For nearly 60 years our family run business has been making bespoke English Oak furniture of exceptional character and quality. Established in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, in 1960 by the late Colin Almack. Colin's carved “beaver” trademark, can be found on every piece of furniture we have ever made and was inspired by watching wild beavers’ industriously using wood in building their dams and lodges. Colin became known as the “Beaverman”.

David Glegg, Colin’s son-in law has been carrying on this tradition for the last twenty years. Colin and David were both presented to HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Philip, in 1989, for their outstanding work on the New Chapter House at Southwark Cathedral.

In 2016 we were delighted to be nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Welcome to Yorkshire “White Rose Awards” the largest celebration of tourism and industry excellence in the U.K.

Whilst the skills and methods of handcrafting furniture have changed very little over the years, the business has evolved and flourished, now our furniture can be found in homes across the world. We have been fortunate to receive many prestigious commissions from famous institutions but it is furniture for every room of your home that is the focus of our business.

We work predominantly in English Oak (Quercus robur) and ensuring the continuance of this magnificent tree is extremely important to us. We source all our oak trees or planked timber, from sustainable managed woodlands on local Estates or from accredited timber merchants. A local sawmill cuts the felled oak trees into planks which are then air dried at Beaver Lodge for up to five years before being hand crafted into beautiful pieces of traditional and contemporary furniture.

Visitors are always welcome to come and watch the craftsmen at work and see the furniture we have on display in the showroom at Beaver Lodge.

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