Arts & Crafts desk oiled, waxed and ready for delivery
#Fitting #drawers for #arts&crafts inspired #desk #executivedesk #furniture #maker
Fitting drawers takes a lot of patience and a surprising amount of concentration for such a slow process. It can be tiresome but when the drawer finally fits it is very satisfying.
#corbals completed to support desktop of #arts&crafts inspired #desk #furniture
The arts and crafts inspired desk uses buttress like supports to hold up the desktop, they are attached to the legs on the sides and the back and are defining detail of the furniture of the period.
Drawers assembled & planed and fitted in #arts&crafts inspired #desk in English #Pippyoak #executivedesk #oak #artisan #furniture
The assembled and glued up drawers are being planed and fitted this week for the Arts and Crafts inspired desk in English Pippyoak. A week of hand tool skills.
Desktop oiled for #arts&crafts executive #desk in English #Pippyoak #executivedesk #oak #artisan #furniture
The desktop is finished and oiled in Osmo clear matt. I always apply the oil ans leave to seep into the grain for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the temperature/humidity. New arts and crafts inpsired executive desk in English quartersawn oak and pippy oak.
#desk carcass glued up in three stages #arts&crafts #furniture #bespoke #luxury #handmade
The desk carcass is glued up in three stages so I keep control of the situation. With 30 plus joints its all about glue open times. Even with the suspended drawer boxes its as strong as an ox.
#Resin is poured into #pippyoak of #desk drawer sides #arts&crafts #oak #wood #furniture
Clear resin is poured into the larger holes in the English pippy oak used for the drawer sides and other internal components for this Arts & Crafts inspired desk. Green tough but low tack tape is applied to the back of the stock so the resin doesn’t fall right through.
Deep #drawer on #Arts&Crafts #Desk uses 9 #dovetailjoints #furniture #maker
The dovetails on this desk are included as an authentic process and used for strength as well as beauty.
#Arts&Crafts #desk jointed with traditional method of #Loosetongue & grooves
The side panels of the Arts & Crafts desk are jointed with traditional method of grooves with loose tongues that stretch most of the length of the panel edges to ensure strong connection with legs.
#Handcut #dovetailjoints cut for #arts&crafts #desk
A gentle day cutting dovetail joints in the autumn sunshine. Bliss
#Drawer fronts laid out ready for jointing for #Arts&Crafts executive #desk #furniture #wood
Drawer fronts laid out ready for jointing for Arts&Crafts executivedesk
Now to start cutting the 24 sets of #dovetails needed for drawers #Arts&Crafts executive #desk
Now to start cutting the 24 sets of #dovetails needed for drawers Arts & Crafts executive desk
#Desktop for new Arts&Crafts executive #desk is ready for flattening by hand
The jointed panels of the desktop for new Arts&Crafts executive #desk is ready for flattening. A 90cm wide desktop can only really be flattened by hand. I will sleep well tonight.
#Workshop space available #woodwork #designermaker #furnituremaker
Space now available in the Bermondsey workshop. Please message me if you are interested in renting space in a woodwork shop or know someone who might. Thanks
Pre-oiled panels centred & fixed in frames for the back of #arts&crafts #desk #oak #furniture #designermaker
The pre-oiled panels for the new Arts and Crafts executive desk are centred in the marked out and fixed with screws in the centre of each frame aperture so the panel has room to expand and contract left and right.
Panels for #arts&crafts #desk need oiling prior to jointing into frames in #oak #furniture #designermaker
The panels for the new Arts and Crafts executive desk need oiling prior to jointing into the frames. The grooves around the panels are deep enough to allow for the movement of the timber as it contracts or swells with the environment.
Getting groovy with the 32 panel frames needed for #arts&crafts #desk in #oak #furniture #designermaker
Routing identical grooves in 22 identical vertical frames and 10 horizontal frame pieces is time consuming but satisfying (if there are no tear outs and no exploding knots!). Each piece is carefully selected for decorative rays and matching tones before running through the router. Now we are ready to joint the frames.
120 Individual components make up this #Arts&Crafts inspired #desk #oak #furniture
The 120 Individual components that make up the new Arts and Crafts inspired desk that I am making in English oak are sized and laid out. Each piece is sticked or stood on their ends with enough air to circulate around all surfaces to help the new planed and cut shape is maintained and the movement of the timber is minimised.
The #Medullaryrays found on darker, English #Oak are particularly vivid and will look great on the new #arts&crafts inspired #desk
The silvery white waves found on oak are called Medullary rays. These radial structures are perpendicular to the regular growth rings and conduct water and transport other substances from the centre of the tree to its periphery. As such, they usually appear fatter and more vivid near the sapwood.
