FRame to FRame

FRame to FRame

out like a lion

in like a lion and out like a lamb ?

we had some light snow the other day- 1st day of spring my arse!

dimensioned the stock for the side table- ripping, cross cutting and resawing by hand-

lots and lots of wood shavings but the good news is one of my students has a contact for a local composting area- finally some spring cleaning with 8 or 9 bags of wood shavings over staying their welcome.

spring is in the air with the habinet almost ready to install-

these final details are always the most difficult ; hardware options, a few more days of ‘finishing’

I’ve been working through the joinery on the side table that ‘mates’ with the curly maple table top and finding new avenues and elements to explore. Discovering design from a joinery aspect is always a challenge but can be most rewarding to the builder. The quiet smiles when we discover yet another way of doing things….

The irony I suppose is that no one ever sees these details- only the outer shell and most will never offer a second thought to even that.

Some day perhaps someone will and it’ll be those eyes and hands there in some future place- this furniture can certainly outlive you and I- so I sometimes think about the personalities that may discover this old table built in the young days of 2010- maybe they’ll wonder what happened and why this small side table was completely made with hand tools alone? Then in those glorious days of machining and precision….

much too busy to sit here in front of this window to the world so back to my work bench and I promise to update when the ‘real’ spring arrives-

cheers!