# The TimberVerse > Carpentry and rustic timber builds from the Llŷn Peninsula, across North Wales: saunas, glamping pods, cabins, shepherd huts, sheds and garden rooms, timber frames and bespoke furniture. Hands-on woodworking courses and experiences, community projects, and free plans with 3D build films. Run by Jakub Gawel (Jakub Gawel Woodworking), based on the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Works across North Wales. Enquiries: https://thetimberverse.co.uk/contact/ TheTimberVerse.co.uk is run by JDG Professionals Ltd, company number 07787860, registered in England and Wales. Registered office: Gerniog Isaf, Mynydd Nefyn, Pwllheli, LL53 6TL. Areas covered: Llŷn Peninsula, Nefyn, Morfa Nefyn, Pwllheli, Abersoch, Aberdaron, Criccieth, Porthmadog, Caernarfon, Bangor, Anglesey, Eryri (Snowdonia), Gwynedd, Conwy, North Wales. ## Services - [Saunas](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/type/saunas/): Wood-fired garden saunas, arched and barrel saunas and a commercial sauna studio, built by hand on the Llŷn Peninsula and across North Wales. Also: garden sauna, outdoor sauna, wood-fired sauna, barrel sauna, sauna cabin, sauna builder. - [Pods, cabins & huts](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/type/pods/): Arched glamping pods, timber cabins and shepherd huts for glamping sites, gardens and holiday lets across North Wales. Also: glamping pod, timber cabin, garden cabin, shepherd hut, holiday let pod, glamping pod builder. - [Timber frames](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/type/frames/): Timber frames, shelters and outdoor structures, raised by hand on the Llŷn Peninsula and across North Wales. Also: timber frame, post and beam, outdoor shelter, pergola, gazebo, rustic structure, carpentry. - [Sheds & garden buildings](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/type/garden/): Rustic timber sheds, potting houses, greenhouse studios, garden rooms, fencing and shelters, built on the Llŷn Peninsula and across North Wales. Also: garden shed, timber shed, potting shed, garden room, greenhouse, log store, waney edge fencing, outdoor shelter. - [Furniture & interiors](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/type/furniture/): Bespoke rustic furniture, fire-pit tables, benches, kitchens and timber interiors, made on the Llŷn Peninsula for homes and gardens across North Wales. Also: bespoke furniture, rustic furniture, garden furniture, fire pit table, rustic kitchen, carpentry, joinery. - [Woodworking courses & sessions](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/learn/): Hands-on woodworking sessions for beginners, adult learners and SEN groups, with practical maths built in. Tools and timber provided, at community venues or the workshop. Also: woodworking classes, woodworking course, beginners woodworking, carpentry course, SEN woodworking, adult learning. - [Woodworking experiences & build days](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/learn/#private): A day or more building alongside me, on a project of your own or one of the TimberVerse plans. For individuals, couples and small teams; gift days possible. Also: woodworking experience, build day, gift experience, team building day, make your own. - [Community projects & woodworking for wellbeing](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/community/): Woodworking for wellbeing sessions, raised beds and garden builds, funded numeracy projects with colleges and community groups. Also: community woodworking, woodworking for wellbeing, men's shed, community garden build, Multiply numeracy. - [Woodworking plans & 3D build films](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/): Free project pages with an animated 3D build film, cut list, tools and costs, step-by-step instructions and PDF plans, from first builds to bigger makes. Also: woodworking plans, bird box plans, bat box plans, DIY project plans, 3D build animation, cut list. - [Build Review for self-builders](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/build-review/): Planning your own shed, sauna, frame or garden room? Send your drawings or photos and get a practical check of sizes, timber, joints and the cut list. Also: shed plans check, timber frame advice, self-build review, carpentry advice. ## For AI agents - MCP server (read-only, no sign-in, Streamable HTTP): https://thetimberverse.co.uk/wp-json/timberverse/v1/mcp - How to use it: https://thetimberverse.co.uk/ai/ - Sitemap: https://thetimberverse.co.uk/wp-sitemap.xml ## Main pages - [Builds](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/): saunas, glamping pods, shepherd huts, garden buildings, timber frames and furniture. - [Projects & Plans](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/): build films, cut lists, step-by-step instructions, the maths behind them and