For the past two years I have been a volunteer helping to setup the Dirleton Market on the Green which runs roughly every two months in the village of Dirleton. The market is intended to give local makers and artisans to marketplace in which to sell a variety of produce and crafts. I first took part in the market at the end of 2021 and this year was my second market – and I was much more prepared! I see these markets as a way to advertise my furniture-making business whilst also giving me an outlet for my more craft oriented items such as chopping boards, turned bowls and lamp…
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The “Chaffinch” Cabinet
The brief for this project to was to replace a small plywood table that sat at the end of a sofa...
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Summer 2022 update
Work over the summer has been fragmented for a few reasons (Covid amongst them), so I just thought I would show you some of the things I have been doing/making over the last few months.
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The “Eider” Sofa Table
What is a sofa table? Well, it's a wee table that aims to slide in beside you when you are sitting on the sofa to give you somewhere flat to put your mug. No more trying to balance your mug on the cushion next to you! No more biscuits sliding off your plate!
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“Barn Owl” Coffee Table
An oak coffee table. Strong clean lines, large surfaces, with fold-over edges and showcased end grain. No skirts, aprons, shadow gaps, offsets, mouldings or exposed joinery. Finished with a white tint to complement its new home. The wood does the talking.
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What have I been up to?
It's February 2022 now. So, what have I been up to since the end of last year? Well, Storm Arwen caused a wee delay by blowing the roof off my rented workspace!
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A Pair of “Herons”
My first commission after graduating was to design a little side table, that would fit either side of the client’s couch. The width would be 20 cm, with the depth (60 cm) and height (60 cm) would match the couch. At one end of the couch there would be limited access from the side, whilst at the other end of the couch the table would be accessible from both the front and the side. I proposed two designs to the client. One design was a ‘traditional’ table, narrow, with a couple of shelves and vertical dividers to allow books to be stored on end. The second design was a little…
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The Public’s Choice
After this year's public exhibition of students' work, I was delighted to win The Public’s Choice Award 2021 for my portfolio of furniture made whilst studying at the Chippendale International School of Furniture. Thank you to everyone that attended and voted in the competition.
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The “Blackbird” Chair
There were two weeks left before the start of the school's exhibition, and I decided to build a fifth piece of furniture that would be shown at the exhibition.
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The “Birdcage” Coffee Table
During the making of the latticework for the legs of the Buzzard console table, I happened to have them lying on their sides, and I thought to myself that with a top they would make a nice coffee table. And that's the origin of the "Birdcage" Coffee Table.
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Making the Buzzard
A friend saw my Buzzard console table and asked "How did you come up with the idea?". My answer was simply, and not very helpfully, "Just sketching shapes". However, the construction of the buzzard was not simple and proved to be quite a challenge.
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The “Buzzard” Console Table
This is my "Buzzard" console table. Another project using veneer, this time with an added layer of complexity because the surfaces to be veneered were curved. The shape evokes the buzzards so common in East Lothian.
