Graham Coulson: Furniture and FIne Woodworking

 Mission: The aim of Graham Coulson Furniture is to produce high quality modern  furniture made from solid wood. I use the qualities of wood together  with attention to proportion to produce items of beauty and function 

Inspirations:  Taking my inspiration from modernist and mid century designers and  applying handcrafted techniques I hope to produce designs that are  relevant to today that will become treasured pieces for tomorrow. 

Materials: I prefer to use native species that can be sourced locally. My most  commonly used woods are walnut, cherry, black ash and maple. I choose  all my wood personally and ensure that each panel I make has the best  figure and balance that can be achieved. 

Finishes:  My finish of choice for most woods is Danish oil. It is a traditional  woodworking finish that provides a hard wearing, water resistant satin  finish. On darker woods it really brings out the beauty of the grain. On lighter woods I prefer water based polyurethane as it does not darken  the wood.