Helen's Table

My latest piece.  Its a half circle toughened glass topped console table, made from English walnut and ripple sycamore with an oak center piece.  A different shape from my previous flower tables, I've kept a flowing curve to the legs with exposed contrasting woods following the edges.  the legs 'wrap' over the glass holding it securely and adding strength to the structure.

This is a continuation of the last post which didn't want to let me post all the pictures I wanted!  

Heeley Stack

A commission from a very lovely couple who chose the woods they wanted and the size drawers.  They also specified organic handles that followed the grain of the drawer fronts, which I think have worked out very well!

The timbers used for this Stack are, from the bottom up - English Oak, Elm, Sycamore and English Walnut, again with Olive Ash drawer linings and Cedar of Lebanon drawer bases.

Heeley Stack

Continued...

Stacked Desk with fitted 'Smooth Runnings' solid Walnut sliding topped humidor!

Stacked Desk with fitted 'Smooth Runnings' solid Walnut sliding topped humidor!

This desk works in the same way as my Stack designs, that is each drawer box is held together magnetically, and the solid elm top is magetised to the top boxes.

I've used beautiful solid European hardwoods throughout.  The English walnut humidor fits snugly within the central left drawer.  The beauty of this totally original humidor design is that because of the sliding top the cigars can be accessed easily without having to pull the drawer right out, and because of the rounded ends and hooked top it can be easily removed and replaced into the drawer if desired.

 

Its time to put some more recent work on my blog!  So I'll try and put a new piece on every few days until I'm up to date.

First is Blooming Lovely Flower Table No.2!

The Blooming Lovely Flower Table

The Blooming Lovely Flower Table

The Blooming Lovely Flower Table is a beautiful curved table inspired by flowers.  For this piece I wanted to design something truly organic.  I was drawn to the shape of the fuschia and the gentle curves of long grass, so used those natural lines to create the curves of this table. I steam bent and laminated sycamore and walnut to create the 'petals' with a dash of ripe red splitting the turned tiger oak 'stamen' this piece is elegant, organic and blooming lovely!

Jewellery Box

This box was created for a Very Special Client for an important (but publicly unspecified) birthday.  Its made from sycamore with a book-matched walnut burr veneer top and base.

The sliding inside boxes are made from unfinished cedar of Lebanon so every time she opens the box she will get a gentle waft of natural perfume.

The base and boxes are upholstered in padded blue velvet and there's a personal lazer engraved message for the V.S.C on the inside boxes.

Having said that, all my clients are Very Special! (Although I'm married to this one).

Latest Stack

Firstly please visit my new website at - www.radiancefurniture.co.uk   - its fairly simple at the moment but will be developed as time goes on.

This latest stack is all in sycamore as per the specifications of the client.  I think it works very well and looks light  and bright.  The grain on the drawer fronts is particularly decorative but the whole thing has lovely grain figuring.

The drawers are still English olive ash with unfinished cedar of Lebanon bases and I've used walnut dowels for the decorative effect.

This is a different combination of woods as a demonstration of possible combinations. Sycamore, elm and oak.

Bathroom cabinet

Here's a lovely simple English oak bathroom cabinet with a dovetail construction. A simple, functional design using beautiful wood and decorative traditional dovetails makes the piece an elegant, robust and bloody gorgeous cabinet.

The shaped solid English oak shelf was also made by me and the two were designed to go together.

The most decorative burrs were placed by the bottom 'bathside' corner so they can be seen as someone is languishing in the hot bubble bath.

I decided handles weren't necessary as a recessed bottom on the doors would keep the flow of the grain and were at the perfect height for opening.

Walnut and yew bureau.

This is my american black walnut and english yew bureau.  The design is a modern take on a classic theme - it is suitable for a computer with screen, keyboard etc in the top part and tower below in the cupboard.  Turned solid walnut holes allow cables to pass through from the inside work surface to the tower cupboard and behind to be plugged in.

After you finish working you can simply close the elliptical yew paneled fall and you are left with a beautiful piece of handmade solid wood furniture.  The rich colours, dramatic figuring and the exquisite (even if I do say so myself!) craftsmanship make this piece a joy to look at and use.

Seen here at the 'Furnish2' exhibition at Paintworks, Bristol.

All the drawers have traditional dovetails front and back.  With quarter sawn english oak linings and walnut slips.

Solid yew turned cable tidy disc thing.