plans to download. - [Learn & Make](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/learn/): woodworking sessions, adult and SEN learning, practical maths through making, private build days. - [Community](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/community/): woodworking for wellbeing and funded community projects. - [Workshop Safety](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/safety/): Rewind, short 3D safety films. One workshop accident at real speed, then in slow motion with the physics drawn on, then the fix. - [Build Review](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/build-review/): send your own timber project for a practical review. - [About](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/about/) - [Contact](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/contact/) ## Projects and plans - [Apex Nest Box](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/nest-box/): One planed board, six crosscuts, seven parts. (Bird & wildlife boxes, difficulty 2/5 (Beginner), About 2 hours) - [Bird Box No 2](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/bird-box-2/): A slope-roof bird box from one 6×1 and one 4×1. (Bird & wildlife boxes, difficulty 3/5 (Improver), 2–3 hours) - [Bat House](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/bat-house/): A crevice bat box from one rough-sawn board: three stepped boards, four risers and a roof, nailed together, with two 20 mm gaps bats crawl into from below. (Bird & wildlife boxes, difficulty 3/5 (Improver), About half a day (3–4 hours)) - [Simple Tray](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/simple-tray/): A sturdy screwed tray with a slot handle at each end, about 450 × 300 × 100 mm, from one 25 mm rough-sawn board. (Small makes & gifts, difficulty 2/5 (Beginner), 2–3 hours) - [Christmas Tree](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/projects/christmas-tree/): A stepped outline Christmas tree about 701 mm tall and 580 mm wide, from one 2.4 m length of 38 × 63 mm CLS (3x2) on a short 4x2 base. (Small makes & gifts, difficulty 2/5 (Beginner), 1–2 hours) ## Workshop safety films (Rewind) - [Rewind · Ep 01: The Spade Bit](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/safety/spade-bit/): rule "Clamp it. Then drill.", physics: Newton's 2nd law. ## Builds - [Hobbit sauna](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/hobbit-sauna/): Personal build. A wood-fired sauna with an arched, round front, glazed doors and two tiers of benches lit from underneath. - [Glamping pod](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/glamping-pod/): With Puki Pods. An arched glamping pod clad in timber, with double glazed doors, a raised deck and handrail, and chunky sleeper steps. - [Shepherd huts](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/shepherd-huts/): With Puki Pods. Shepherd huts built with Puki Pods. - [Hafan Gelli shepherd huts](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/hafan-gelli-shepherd-huts/): Own build · glamping site. Shepherd huts for the Hafan Gelli glamping site, built on my own. - [Commercial sauna & yoga studio](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/commercial-sauna-yoga-studio/): Own build. A commercial sauna and yoga studio, built on my own. - [Timber-frame garden house](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/timber-frame-garden-house/): With Puki Pods. A post-and-beam garden house raised on a concrete slab: posts and rails, wall plates, knee braces, tie beams and a full set of rafters to the ridge. - [Timber shelter, Nant Gwrtheyrn](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/timber-shelter-nant-gwrtheyrn/): Timber frame. A braced timber-frame shelter with a boarded back wall and a corrugated roof, under a "Croeso i Nant Gwrtheyrn" sign. - [Timber greenhouse](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/timber-greenhouse/): Garden building. Wall panels built flat in the yard, then raised onto a block plinth. - [Fire-pit table & benches](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/fire-pit-table-benches/): Garden furniture. An octagonal table with a sunken fire bowl, surrounded by chunky rustic chairs and benches with waney edges. - [Rustic kitchen](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/rustic-kitchen/): Interior. A kitchen in reclaimed-look timber, with live-edge worktops, an island, ledged doors and black strap hinges. - [Live-edge table, greenhouse studio](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/live-edge-table-greenhouse-studio/): Furniture. A long live-edge slab table in a greenhouse studio, used for sorting fleece and craft work. - [Waney-edge fencing](https://thetimberverse.co.uk/builds/waney-edge-fencing/): Garden. Fencing made from waney-edge boards set at varied heights, so the line of the fence follows the land.