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Behind impeccably polished products, it’s more then likely that you’ll find a similarly polished craft. At William & Son we discovered just that in the workshop of Paul West, where his 40 year old collection of tools and techniques provides a surprising insight into the honest tools of true craftsmanship.

Unassuming tools of the trade

  • William and Son - Kinmount
  • William and Son - barrels
  • William and Son - engraving
  • William and Son - tools mounted on wall
  • William and Son - tool board, featuring nail brush

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  • William and Son - cradle
  • William and Son - bunch of keys
  • William and Son - thread cutter
  • William and Son - thread cutter

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  • William and Son -  thread cutter
  • William and Son - hands
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  • William and Son - engraving tools
  • William and Son - hammer
  • William and Son - flux
  • William and Son - unguents
  • William and Son - punches
  • William and Son - pliers
  • William and Son - 3-in-1 oil
  • William and Son - anvil, tools and rubber band
  • William and Son - game plotter
  • William and Son - boxes
  • William and Son - jar of oil

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  • William and Son - twin barrel
  • William and Son - prefabricated bits
  • William and Son - hands holding prefabricated piece

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  • William and Son - marked out gun barrel
  • William and Son - saw
  • William and Son - wooden butt
  • William and Son - trigger
  • William and Son - engraving
  • William and Son - engraved barrels
  • William and Son - engraving
  • William and Son - drooping lobe
  • William and Son - barrel with ticket
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Credits

Craftsman
Paul West

Photography by
Mathew Wilson
At With Associates

Thanks to
Paul West, and Ianthe Hylton
At William & Son
For allowing access to the workshop

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