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Sorrell & Smith · Handmade in Essex since 2020

Dining tables from a single tree.

Live-edge English elm, French oak, burr oak and walnut, book-matched from one log, finished by hand and carried on steel bases we make ourselves. Made to your size in three to four weeks, or choose a finished one-off that is ready now. Delivered anywhere in the UK.

Which route is right for you?
  • 500+tables made since 2020
  • 4.8/5rated on Trustpilot
  • 3–4 wksmade to your size
  • 1.5 msingle slabs, up to 60 mm thick
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4.8 on Trustpilot
 Handmade in our Essex workshop Kiln-dried to 8 % moisture Delivered anywhere in the UK Any size, any wood, any base

Two ways to own one.

Have a table made to your exact size and wood, or take home a finished one-off from the workshop and pair it with a base. Both are made here; the difference is time and choice.

Made to order

Your size, your wood, your base.

Choose the wood, the size, the base style and the finish. We select the slabs, photograph them for you, and make the table in three to four weeks. Most commissions are between £2,000 and £12,000, depending on the rarity of the timber and the size of the table.

  • Any size, from a four-seater to a boardroom
  • English elm, French oak, burr oak, walnut, mappa burr or any wood you can name
  • Steel base fabricated to match, in any colour
  • Delivered anywhere in the UK, free over £1,000
Read the ordering guide Already know what you want? Request a quote

Ready now

A finished one-off, paired with a base.

Finished tabletops and complete tables are in the workshop today, each photographed as it is. Pick a top, pair it with any of our base designs, add chairs if you like, and it can be with you within days.

  • One-off slabs, priced and photographed individually
  • Pair any top with a base from our range
  • Chairs and benches chosen to go with our tables
  • Delivered to your door within days
See tables in stock Build a dining set: top, base and chairs
A huge single slab of English elm, standing on edge in the workshop
English elm, one slab, standing in the workshop

The timber

Slabs most makers never get to see.

Every table starts with the tree. We buy whole logs and ultra-wide single slabs: English elm from trees that stood for centuries, French oak cut from one tree so the grain runs the length of the table, burr oak up to a metre and a half wide in a single piece, and American black walnut in widths rarely seen in this country.

Each slab is kiln-dried to 8 % moisture or below before we touch it, so your table stays flat and silent for decades. When you order a table we tell you where the tree grew, when it was felled and how it was seasoned, and we photograph the exact slabs we have chosen for you before a single cut is made.

  • 1.5 msingle slabs
  • 60 mmfinished thickness
  • 8 %moisture, kiln-dried
  • One logbook-matched tops
Choosing your wood: the ordering guide

Five woods we know inside out.

Any species can be sourced on request. These are the ones our clients choose again and again, and each has its own gallery of finished tables.

English elm English elmDeep chestnut colour, wild grain and burr. Book-matched from one log, and our most popular table.View gallery French oak French oakCalm, honey-toned and cut from a single tree, so the grain runs the length of the table. Natural, or stained to walnut.View gallery Burr oak, single slab Burr oak, single slabOne continuous slab up to 1.5 metres wide and 60 mm thick. The rarest timber we work with.View gallery American black walnut American black walnutDark, rich and seldom seen in these widths. Two or three slabs make a table.View gallery Mappa burr Mappa burrClusters of tiny knots like a cat’s paw across the whole surface. No two tables alike.View gallery

In the workshop now.

One-off slabs, each photographed as it is. Pick a top, then choose a base below to carry it. When it sells, it is gone.

All tables in stock
In stockEnglish Elm Single-Slab Dining Tabletop English Elm Single-Slab Dining Tabletop Seats 8 · 210 × 110cm £5,000 tabletop only, no legs In stockMega Burr Oak Single-Slab Tabletop Mega Burr Oak Single-Slab Tabletop Seats 12 · 300 × 120cm £10,500 tabletop only, no legs In stockEnglish Elm Bookmatched Dining Tabletop English Elm Bookmatched Dining Tabletop 4-Seats 6 · 150 × 95cm £2,400 tabletop only, no legs In stockMega English Elm Single-Slab Dining Tabletop Mega English Elm Single-Slab Dining Tabletop 300 × 110cm £13,995 tabletop only, no legs
Pair a top with a base and chairs

Pair any top with a base

Legs engineered like buildings.

A slab this heavy deserves a base that will never flex. Ours are fabricated in our own workshop from box section up to 100 × 100 mm with 4 mm walls, the kind of steel usually found holding up a roof, then powder-coated in any RAL colour you choose. Every base is made to the exact size of your top, whether that top is made to order or one from stock.

All base designs
Twin C Twin C from £1,099 Scoop Scoop from £659 Tulip Tulip from £400 Kink Trapezium Kink Trapezium from £480.99

Going bespoke: how it works.

A made-to-order table is simpler than people expect. The ordering guide does most of the explaining; we do the rest, and keep you in the picture at every stage.

  1. 1Read the ordering guideIt walks you through the woods, the sizes, the base styles and the finishes, with photographs of each. Most people know what they want by the end of it.
  2. 2Tell us what you needThe size, the wood, the base and the finish. Not sure? We advise: allow 60 cm per diner, and 120 cm wide for a table that seats people in comfort.
  3. 3We choose your slabsWe pick the slabs for your table from the stock in our workshop and photograph them for you before a single cut is made. Three to four weeks on the bench.
  4. 4Delivered to your doorWhen your table is ready we call to arrange a day and time that suits you, and deliver it anywhere in the UK. Delivery is free on orders over £1,000.
Read the ordering guide Or talk it through on 01245 790182

The workshop

Two founders. One workshop. Every table.

Sorrell & Smith was founded in 2020 by master craftsman Sam Sorrell and Corey Smith. Every table, base, shelf and mirror we sell is made in our own workshop in Essex, and Sam makes or oversees each one personally. Nothing is bought in and badged.

That is why a Sorrell & Smith table is finished like a piece of jewellery: sanded through every grade and brought up to a flawless matt or high-gloss finish, so the first thing guests do is run a hand along it.

About Sam and Corey
The Sorrell & Smith workshop, slabs on the benches A burr oak slab in the workshop

Watch a table being made.

Filmed in the workshop and in our clients’ homes. No studio, no stand-ins.

More on YouTube
A £12,000 French oak dining table

Every stage, from the raw slabs to the finished table in the client’s home.

English elm table, detailed tour

Close up on the live edge, the figure in the grain and the finish.

A 14-seat table from two elm slabs

One of the largest tables we have made, from just two huge slabs.

What our clients say.

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From the same slabs.

The timber we choose for tables also becomes worktops, desks, shelves and mirrors, made in the same workshop to the same standard.

Kitchen worktops & islandsLive-edge elm and oak, made to your plan. Desks & conference tablesBoardroom, office and home desks, any size. Floating shelvesPriced instantly by length, delivered in two weeks. Live-edge mirrorsOak or elm, framed by the tree’s own edge.

Trade

Interior designers, architects and contract.

Tables, worktops and bases made to your drawings, with trade terms, samples and one point of contact from first sketch to delivery.

Work with us

Where next

Made to order, or ready now?

Read the guide if you want a table made to your size and wood. Browse the workshop if you would like one sooner. Either way, call us if you would rather talk it through.

Ordering guide: made to order Tables in stock: ready now 01245 790182
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