| History
& Location
Patrick Baxter founded Patrick Baxter Furniture in 1992,
after converting an old dairy
farm in Lanarkshire into suitable workshops & storage areas.
Undertaking commissions for high quality furniture from all over
the UK, he soon found sourcing dry, stable Scottish grown hardwood
a bit of a lottery, so in 1994 started collecting tree butts from
various local sources and having them planked by contractors to
his specification. He would carefully stack & dry them himself
and before long most of the timber for the business, which by 1996
employed 4 skilled cabinetmakers and a draughtsman, was being produced
in-house, and jealously guarded !
In
1999, initially to clear a surplus of offcuts, Patrick began selling
some of the timber production to local woodturners and craftsmen,
and so Lanarkshire Hardwoods was born. There is now a Woodmizer
sawmill permanently on site and plans are underway for further expansion
of drying sheds, kilns and stores.
In
2004 Patrick's wife Rachael started working full time in the business,
mainly in the office but also in the workshop where she specialises
in traditional upholstery repairs to antique chairs. Having been
around the wood business since 2000 she has quickly picked up a
good background knowledge and should be able to help you on the
phone, or Patrick will respond by phone or email to detailed questions
about stock etc.
We are based roughly equidistant between Edinburgh & Glasgow,
in a rural location about 12 miles south of the M8. For Map &
Directions see contact us .
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