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About Us

Restoring the heritage crafts, honouring tradition.

This is the front of The Wooden Mouse, Rochester, premises showing the ground floor with a doorway in the centre with an arch above and an arched window on each side of the door. The left hand window has a large picture of the Wooden Mouse logo at the top. On the floor above are three rectangle windows with curved balconies at their bases.
This is Stewart, Director of The Wooden Mouse, working in the workshop on restoring a dark brown wooden cabinet.

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Stewart Kemp
Director and Master French Polisher

This is Stewart, Director of The Wooden Mouse and French Polisher wearing a white t-shirt and smiling, looking very relaxed.
This is Stewart, Director of The Wooden Mouse working in the workshop, polishing a small dark wood occasional table with a dark green inlay on the surface.

Stewart has been a French Polisher for over 30 years, having gained his qualifications with the City and Guilds. Over the years, he has worked as a French polisher and furniture restorer for John Lewis, Claridges and The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington. 

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