OT: More Furniture Pics

The hits just keep on coming. The last 6 pictures on this page are some smaller pieces of furniture that I have made over the years. The Pembroke style tables were the first things I ever made without the use of any power tools. All moulding was cut by hand planes and finished with scrapers rather than sandpaper. The Coffee table and the pair of end tables and the Walnut Pembroke table were made without any power tools from a large stash of Black Walnut I acquired in trade for a refrigerator that was in a house that we bought that the rental tenant wanted and that she was willing to trade the Black Walnut for, from a tree that was cut down in the yard of her former house. The Sierra Granite slab was from a bunch of granite that was being used to construct the lobby of the new building that my wife's company had built and that they were moving into. I was there during the construction phase and asked the stonemasons if I could have any of the cut off pieces that were cut to accommodate the elevator door openings. They said sure, take what you want. This is the result of that fortuitous happenstance. The Glass display case, while not small, was built of Cherry to hold some of our personal collectables from our various trips and some family heirlooms. I think this concluded the furniture portion of postings. Unless I build something else.

John

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The hits just keep on coming. The last 6 pictures on this page are some smaller pieces of furniture that I have made over the years. The Pembroke style tables were the first things I ever made without the use of any power tools. All moulding was cut by hand planes and finished with scrapers rather than sandpaper. The Coffee table and the pair of end tables and the Walnut Pembroke table were made without any power tools from a large stash of Black Walnut I acquired in trade for a refrigerator that was in a house that we bought that the rental tenant wanted and that she was willing to trade the Black Walnut for, from a tree that was cut down in the yard of her former house. The Sierra Granite slab was from a bunch of granite that was being used to construct the lobby of the new building that my wife's company had built and that they were moving into. I was there during the construction phase and asked the stonemasons if I could have any of the cut off pieces that were cut to accommodate the elevator door openings. They said sure, take what you want. This is the result of that fortuitous happenstance. The Glass display case, while not small, was built of Cherry to hold some of our personal collectables from our various trips and some family heirlooms. I think this concluded the furniture portion of postings. Unless I build something else.

John

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I did it agin. To quick a trigger finger makes for incomplete information for use. This is the link to the above pictures. Sorry.

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And it's lovely! (I really like the clothes hamper -how clever!) Roberta in D

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That was one of the smarter things I have done. There is nothing "pretty" about dirty clothes, but you can hide them in something that looks nice.

John

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The pieces are just beautiful - that display cabinet is wonderful. What makes a table a Pembroke table? Is it the little drawer?

Another idea for me from this post! Your small pieces, makes me realise that I could put my marquetry on my photo site. I'm going to be busy getting that constructed now. By the time it is finished, I will have the skills at my fingertips! (photo-transferring I mean!) . In message , John writes

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On Sep 10, 11:01 am, Patti wrote:

If I remember correctly. it was a table that was characterized by long slim tapered legs, and a small drawer that was favored by the Earle of Pembroke in Jolly Old England in days of yore. I was much enamored of English furniture when I first got started in this thing, and I used to haunt the antique shops that specialized in English imports that were plentiful in San Francisco at the time. Some of the places let me measure the pieces and then I would take the measurements home and reproduce that item for myself. Great fun as what I was copying was "Authentic" or at least seemed so. You weren't allowed to do that in museums so this was the only venue that I could find to gain access to the real thing. Then books and then the internet which widened the scope of available things to reference. And, there you go. And as we used to say in the 1960's, "Where ever you go, there you are". I would encourage you to go back and look at the things you have done. I tend to not dwell on the things I make in the excitement of the next great thing I am doing. That is probably just either the short attention span of modern life or something that afflicts me personally. I think it is rather common though. this has been great fun for me to go back and revisit these things. I am making digital pictures of all of the things and am going to place them in a Leather bound album that my wife gave me many hears ago and I let lie fallow without doing anything about. It will be fun. Digital cameras and modern printers have really revolutionized photography.

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Hi Patti, just me being 'dorky' again but what is marquetry? Looking forward to seeing your pictures.;). Elly

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The link will take you to Wikipedia and an explanation of Marquetry. Wood inlaying. The Italians are famous for it. Almost a national heritage thing.

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Hi John, You furniture is beautiful and I would dearly love all the pieces myself, particularly the shelved wardrobe! What a great idea for fabric storage! The laundry hamper is neat too. Much nicer than the nylon net thing I have. It's also nice to see the art of real furniture making is still alive, with all the mass produced factory stuff seeming to take over. I hope you are able to pass on your talented skills to the younger generation some how. Elly

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It's not a very populous craft, Elly! You're not alone in not knowing much about it. It takes such hours to do the smallest part. I spent hours on a 1" x1" window once - I'll never forget it! Basically, it is the making of pictures/patterns with wood veneers. Mine was not inlay. You build the picture up one piece at a time. It is usually best to work from the top down. I only ever used natural veneers, but you can get dyed ones. I mostly used kits where the veneers were chosen and presented in sizes appropriate to what they were being used for; but all the cutting had still to be done. I did a few pieces from scratch. I'll nip round and get photographs pretty soon, and then launch my photobucket site. It's about time I did; I enquired about it months ago - I have made a start. . In message , Elly writes

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Hi Patti, I think I know what you mean now. Is it like those pictures you used to be able to buy on holiday which were made entirely of wood pieces in different natural colours showing a scene of the location? I have one brought back from Italy for me by my MIL once. Very cleverly done. On the other hand I could be barking up the wrong tree. Looking forward to seeing all your pictures soon... :)))) Elly

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