tobytools
Established Member
Evening ladies and gents,
Having posted so many post about tools, I thought it was time to share my newest endeavour in furniture.
Having been at college for almost a year now. I've picked up a few basic skills thatI have used to create some furniture, after all that the point isn't it?
I've gone through many phases in woodwork, from tools, turning, making tools, collecting, tinkering, chairs and boxes ect ect. My latest craze and one I have a real passion for is shaker furniture. Mine is a more contemporary version of the original.
The thing I find most pleasing about this style of furniture is that it's furniture I could live with. I love gothic and over the top decorative stuff with banding and carving ect too but I couldn't live with it in my lounge, I find it suffocating to be around,
anyways I digress.
The wood chosen for this piece is traditional to its nature, english cherry. The wood itself is a pleasure to work with and kind on the tools, the odd bit of reverse grain is a nightmare but with a methodical approach this problem was easily taken care of.
The entire project was started and finished in my small, poorly lit shed
All done by hand, apart from getting the timber to ruff dimentions and I used a band saw to taper the legs. The rest was just hand tools.
Its construction is mortice and tenon.
I had to work the timber to its final dimensions over the period of 2 weeks, this was done using a no6 plane. The legs I found to be the trickiest, as they have to be bang on square. Every piece of timber had to be checked for wind, twist, cup, bow, kick, you name it, the end results ensure a higher quality of work. Call it the foundation works.
Chamfer around the top was done using a no4 plane.
The arch was created with coping saw and spokeshave.
I haven't added the finish yet as it was only this afternoon that I finished the table and assembled it. I will detach the top and finish it as two pieces.
That will be started tomorrow morning, ill used a standard finishing oil.
this is the first piece I've made for my own flat and im going to keep building till all my furniture is made by me im still a romantic.
ill state that this piece is far from perfect but we have to start somewhere i guess..
let me know what you think and if there are any question id be happy answer them.
thanks
TT
Having posted so many post about tools, I thought it was time to share my newest endeavour in furniture.
Having been at college for almost a year now. I've picked up a few basic skills thatI have used to create some furniture, after all that the point isn't it?
I've gone through many phases in woodwork, from tools, turning, making tools, collecting, tinkering, chairs and boxes ect ect. My latest craze and one I have a real passion for is shaker furniture. Mine is a more contemporary version of the original.
The thing I find most pleasing about this style of furniture is that it's furniture I could live with. I love gothic and over the top decorative stuff with banding and carving ect too but I couldn't live with it in my lounge, I find it suffocating to be around,
anyways I digress.
The wood chosen for this piece is traditional to its nature, english cherry. The wood itself is a pleasure to work with and kind on the tools, the odd bit of reverse grain is a nightmare but with a methodical approach this problem was easily taken care of.
The entire project was started and finished in my small, poorly lit shed
All done by hand, apart from getting the timber to ruff dimentions and I used a band saw to taper the legs. The rest was just hand tools. Its construction is mortice and tenon.
I had to work the timber to its final dimensions over the period of 2 weeks, this was done using a no6 plane. The legs I found to be the trickiest, as they have to be bang on square. Every piece of timber had to be checked for wind, twist, cup, bow, kick, you name it, the end results ensure a higher quality of work. Call it the foundation works.
Chamfer around the top was done using a no4 plane.
The arch was created with coping saw and spokeshave.
I haven't added the finish yet as it was only this afternoon that I finished the table and assembled it. I will detach the top and finish it as two pieces.
That will be started tomorrow morning, ill used a standard finishing oil.
this is the first piece I've made for my own flat and im going to keep building till all my furniture is made by me
im still a romantic.ill state that this piece is far from perfect but we have to start somewhere i guess..
let me know what you think and if there are any question id be happy answer them.
thanks
TT
