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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #172
Richard Oedel
The inspiration for this Sheraton-style, serpentine, gate-leg card table came from viewing a number of period pieces in museums and private collections. The table is made of mahogany and features fiddleback makore, crotch birch, holly, and ebony veneers. “The crotch birch was from a tree harvested specifically for this table,” Oedel said. He applied a French-polish finish to the table, which stands 36 in. deep by 36 in. wide by 31 in. tall when open.
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Rob Hare
When Hare set out to craft this curvy couch (36 in. deep by 108 in. wide by 38 in. tall), he wanted it to include arms that would serve as side tables, much like a Stickley couch. In two-and-a-half weeks, he designed and built this piece out of claro walnut and hand-forged steel. The curves were produced with a coopering method and careful grain matching. The wood is finished with catalyzed lacquer, and the steel with rubbed-in wax.
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Michael Seward
Seward built this chest-on-stand (16 in. deep by 24 in. wide by 74 in. tall) for a gallery exhibition of his work. The stand and door frames are made of curly walnut, and the panels are book-matched walnut crotchwood. “Opening the doors reveals a stack of graduated drawers faced in iridescent bird’s-eye maple,” Seward said. The piece has an oil and varnish finish.
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Paul M. Pankratz
A retired business executive, Pankratz enjoys producing turned objects. “Nature’s contrasting colors, flame patterns, fissures—and yes, even stress cracks—all contribute to the natural beauty of the work,” he said. These maple-burl bowls, ranging between 9 in. and 10 in. dia. and between 6 in. and 8 in. tall, are examples of his style. Each bowl has a wipe-on, polymerized tung-oil and urethane finish; the turned and carved feet are dyed to give them an ebony appearance. |
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