About
A workshop, not a showroom.
Ashworth & Hale was founded on a simple idea: the person who measures your home should care how the drawer closes.
Book a Free Design ConsultationOur story
Two joiners, one bench, a long view.
Thomas Ashworth trained as a cabinetmaker in the North West before spending a decade fitting kitchens for London's leading studios. Daniel Hale came from architectural joinery, working on listed houses where nothing is square and everything has to be scribed by hand.
In 2012 they took a small unit outside Knutsford with one bench and a second-hand panel saw. Today the workshop employs fourteen people — designers, cabinetmakers, painters and fitters — and still makes every piece under one roof.
We take on a limited number of projects each year so that each one receives the same attention as the first.
Craftsmanship
Built to last, not to a deadline.
- Joints that hold. Dovetailed drawer boxes, mortise-and-tenon frames and doors that are hung, not clipped.
- Finished by hand. Painted work is sprayed with a primer in the workshop and brushed by hand on site after installation.
- Measured to the millimetre. Every room is laser-surveyed and templated before a single board is cut.
Materials
What we work with
European oak
FSC-certified, air-dried and kiln-finished, chosen for straight, even grain.
American black walnut
Rich, dark and warm; ideal for libraries and dressing-room interiors.
Painted finishes
Low-VOC, hard-wearing paints, colour-matched to your walls.
Solid brass
Unlacquered brass and bronze hardware from British foundries.
Free design consultation
Begin your project
Tell us a little about your home. We will arrange a visit to measure, listen and talk through what is possible — at no cost and with no obligation.
Prefer to talk? Call 0333 054 1304
Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm
www.ashworthandhale.com