Stubborn Carpenter
A woodworker at his bench in warm evening light, worn combat boots set to one side and a cracked oak log with a new green shoot in the corner

Stubborn Carpenter

Too stubborn to quit.

Everything he's survived — and still growing.

Scarred hands guiding a hand plane along an oak board, shavings curling off the bench
01 · The workshop

Carpentry

Built by hand. One piece at a time.

Oak, sharp chisels and patience.

No shortcuts, no flat-pack.

First pieces soon
A homemade training corner in the workshop with a scaffold-pole pull-up bar, kettlebell and old kit bag
02 · Training

Personal Training

No fancy gym.

Logs, a scaffold bar and a kettlebell.

Strong for the work, and what comes next.

Start with the chair squat →
Hands chopping fresh vegetables on an oak board at the end of the workbench, beside eggs, oats and a bowl of salad
03 · Diet

Diet

Simple food, made at the bench.

Changing what he eats, one meal at a time.

Real meals. No fads.

See what Tim eats →
A bowl of stew, a pan of baked eggs and a chopping board of fresh veg on an oak workbench at the end of the workshop
04 · Tim's Kitchen

Tim's Kitchen

Free recipe cards from the bench.

150 plain, filling meals, ready to print.

Love one? Buy Tim his dinner.

Pick a meal →
Handmade oak chopping boards, a walnut bowl, carved spoons, a small stool and a dovetailed box on old shelves in the workshop
05 · Tim's Shop

Tim's Shop

Made by hand. Built to outlast us all.

Boards, bowls, boxes and stools.

One-off pieces, no two the same.

Shop opening soon
A phone on a small tripod filming over a woodworker's shoulder at the bench
06 · Blogs & vlogs

Blogs & Vlogs

One man, one phone, one workshop.

Builds, setbacks and progress,

filmed as they happen.

Channel launching soon
A man sitting alone on a bench outside his workshop at sunset with a mug of tea, old boots beside him
07 · Get to know Tim

Get to Know Tim

Ex-paratrooper. Woodworker. Too stubborn to quit.

He has come through more than most people face in a lifetime.

He doesn't ask for help and he doesn't give up.

The workshop is where he does it.

A new hand plane and chisels on a canvas tool roll, a parcel and a tin of finish on a workbench, with a phone on a tripod ready to film
08 · Work with Tim

Work with Tim

Honest kit, put to honest work.

Tool makers, timber merchants and finish brands:

if your kit belongs on a working bench, Tim wants to hear from you.

Sponsorship, product features, commissions and media.

Tell Tim what you have in mind →
Tim, seen from behind, on the bench outside his workshop at sunset with his arm around his English Bull Terrier
09 · Tim's Babies

Tim's Babies

Every workshop needs a supervisor.

Over the years Tim's had a few.

Each one left its mark on the place, and on him.

These are their stories, in his words.

Meet Tim's babies →
Two old wooden chairs side by side outside the workshop at sunset, with two mugs of tea on a log between them
10 · Why I built this

Forty Years a Friend

Tim would never ask. So a friend of forty years built him this.

We've known each other most of our lives.

He's always been too stubborn to take a hand-out,

so this is a hand up instead: a place for his work to pay its way.

Read why I built it →