Some of the materials, making and finishing techniques I have had experience with:

Furniture making

(traditional and modern, hand and machine techniques, jointing, veneering, laminating, steam bending, glues, turning etc.)

Timber

(hardwood types, cuts, properties, selection, drying methods, movement issues, thicknesses – nominal and finished)  

Timber panels

(types of plywood and grading, fibre boards, particle boards etc.)

Veneer

(cut types and their resultant grain, thicknesses, lay-up techniques, suppliers)

Timber finishing

(oil, lacquers, staining, fireproofing finishes)

CNC

(3-axis,  5-axis)

Fixtures and fittings

(hinges, runners, locks, standard and high end, specialist or bespoke)

Metal fabrication and working

(welding, brazing, milling, metals used: brass, mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper)

Metal casting

(Sand casting, metals used: bronze, iron, aluminum)

Metal folding, bending, forming

(machine and hand forming, metal spinning, metals used: zinc, gilding metal, pewter, steel)

Metal cutting

(laser, water jet)

Metal finishing

(powder coating, shot and sand blasting, mirror polishing, black chrome plating, rose gold plating, dark patination, bronze patination, spray finishes)

Solid surfaces

(Corian, Hi-MACS etc.)

Stone & marble

(carrara, crema marfil, finishing and sealing options)

Upholstery

(traditional webbed upholstery, modern foam fillings, natural fibre fillings)

Fabric

(woven and velvet types, supplies and sourcing, handling in upholstery, flameproofing processes and standards)

Leather

(types, suppliers, hides, tanning and finishing techniques / options, working methods such as: wrapping, skiving, stitching)

Glass & mirror

(types, cutting and edge polishing, toughening, standards, UV bonding)

Other processes

(foam injection molding, laser engraving, fiberglass)