Timberkits

Making a Timberkit is to step into the whole world of Automata. Wonderful moving models and scenes. Mechanical model kits made of wood! 😀

It is an art form in which you can appreciate the magic of mechanical action and a fascinating education for children and adults of all ages.

18/08/2026

I still receive occassional communications from Timberkits builders which is a joy. Steve Hunt recently sent me these pictures of his Stephenson's Rocket and Bi-Plane. He has pre-stained the wood prior to assembly and also varnished it whilst taking care not to compromise the surfaces of parts that move against each other. He has done a beautiful job of preserving the wood grain patterns but making them richer and the whole models just glow. I love them!

31/07/2026

Josh and I have built a table out of some rough old pallets and then we took some perfectly decent wood and made some pallets out of it.......

24/07/2026

I notice I have not been on here since the 14th of April!!! I have been busy discovering a few new concepts such as 'weekends', 'staring mindlessly out of the window' and 'breathing'.
Actually, I have also recently had a fun few days building these marvellous Timberkits for a friend. D'you know....someone could get these manufactured and sell them to other automata enthusiasts.......?

12/04/2026

My good friend is currently in the Netherlands playing with automata and having a whale of a time (where dd that saying come from and has anyone made an automata about it?). The bunch of enthusiasts around him are wanting to create a group for automatists in their country that can share/inspire/provoke/entertain/discuss/brain-storm etc all things Automata. I am certain I have some Dutch friends on my Facebook and Instagram pages - please could you raise your hands, say hi and introduce yourselves to Ellen who is up for co-ordinating things on [email protected] if you fancy being part of it? And your first shared subject could be all about how whales help you have fun....... .just putting that out there.......... don't know how it translates..... .. don't think there are many whales around the Netherlands......map is just here to catch the eye of anyone recognising it as home :) 🐋🐳

29/03/2026

Josh's wild wood table finally finished. It was a devil of a job getting any of it level but we got it spot on in the end.

05/02/2026

Now I get it!
The wind and rain is raging outside, the wood is crackling in the Rayburn, got a glass of wine, got some Timberkits, having a lot of fun just building a few as gifts now I don't actually have to run a business with them anymore. Meals go uncooked, laundry unattended to, pets have not been fed, I am not having conversations with anyone in the house, time is passing quietly - it is REALLY nice!!!!! Is this what our customers have been enjoying all these years? It really has not been fair!!!! I have finally realised the worth of this activity.......I do apologise though for all the domestic neglect they have caused.....

29/01/2026

Josh wants to make a table out of Alder from our field. He wants to work with the irregularities and keep it organic/rustic looking although the wood will be cleaned up a bit more than you can see here in the end. We built a former - the internal frame you see - only to support the legs while we try to arrange them in a vaguely vertical/horizontal way. It is quite a challenge as every surface and length is all wibbly-wobbly so there is no datum to measure anything from. There will be lots of adjustments to make at every turn and use of an eye-chrometer as no other conventional measuring tool quite fits the bill.

19/01/2026

Josh chiselling out a socket - third generation chip off the old block!

08/01/2026

As most of you know, Timberkits has now closed. But you don't get rid of me that easily I'm afraid. The workshop is still there and I have just spent a joyous day there messing about with bits of wood with my son Josh. Josh is 26 but suffered some massive brain damage when he was 2 and has spent the rest of his life recovering. He is physically strong and able but has various lasting impairments on all fronts. One of his ambitions has always been to make things (furniture, planters, bird boxes, anything really) to sell and now I have more time, I am going to help make that happen for him. We will have a lot of fun - machines, sawdust, chisels, banter, nonsense and lots of tea and biscuits - what is not to love??!!!

11/12/2025

EDIT - ALL SOLD
These are the very last models I have to sell - Woody Blues, Fish, Kissing Couple, Croc and Dragon. £10.00 each plus shipping, DM me if interested. Last minute Christmas gifts anyone?
I am beginning to see some space on some shelves but it probably won't last long, I'll soon make some more stuff to fill them ......

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0044 (0)1650 521635

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http://www.timberkits.com/

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