Sunday 26 January 2014

The Aswan Pallet Furniture Project

Location:  Hadouta Masreya Guesthouse
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In 2013 I got my first big commission to make furniture. I was commissioned by my cousin (guesthouse owner/partner) to make furniture for 9 bedrooms, common spaces and the office.

Here is the story in pictures and captions…

safety first
   


From William Blake


by William Blake


this power jigsaw is one of my most used/necessary tools.

a very important meeting


bed parts joined together

my cousin/guesthouse owner working on the chest handles

front painted and decorated

tables by me, the view from the common area

desk WIP






These barrels were shared as work tops 

little table top. after I made this one I thought it would be a good lid for a barrel.

one the bigger beds.
 
bedsides I had worked on at the home workshop.

a favourite with many people. 

room name signs ready to be carved/burned into the wood.

planks to the left after i allocated them for use in building
a bookshelf. they ended up as chests and other pieces.
bedsides ready.
Chests (for clothes) ready.
single beds dyed and dried, ready for instalment.
more finished work


finished works.

little lighting table by me, chairs by a local workshop.
little table by me.
one of the rooms.

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Work Table

I made this sturdy work table for a friend.

The Wood

bottom rack assembled
space for the legs routed out


routed mortices and grooves


the assembled table



I used pitch pine for the top and legs and another kind of pine for the bottom rack.

Finished table

 I finished it off with a brown stain and sprayed it with varnish.
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Sunday 19 January 2014

Tricky Trees

§Hello,

§§ this is the Red Eared Gnome, wishing you life and love, peace and harmony, and plenty of freedom.



image courtesy of Good Faeries Bad Faeries by Brian Froud



 Wood is my material and I make various things from furniture to trinkets, drinking cups to spoons, and §culptures

  I love nature and feel at home working with wood. Earthy tones give me warmth and ambience. I wish to share with you my work and creations, and maybe someday I'll make something for you too.