WORKSHOP and CONTACT DETAILS

Our workshop address is

Gogar Cabinetworks

194, Glasgow Road

Edinburgh EH12 9BR

tel 0131 317 7240

where visitors are always welcome by appointment.

The cabinetworks is based at Gogar Church which itself is a grade-B listed-building erected in 1890 and incorporating a pre-reformation chapel. It is the last building left standing in its vicinity to the N of the Glasgow Road adjacent to the Royal Bank of Scotland flyover near Edinburgh Airport.

Gogar Church from SW

and viewed from West across the paddock

I have been based here since 1979 and presently share my workshop with 3 other designer-makers, John MacKinnon, Christian Bryce and (return of the prodigal) Chris Scotland. I work in native hardwoods. In practice this means oak, elm, ash, cherry, yew.

We know the road to hell is paved with good intentions but…..

my intention here is to develop this blog as an on-line portfolio and (possibly) a selling gallery and a work-related newsletter.  We’ll see…….

Temporary Note

(At least we hope its temporary).  Now and for the duration of 2009, Gogar Church,  our workshop, is separated from the Glasgow Road by the workings of the Edinburgh Tram Line to the Airport. At the current rate of progress, “2009″ might more appropriately read “2010″, or  ”2011″, or…….who knows?. Perhaps somebody who DOES know what’s going on e.g. the chief executive of TIE, might like to leave a comment? Meantime I am indebted to Mark Gorman’s blog for finding this little gem (not for the prurient)

Anyway, the effect of all this is to make it look to the visitor as if they are intruding into somebody’s private building site (in fact, they are intruding into somebody’s private grief – mine!).

A Special Purpose Blog entitled

BEHIND ENEMY TRAMLINES

might be in order here, but meantime….    Be aware that the access road to the church is a public right of way and do not be intimidated by diggers, dump trucks,12 ton lorries, etc or by mud baths, or dust clouds should the weather ever turn dry again. A couple of photos should give the flavour of whats going on here….

our access road looking south to Glasgow Rd

outlook north from workshop

Things can only get better…..

To be fair these pictures are a little out of date in as much as presently “nothing continues to happen”.

And a Further Note….perhaps this time less temporary?

Thanks to our governments decisive response to the banking debacle, the following directive is now in effect:-

That which is referred to above as the

RBS Flyover

is now, henceforth and until further notice, to be refered to as the

Peoples Democratic Republic of Gogarburn Flyover

In this respect, things cannot get any better…..