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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #156
Lucinda Daly
Daly and her husband are avid nighttime readers. As a result, large heaps of books and magazines accumulate on the floor by each side of the bed. These two cherry bedside tables (18 in. deep by 21 in. wide by 30 in. tall) have solved this problem. Created in the spirit of the Arts and Crafts style, the tables feature flared legs, decorative aprons and stained-glass inserts in the doors. The finish is a hand-rubbed oil.
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Robert G. Twomey
Asked to make this walnut chest (20-1/2 in. deep by 38-3/4 in. wide by 26-3/4 in. tall) for a client, Twomey found in this project the perfect opportunity to expand his woodworking talents. He decided to cut the dovetails with a bowsaw, the same way he had seen Mack Headley do it at the 2001 Williamsburg conference on 18th-century chairs. He made the bowsaw based on photos taken at the conference and cut all 52 tails by hand. "This is my first attempt at hand-cut dovetails," said Twomey, "and they all fit perfectly." The chest has an oil and lacquer finish.
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Pete Rodrigues
After graduating from college with a degree in art, Rodrigues decided to try his hand at designing and building custom furniture. This Honduras mahogany coffee table (24 in. deep by 46 in. wide by 18 in. tall) has an elliptical top that was cut from one solid piece of mahogany. The piece is finished with satin lacquer. Photo by Ray Matthews
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Hillard Gerhardt
Gerhardt, a 60-year woodworking veteran, became determined to try something larger and more challenging after reading Patrick Spielman's The Art of the Lathe (Sterling Publications, 1997). This segmented turned wood vase (24-1/2 in. dia. by 28-1/2 in. tall) is the result of more than 600 hours of work. Constructed out of 3,410 pieces and using eight different species of wood, the vase features a Southwestern design with crushed turquoise inlays. It is finished with a rubbed lacquer.
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