Rowbear
New member
G'day, I'm Rob. I live in Melbourne Australia. I am a retired Medical Scientist who keeps himself active making boxes and furniture and stuff. I thought maybe the best way to introduce myself would be to show you some of my work. So here are some examples.
#1 Embroidery Work Box in River Red Gum, Tasmanian fiddleback Blackwood and Wenge.
This box is 300 mm long x 250 mm wide and 200 mm tall. The carcass is made of figured Red Gum, while the lid frame is Tasmanian Blackwood showing fiddleback pattern. The panel in the lid is a piece of figured Red Gum, resawn and bookmatched. The tray and the inlay are Wenge. The finish is hard burnished Tung Oil.
The handles and Quadrant hinges are English Brass.
#2 Coffee Table in Tasmanian Blackwood with two drawers.
This table is 1.4 metres long x 450 mm wide approx. The finish is Organoil Hard Burnishing oil. (A local product). This product is based around Tung Oil and Terpene. It gives excellent protection against radiant heat and liquid spills. I poured some red wine on the top of this table and left it for 4 hours before wiping it off. Not a mark to be seen!
#3 Jewellery Box in Black Heart Sassafrass.
"Sassy" is a beautiful timber, but has strong contrasting colours, which some don't like. I think the colours under Oil are spectacular. The carcass and lid panel are Sassafrass, while the tray and lid frame are Tasmanian Blackwood. Finish is hard burnished Wattyl Scandinavian Oil.
I hope you like them.
Regards,
Rob
#1 Embroidery Work Box in River Red Gum, Tasmanian fiddleback Blackwood and Wenge.
This box is 300 mm long x 250 mm wide and 200 mm tall. The carcass is made of figured Red Gum, while the lid frame is Tasmanian Blackwood showing fiddleback pattern. The panel in the lid is a piece of figured Red Gum, resawn and bookmatched. The tray and the inlay are Wenge. The finish is hard burnished Tung Oil.
The handles and Quadrant hinges are English Brass.
#2 Coffee Table in Tasmanian Blackwood with two drawers.
This table is 1.4 metres long x 450 mm wide approx. The finish is Organoil Hard Burnishing oil. (A local product). This product is based around Tung Oil and Terpene. It gives excellent protection against radiant heat and liquid spills. I poured some red wine on the top of this table and left it for 4 hours before wiping it off. Not a mark to be seen!
#3 Jewellery Box in Black Heart Sassafrass.
"Sassy" is a beautiful timber, but has strong contrasting colours, which some don't like. I think the colours under Oil are spectacular. The carcass and lid panel are Sassafrass, while the tray and lid frame are Tasmanian Blackwood. Finish is hard burnished Wattyl Scandinavian Oil.
I hope you like them.
Regards,
Rob
