 6m between centres and a 600mm diameter capacity. The majority of the columns and large turnings that we produce will be used for architectural restoration, garden architecture, pergola’s or structural support’s. 

Turned green oak columns are a very popular concept especially in the construction of oak timber framed buildings and garden structure’s, however hardwood and softwood ones can be used in building conservation’s and architectural project’s internally or externally providing that they are suitably treated. 

Please click here to see Columns & Large Turnings.

Specialist wood working projects

Here at Spindlewood we don’t just make staircase parts we also produce a lot of specialist work. Over the years we have produced work for film company’s, Hampton Court Palace and restoration projects for example the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, for which we were awarded the prestigious wood award. We also won the Waverley design award. Over the years we have appeared in Grand Designs a few times, with our most recent appearance being in the house that was in the finials for house of the year.  

We have also produced a large amount of specialist projects for display’s like a very large 4m pair of wooden chopsticks for a restaurant and a turned wooden cannon replica. We can accommodate a large variety of unusual and specialist work and no job is too small or too big. 

Please click here to see previous Specialist Work.

custom made furniture turnings

Our custom made furniture turnings are bespoke for individual designs and styles, we can produce table legs, four poster bed posts, knobs and hand turned chair legs. Most of this will be hand made and bespoke. We work closely with cabinet makers and furniture companies to produce turned items working from cad drawings or sketches. 

We can work to fine tolerances on precision turned work to make assembly of fine furniture to ensure a top quality finished item. 

Please click here to see Furniture Turnings.

wooden balusters & porch post

Balusters and Porch Posts can be used to embellish the aspect of a property. Bespoke designs can be manufactured to suit the style and age of the building or if there is an existing design we can copy it to match. Balusters are a short decorative pillar that are strong and sturdy and can be used to make a statement in any architectural feature.

Porch Posts provide structural support and can be a great way to add some style to the porch and make an eye catching statement at the front of your house. They can also be a great addition in the garden too. 

Please click here to see Balusters & Porch Posts.

Contact us

The Old Bakery 8 Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 5ET

info@spindlewoodturning.co.uk | Tel: 01278 453665

What a pleasure it was to get my spindles from Spindlewood,very friendly and professional team and can deliver what they say, would recommend to everyone,very highly skilled team well done!

Katie Mattravers

Highly recommended – Jon is a pleasure to deal with, very accommodating and completed everything faster than expected and to a very high standard.

Sophie Lewis

The guys at spindlewood have helped me on many projects over the years, their knowledge and service is exemplary, I would recommend them any time.

Peter Jelley

Delighted with the finial for my roof apex which was bespoke and arrived within a week of ordering. Excellent quality of craftsmanship and the sapele wood which was recommended by James was perfect for the job. Good communication and competitive price.

Jan Ratcliffe

What can I say about this Company other than absolutely fantastic, attentive, supportive, helpful going above and beyond. Helped me out with a broken table leg, gave me sensible advice didn’t fleece me and carried out a superb job. I thoroughly recommend them.

N H

Excellent quality. Produced on time at a good price. Very satisfied.

Stuart Eyles

Excellent quality. Produced on time at a good price. Very satisfied.

Stuart Eyles

Superb service from the team at Spindlewood – I would use again without hesitation.
Sindlewood helped me to extend the banisters for my stairs and to recreate the handrail and base. This was all done during COVID lockdown so just from templates. The quality is so high that you cannot tell which are the new parts and which ones are the originals.

Andy Hole

Absolutely fantastic service, top quality workmanship and lovely to deal with. Very much recommended.

We contacted the team at Spindlewood looking to match an existing newel post in our home. Working only from a photo and my measurements they were able to match the post almost perfectly – they turned the job around really quickly, and were professional and friendly throughout.

James Lawly

Examples of our Work

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