--- title: "Bespoke Timber Commissions and One-Off Pieces | Craft Wales" url: https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/bespoke-commissions description: "One-off timber commissions, carved pieces and bespoke structures, designed and made in our own Welsh workshop since 2006." lang: en --- Image: Timber summerhouse with a shingled gabled roof and glazed double doors, two windows with planter boxes, joined at the left to a raised deck railed with turned spindles and a pergola entrance, beneath overhanging willow branches (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/2325f8d8-a3cf-402d-9f6c-3d076bc5c2dd/summerhouse-deck-pergola-sharp.jpg) [ What we build ] # If it can be made in _timber_, we will make it. Most of what we build starts as a conversation about a space and an idea. We draw it, make it in our own factory and install it ourselves, whether that is an outdoor classroom, a carved chair or something nobody has asked us for before. Made in our own factory Installed by our own team Bespoke sizes Welsh made [ Some of our work ] ## Some of the things we have been asked for ### The Chair of the Bard Craft Wales designed and made the Chair of the Bard for the 2015 Urdd Eisteddfod. ### DreamWorks Shrek Adventure Craft Wales made a 1.5 metre, two-person sit-in sleigh for the Shrek's Adventure! attraction beside the London Eye. ### Granada Studios An 800mm painted sleigh from the Craft Wales range was bought by Granada Studios and featured in Emmerdale. ### Shipped worldwide Craft Wales products have been shipped to customers in America and Australia. [ The range ] ## What people ask us to make ### Carved Chairs and Thrones Storytelling thrones, commissioned chairs and ceremonial pieces, carved to your design. Ask us for a quote (https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact) ### Carved Benches A solid timber bench with your own design carved and painted into the seat. ### School Badges and Crests School badges and crests, routered into Play-Tec or carved into solid timber. ### Carved Gifts and Keepsakes Smaller carved pieces for a wedding, a retirement or a presentation. ### Memorials and Dedication Plaques Memorial boards and dedication plaques, made to last indoors or out. ### Business and Office Signs Carved hardwood signs for an office, a shopfront or a reception. ### Themed Play Structures Pirate ships, trains, castles and whatever else a school has set its heart on. ### Garden Rooms and Summerhouses A timber garden building, with the decking and the pergola to go with it. ### Garden Decking and Pergolas Decking, pergolas and seating, built around the shape of your garden. ### Entrance Features and Archways A carved entrance that tells people where they are and who they are visiting. ### Decorative Timber Pieces Decorative timber pieces, made to suit your design and space. ### Anything Else in Timber If you have an idea and a space for it, we will come and look at it. See all 18 bespoke commissions photographs: https://craft-wales.co.uk/our-work/gallery?filter=bespoke-commissions [ How it works ] ## From a rough idea to a finished piece. ### We come and look A site visit, a measure up and a conversation about what you actually want. ### We draw it Every structure is drawn by hand, to scale, before anything is cut. ### We make it Built in our own factory in Ystrad Mynach, by the people who will install it. ### We install it Delivered and fitted on site by our own team. [ The workshop ] ## Why we can say yes More than 3,500 square metres of workshop and factory space, with CNC cutting, a spray booth and in-house metal fabrication. That is what makes a one-off possible without sending the job out to somebody else. Image: Flatbed van loaded with timber outside the workshop (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/0db41142-9b16-430c-a64b-74e9068b71c7/workshop-truck-loaded.jpg) [ Who we build them for ] ## Who we build for ### Schools and Education Storytelling thrones, themed play and one-off pieces built around a school's own idea. See schools and education https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/schools ### Nurseries and Early Years Play and discovery pieces made to suit a smaller garden and younger children. See nurseries and early years https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/nurseries ### Councils and Parks Carved entrances, sculpture and seating for parks, trails and public spaces. See councils and parks https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/councils-and-parks ### Leisure and Tourism Statement pieces that give a site something visitors remember and photograph. See leisure and tourism https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/leisure-and-tourism ### Sport and Community Club badges, carved signs and one-off pieces for community buildings and grounds. See sport and community https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/sport-and-community ### Homes and Private Clients Residential work is handled by our sister company. About RCT Property Services https://craft-wales.co.uk/rct-property-services [ Aftercare ] ## We come back. Everything we make, apart from items in green oak, is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. That stops the timber cracking and splintering, keeps the water out and slows the algae that makes a surface slippery. On a yearly maintenance plan we come back, inspect the timber, make good any minor damage and re-spray it. In year five we add an anti-fungal treatment. Green oak is designed to withstand the elements, and its appearance will change over time. [ How we work ] ## From first visit to final fitting. 1. 01 ### Free Site Visit We come to you, measure up and talk through what you need. 2. 02 ### Design and Quote We draw it up by hand, to scale, and give you a fixed price. 3. 03 ### Made in Our Workshop Built by our own team in Ystrad Mynach. 4. 04 ### Installed by Our Team Delivered and fitted on site by the people who made it. 5. 05 ### Aftercare We offer a full aftercare package to help your products last. ## Tell us the idea Book a Site Visit: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact Try the concept tool: https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder Try the concept tool (https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder) ## Structured data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Bespoke commissions", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/bespoke-commissions" } ] } ```