Here is some stuff that isn't round, i.e. not turned, although you might find some turned parts here and there. Some of what you will see here is new, and some old, dating back to the very beginnings of my hobby before it became a business. This page might take a little while to load. Please be patient with me. My lovely wife is working on some new whiz bang program that will improve things, but it isn't ready yet.
I debated with myself (and won, fortunately) about how to organize this. If I put my early work up front, people could see how my work has progressed over the years. On the other hand, they might look and think I'm a real tyro and not even finish the page, so I have decided in all my limited wisdom to start with the latest and the greatest and work my way back. As you go, you will undoubtably see that at the very least, my photography skills have improved somewhat.
This first piece was delivered just a few weeks ago. It is a reproduction of an antique music box cabinet, built to hold the music box you see sitting on top. My customer was gracious enough to bring his box when he came to pick up the stand, allowing me to get some very nice pictures. The stand was built using a picture taken at an auction of a similar stand. The only measurements I had to start with was the desired height, and the footprint of the box for which the stand was being built. The upper spindles were turned to match those on the box, in a effort to harmonize the two pieces as much as possible. Construction is entirely of mahogany, with the exception of the dividers inside and the lower back panel, which are made of mahogany veneer plywood. Overall dimensions are 32" high, 18" deep, and 21" wide.
Here is the stand with its attendant music box. Not only does it look good (if I say so myself), the sound is great, thanks to the hollow top. I can't take any credit for that, I'm just a good copier.
Here is a shot of the inside storage for the disks. This box plays 12" steel disks with holes punched in them. Try explaining that to a generation familiar only with CDs.
Here is a shot with the inside top of the box displayed. These people went in big for flourishes and decorations.
Here is a terrible picture of a pretty nice table. The customer wanted a hall table in a Scandanavian style, and it had to fit the space seen, plus go around the heater underneath. After a consultation with the Mr and Mrs, we settled on the trapezoidal design, making the heavily travelled corner betwen the room and the hallway a little less constricted, as a square top would have done. It was easy enough to do the top, but I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when it came to gluing up the aprons. The front apron has a drawer with a lip on the underside acting as a pull. The front apron is also made from a single board to conceal the drawer's presence and preserve the flow of the grain. this picture is of suffciently poor quality that you'll have to take my word for it.
Here is a close up shot of the top and a walnut bowl I made for them. The table is constructed entirely of curly maple, with the exception of the drawer sides and bottom. Overall dimensions are 58" wide, 18" deep, and 30" high. Finish is Bartley's gel varnish.
Here is an early job for me, and somewhat simple. It gave me one of my first opportunities to work from a picture instead of my own design or plans. A lady came to me looking for a CD cabinet. She had purchased an entertainment center from a large furniture store. Unfortunately, they did not make matching accessories, and she wanted the two to match. So, working from a wrinkled and very small catalog picture, I matched the species and style to the point where she declared they looked like they were made in the same place from the same plans.
