Here is another desk I have finished that is now on sale at Kozai in Vancouver. If you are around 6th and Granville, stop in, take a look a look and say hello to Ron the owner of Vancouver's best furniture store. I was happy with the results of this one.
I have also been at work on a walnut sideboard as mentioned in a previous design post. The client opted for a design similar to the teak one seen at the header of this blog, with integrated legs but with some minor adjustments. I think it will look pretty sharp and clean, stripped down even more than the teak one. It marks the first time I have ever used commercial veneers so I had to learn how to joint these and "stitch" them together. I did not really stitch them, instead I used blue tape and it worked like a charm. I am glad I faced the challenge as it opens my pallet to many species that are only offered in commercial thickness. (Brazilian Rosewood!)
It is no secret I like straight grained wood and these were great.
With all the parts veneered and cut, I am onto dowelling. I can not wait to oil these panels up!
6 comments:
Looking nice ian, on the walnut cred what are you using for your substrate?
Hey Tyler,
Baltic birch ply. There are poplar and walnut bake ins in these pictures so you can't see it. I'm going to route a shadow line detail on the side and back panels (you had name for it) so I need walnut in there.
commercial veneer aye? i do admit cutting your own veneer takes a hell of a while, but i just can go back to the uber thin, crackly stuff
Yes I found it is super delicate stuff. But I doubt I could have found walnut at that length that straight and clean. They say the best wood gets separated out for veneer. I also figured it was a good time to try it out.
Excellent Ian!
Another desk? Where did the other go?
Ah yes commercial veneer. Sawing veneer does take a long time. And yes there are tree auctions and such of above average logs typically bought by veneer manufacturers.
Interested to see the "stripped down" cred/sdbrd!
Ian, with the BB substrate are you putting your walnut veneer perpendicular or parallel to the face veneer on the ply?
On everything I've made with bare BB (shop furniture, kid furniture, etc.), the surface has eventually started to check, something I always attributed to the relatively thick face veneer. If I was going over that with 1/40" commercial veneer I'd be worried. Maybe cross-banded it's OK?
So far I've used MDF/particle board as a substrate -- very stable but heavy and unpleasant.
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