sherlock furniture
BIRMINGHAM
Born and raised in Birmingham, Tom has always been obsessed with making things.
This obsession continued right through school and on to London where he studied
furniture making. It was whilst in London his unusual style prompted his teacher
to suggest he study sculpture. Taking his teachers advice after completing the
year, he moved back to Birmingham and began his sculpture degree in
Wolverhampton commuting daily before opting to move to West Wales School of Art
- where they teach the fascinating process of bronze casting - to complete his
degree. After completing his degree, Tom once again moved back to Birmingham
where he continued his sculpture practise alongside working with family to
further refine the carpentry and woodworking skills he learnt in London before
setting up by himself a few years ago. The relatively recent decision to start
offering courses came about almost by chance. The positive experience Tom had in
West Wales ignited a desire to want to teach his skills to others – something
that became even more apparent after taking on a couple of apprentices. However,
with business being so busy it wasn’t until the apprentices highlighted the lack
of woodworking courses available in the Birmingham area outside of full-time
college or university courses. It was at this point Tom realised that this would
be a great opportunity to give those interested in woodworking a way in without
having to commit full time.
