Large Armoire Built To Store Wool
The client wanted a "wool storage cabinet". So I did some drawings and we talked. "It's not big enough". So I added a stack of drawers and another cupboard on the side. Now it's huge and full of wool. The client is a weaver of blankets. The doors are cut from two nicely curve-grained pieces of Zebra wood while the drawer fronts are from a salvaged piece of old Rosewood (cut in the 1970's sometime). The inner structure and drawers are built from aromatic cedar to try to frighten the moths away. The wool is kept in wire frame baskets which allow good air circulation and the outer skin is made from white oak. This was a complex piece that took several months to make and I spent most of the time fretting that the rosewood could not be damaged or any mistakes made because replacement wood cannot be obtained. A future version of this would look great in cherry with zebrawood doors or maybe a curly maple and douglas fir Put a rail in for hanging jackets and you've got a fine wardrobe. Overall: 6'6" high, 5'3" wide, 22" deep, finish is danish oil
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I've spent my working career as an engineer; solving problems, building solutions. Wood has enabled me to stay in touch with the physical world and saved me from drowning in the virtual world of computer technology.
I have a deep fascination for the elegant simplicity of the Shaker Crafts, the inspirational use of grain and large slabs in Nakashima's work, and the contrasting curves and chines in Sam Maloof's furniture. I'm trying to make furniture that is practical, elegant, well proportioned and great to touch.
Each piece is unique - no repeats so far! I make occasional pieces on spec but most work is commissioned. I prefer the more time intensive oiled finishes as I believe them to be more robust for the long life of a piece. I consider the chair as the highest form of the woodworkers art - they are so difficult to make both comfortable and good to look at! I don't do chairs very often!
I've made dining tables, bedside cabinets, curved library shelves, a wool cabinet, desks, smaller coffee tables, and the rare chair
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