New Workshop Pt.8 - Time for the big move. Shedquarters no more.
Transporting our machinery. From the shed to to the Kodak building in Glasgow. For years, Lucy and I joked about the day when we'd have to "get all this kit...
Eyewear Journal | Banton Frameworks
New Workshop Pt.7 - Workbenches for spectacle making
Workshop update Pt.7. Building the benches using my Dad's advice to "add diagonals" for strength and stability. Which is just what I need right now. A short visual post from...
New Workshop Pt.6 - Delivery fiasco & final paint
Hi, it's Jamie. Last week, Lucy and I both avoided spinal injury and opened the website. Both were successful, I'm pleased to report. I'm so grateful to everyone who just...
New Workshop Pt.5 - If you believe in quality, read this
Sense of smell has the strongest link to your memories. This week, the wet paint on our new workshop walls reminded me of my grandfather. He was a decorator. Rather...
New Workshop Pt.4 - What's cooking in the Banton kitchen?
The layout of our new workshop. Just like a kitchen, because well, they’re really quite similar and close to our hearts. Lucy wants the look of a kitchen, but our...
New Workshop Pt.3 - The walls are up
There’s one word that describes how I feel about the next few months. Nervouscited. If you missed Part 1, Lucy and I are relocating our workshop to Glasgow after spending 13...
New Workshop Pt.2 - The 'bootstrap backstory'
Hi, it’s Jamie. Generally, there’s two ways to start a business. 1. With other people’s money (OPM). 2. Or beg, borrow and steal (boostrap). Well 13 years ago, Lucy and...
New Workshop Pt.1 - Here's to 13 years
Hi, it’s Jamie. It's also the end of an era. After 13 years, we’re moving workshop. Lucy’s parents were kind enough to let us start our business here back in...