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Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented

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Props, Bespoke Make and Rented

With our knowledge and experience of working with natural materials we can reproduce or re-imagine period and fantasy items. We work extensively with green wood, willow, rush, straw, hazel, reeds, natural ropes/ twines, sedges, bamboo and many others.

We hold a good stock of baskets, barrels, trugs, stooks and old tools which are available for rental. If you give us your era and reference images we can suggest props and materials to suit.

Amongst the more unusual props we have been asked to create in our workshop – a straw sofa (pictured) for gypsy's to fight on, Vegan bat bones, Chopsticks for Doctor Who (who knew he needed special ones?) Penny Farthing flower baskets, Sword / archery/ Lance practice dummys, A 3m wicker man, a 70's Snow machine, and many, many more…

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Medieval Market to the Star Wars Universe...

Made from- green wood, willow, rush, straw, hazel, reeds, natural ropes/ twines, sedges, bamboo....

Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented
Props, Bespoke Make, and Rented

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