furniture

Craftsmanship and design This piece of kitchen furniture exemplifies meticulous craftsmanship and thoughtful design. The entire structure is assembled using blind mortise and tenon joints, ensuring durability and strength. The top is ingeniously hinged at the back with butt hinges and secured at the front with locating dowels, reminiscent of a pipe organ keyboard. This … Read more

by Derek Cohen Time to re-visit the dining table, and move in a new direction. I have design, this time, a trestle table. The design is aimed at complimenting the (DC 09) chairs. To do this, in part the table legs must reduce clutter, which is the advantage of a trestle table … the legs are … Read more

by Derek Cohen The background is the decision to build a larger dining table, one to seat 8 as opposed to the 6 as with the current table … Since the new table will have a contemporary, modern design, the carver chairs would fit with this, and the existing vintage bentwood chairs would blend in. … Read more

by Alan Young I’m working on a fascinating new commission. I’m making a pair of “Bible Cases.” These cases will each hold a copy of the entire Bible translated from English to Korean. The translations were hand written by a 94 year old Korean woman for her church and for her family posterity. I begin … Read more

By Derek Cohen I have concluded that an elliptical or oval leg profile (see earlier thread) is not practical. This is a shape would be constructed with CNC machinery in the absence of special shaper/router bits. The shape was my wife’s choice, not mine – I prefer rounded, tapered legs, ala the Wegner The Chair style. … Read more