THE SAWDUST SHED

THE SAWDUST SHED Everything I produce is completely hand made. Many hours goes into each piece to produce the finest most intricate detail. Pm me for more info. Thanks

You will see just a few examples of what I can do. Rock/pop star silhouettes to beautiful wild animals. Here at the shed, I can make customized wooden projects to suit literally any occasion. Beautiful and unique gifts for a loved one or maybe spoil yourself with something that's been hand crafted just especially for you. If you think there is something you might like made, PM me and I will see what I can do for you. Thank you for supporting The sawdust shed ❤

26/01/2025
31/12/2024

Wishing all our customers a very Happy New Year. May 2025 bring peace and happiness to you all❤️

The ghouls have hardly had time to crawl back into their dark hidey holes since Halloween and I get this selfie from the...
04/11/2024

The ghouls have hardly had time to crawl back into their dark hidey holes since Halloween and I get this selfie from the big man himself!!!
Attached was this message
"Dear Lenny and Sue, can THE SAWDUST SHED please help me out this year? People are finally realising that cheap mass produced items ain't worth it and now demand quality hand crafted wooden gifts, sadly I can't even drive a nail straight, my sleigh runs on autopilot I don't even drive that!
Please advertise on your page and help an old friend out. PS. The Mrs absolutely LOVES your hand crafted wooden portraits and would be very happy with me if I could gift her one (Hint hint)
Kindest regards,
Santa ❤️ "
Well guys how could we say no.... Help dear Santa out this year and get your Christmas orders in ASAP 😜

Had considered maybe prepping some handmade items for a stall at maybe Glendalough or Brittas for the summer. I guess th...
27/10/2024

Had considered maybe prepping some handmade items for a stall at maybe Glendalough or Brittas for the summer. I guess that idea was squashed very quickly. We also need public liability insurance to the value of 6.5 million euros. These are the reasons we normally do not do stalls, markets etc etc. We sell direct from buy and sell pages and from our little page here. That my friends is the only way we can keep our prices at rock bottom.
We don't do it to make huge profits or rip people off. We do it because we love what we do, to make top quality hand made affordable items for all.
Christmas is just around the corner and so many people will be trying to sell their hand made products at various markets and stalls.
Please guys, just remember this post. It costs a lot of money to just get that stall there in the first place, let alone make a profit from hours and hours of painstaking work to get the details absolutely perfect. From what we're aware there is nobody else in the Country that does personalised wooden portraits like we do and just because of that alone we could indeed "milk it"if we wanted to but that's not and never will be our objective.
If ordinary people like us can make it, well Ordinary people just like us should be able to afford it.
On that note, thank you all again for your continued support over the years and we look forward as always to be of service again in the future.

Unfortunately due to family commitments, we've not really been doing much from THE SHED. Sadly the last few projects hav...
26/10/2024

Unfortunately due to family commitments, we've not really been doing much from THE SHED. Sadly the last few projects have been memorial plaques for either family or friends.
Yes guys we are still taking orders, just not advertising as life at the moment is pretty hectic.
This was my latest tribute to a fallen colleague of mine. RIP Paul aka Hogo or self proclaimed "Big Dog" The most gentle, caring, funny guy I've ever had the privilege to work alongside. RIP Hog, gone but never ever forgotten ❤️

This is something that absolutely boggles my mind. People will happily go to events and pay these kinds of extortionate ...
18/08/2024

This is something that absolutely boggles my mind. People will happily go to events and pay these kinds of extortionate prices, complain but still hand over the money. I will charge between €60 and €75 euro for a personalised portrait and I'm literally shot down straight away!!! "That's mad expensive" I pay an average of €6.80 for an A3 sized sheet of Baltic birch that's not including shipping costs. A pack of 12 blades is around €8.80. To have the photo turned into a pattern is an average of €8 to €25. I then have to resize it, print it, prep the board it's going onto (Layers of masking tape, glue the pattern onto the board, drill pilot holes) The backing board alone is an average of €5 by the time I cut down a 8x4 sheet of plywood. I only do these portraits and items because I love what I do. After all that expense it's another 8 to ten hours work creating the actual one of a kind heirloom. I seriously lose money every time I create an item for you guys, it's money and time I'll never ever get back. The joy from my returning customers makes it worthwhile for me.
Yes it is soul destroying when people claim "Wow that's expensive" If you actually do some research you'll find what I sell here for say €60 the minimum start price worldwide would be around €600.
Do your research People. I could name a few for examples but I won't. There is hours upon hours of unseen work before a project is even started.
On that note I wish ye all a fantastic weekend but I just had to throw that out there guys.. Hand made is literally Hand made from start to finish. ❤️

Hand crafted personalised wooden portraits. Created from 3mm Baltic birch. A3 in size. Framed or unframed. Prices from €...
04/08/2024

Hand crafted personalised wooden portraits. Created from 3mm Baltic birch. A3 in size. Framed or unframed. Prices from €75. Very unique items and make wonderful gifts of cherished memories ❤️

Battling it out!Latest personalised commission portrait completed of two brave warriors in battle on the hurling pitch.
23/07/2024

Battling it out!
Latest personalised commission portrait completed of two brave warriors in battle on the hurling pitch.

Brand new batch of premium Baltic birch plywood arrived earlier today. I'm available all of next week (Taking a week's b...
12/07/2024

Brand new batch of premium Baltic birch plywood arrived earlier today. I'm available all of next week (Taking a week's break from playing with trains)
So if anyone needs a portrait, sign etc please do let me know.

17 x 12 inch customised baby Yoda.
11/07/2024

17 x 12 inch customised baby Yoda.

One of our forever loyal returning customers asked if we could replicate an old aged house name plaque that had sentimen...
07/07/2024

One of our forever loyal returning customers asked if we could replicate an old aged house name plaque that had sentimental value. Sadly the original had well expired its life span and was beyond saving. Using an inch thick slab of white oak we managed to shape a general outline of the original piece using flap discs. A tannin of turmeric and white vinegar was used around the outer edges to give an aged lichen like effect and a small portion of the grain was gouged out to give the impression the wood was beginning to crack.
The wood was then sealed by the use of a blow torch (enhancing the darker grain) and coated with several coats of silicone emulsion.
Finalised the project with 5 coats of UV resistant polyurethane yacht varnish.
An enjoyable one and once again a very happy customer ❤️

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Mountain View Wicklow
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