Bespoke Solid Oak Pieces | Trade & Wholesale

For Christmas

Pieces made to give.

Cut from the same oak as everything else here, sized for gifting and ready to ship this Christmas.

The Ollerton Tealight Board

Six tealights

A single length of oak, cut and drilled to hold six tealights in a row. One board, one piece of wood, start to finish.

The Bilsthorpe Tealight Set

Single & double

A single and a double holder, cut from the same run of oak and sold as a pair — small enough to place anywhere.

The idea

From woodland floor to finished piece.

We work one private oak woodland near Nottingham, by permission of its owner, helping clear timber that has already come down — storm‑thrown, wind‑snapped, or simply old. No tree is ever cut standing.

That oak is seasoned slowly, then shaped entirely by hand into pieces that keep the character of the tree they came from. Nothing is repeated, because nothing we start with can be.

What we add beyond the craft is consistency: every piece leaves our workshop finished to the same standard, ready for your shelves this Christmas.

How a piece is made

Four stages, one at a time.

Gathered, not felled

We walk the woodland with the owner, selecting oak that has already come down. Nothing standing is ever touched.

Seasoned slowly

Air‑dried for many months so the timber settles honestly before it is ever shaped.

Made by hand

Cut, worked and finished by hand in our workshop, one piece at a time, never as a batch.

Finished & packed

Hand-finished, checked, and carefully packed for despatch — ready for your shop floor or showroom.

Who's behind it

Two people, one wood, one workshop.

Velique is run by two friends who would rather make one unrepeatable piece a week than a hundred identical ones a day. Every stage — sourcing, seasoning, making, finishing — stays under our own roof.

Sourcing & wood

Woodland access, collection, and seasoning.

Making & finishing

Shaping, finishing, and preparing pieces for despatch.

MATERIAL

Solid oak only, from one private woodland. Nothing imported or veneered.

SOURCING

Naturally fallen and storm‑felled trees only, collected with permission.

MAKING

Cut, seasoned and finished by hand, one piece at a time.

TRADE

A limited number of trade and wholesale enquiries taken each season.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Everything trade buyers usually ask before their first wholesale order.

Each piece is made from a single trunk of wind‑fallen oak, so the grain, knots and shape are never repeated. We make in single pieces, not runs, so no two are ever quite the same.

Retail pieces typically range from £400 to £1,600, depending on size, complexity and the character of the timber used. Trade and wholesale pricing is quoted separately once we understand order volume and timing — get in touch to discuss your Christmas order.

All our timber comes from one private woodland near Nottingham. We work with the landowner's permission as part of their ongoing woodland management, collecting trees that have already come down.

No. We only collect oak that has already fallen, whether from storm damage, age, or natural woodland thinning. No standing tree is ever felled for Velique.

We work with a small number of trade partners each season, so minimums are agreed individually based on the pieces and timing you need. Contact us and we'll confirm what's possible for Christmas 2026.

Because every piece is hand-finished from seasoned oak, lead times vary by piece and volume. Enquire as early as possible to secure stock ahead of the Christmas season.

Yes. We only use timber that has already fallen from a single, permission‑based woodland source, rather than commissioning any tree to be cut.

Seasoning alone takes many months, followed by hand shaping and finishing. Because every piece is made individually, timelines vary — we confirm this before you place an order.

We consider a limited number of bespoke and trade commissions each season, subject to suitable oak being available from our woodland. Get in touch and we'll contact you directly.

One tree. One piece. One story.