Professional Furniture Making Students’ Work One of our 12-month professional furniture making students is currently working on the course’s Laminating & Veneering module. The project for this module is a curved wall cabinet. This wall-mounted cabinet has a number of challenging aspects which develops theRead more →
Woodworking Benches for Sale During the summer, we made new benches for our summer pop-up Workshop, which have proven to be quite popular. As we have now moved back into the main Workshop, we’re offering three of these summer Workbenches for sale. Each Woodworking WorkbenchRead more →
Ashtead Common Oak We were very excited about the delivery of beautiful oak from Ashtead Common this week. Last year, I was approached by Ashtead Common (the City of London Corporation); Shaun, the Senior Ranger visited the Workshop to discuss the commissioning of a Keepsake Box forRead more →
From the beginning of this project the emphasis on craftsmanship and honesty in its construction through exposed joints and use of grain direction was at the forefront of the design of this walnut sideboard.
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The walnut top, which was jointed and left to settle for more than a month, was sanded and cut to size. The curves which gives the top its ‘lift’ were marked on and the excess material was removed with a number of spokeshaves and a hand plane.
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During the glue up process the drawers are checked for square. Then the clamps are removed and the drawers laid on a flat surface for the glue to set. The following day I started fitting the drawers, by planing of the excess material on the sides, […]
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