Past Projects

[johnward]

Progress has been slow this year but attached are a couple of items I made a little while ago. Members of the other place may have seen them already.

 

[Mike G]

Those are nice, John. The hall table is particularly elegant. What are they made of?

 

[Malc2098]

Nice.

 

[AndyP]

Those curvy legs on the hall table certainly oozes class.

 

[johnward]

Those are nice, John. The hall table is particularly elegant. What are they made of?

I'm unsure of the species of timber. Both pieces are made from re-cycled gate-leg tables off Ebay and advertized as ''Mahogany''. I'm poor at identifying wood so one of the West African hardwoods is my best guess.
The hall table legs were very much trial and error to start with until I went onto the other forum for help. A very kind furniture maker replied with a sketch showing how to get the bow just right. I can't remember his name but he signed off with ''Slainte''.
John

 

[johnward]

Thanks Andy and Malcolm
John

 

[Lurker]

Those are nice, John. The hall table is particularly elegant. What are they made of?

I'm unsure of the species of timber. Both pieces are made from re-cycled gate-leg tables off Ebay and advertized as ''Mahogany''. I'm poor at identifying wood so one of the West African hardwoods is my best guess.
The hall table legs were very much trial and error to start with until I went onto the other forum for help. A very kind furniture maker replied with a sketch showing how to get the bow just right. I can't remember his name but he signed off with ''Slainte''.
John

That would have been

http://www.richardjonesfurniture.com/

 

[johnward]

Those are nice, John. The hall table is particularly elegant. What are they made of?

I'm unsure of the species of timber. Both pieces are made from re-cycled gate-leg tables off Ebay and advertized as ''Mahogany''. I'm poor at identifying wood so one of the West African hardwoods is my best guess.
The hall table legs were very much trial and error to start with until I went onto the other forum for help. A very kind furniture maker replied with a sketch showing how to get the bow just right. I can't remember his name but he signed off with ''Slainte''.
John

That would have been

http://www.richardjonesfurniture.com/

Thanks for the ''Slainte'' reminder Lurker. Richard was extremely helpful with the bow in the table legs including a sketch showing the right and wrong shape.
John

 

[thetyreman]

beautiful, both tables look very well made, love the curved legs

 

[johnward]

beautiful, both tables look very well made, love the curved legs

Thanks Ben. The coffee table was very interesting, so many mortice and tenons and the glue-up needed quite a lot of thought, for me anyway!
John