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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #182
Steven Hodgson
This Arts and Crafts desk is a modified reproduction of an original designed by David Robertson Smith and built by Stickley Bros. of Grand Rapids, Mich., for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition. Hodgson's version is made of quartersawn white oak and is 15 in. deep by 60 in. wide by 60 in. tall. The stained glass was fashioned by David Kjerland, a local artist, and the copper hardware was made by Ball and Ball Hardware Reproductions. The piece is finished with dye, stain, and lacquer.
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Robert Erickson
A contoured upholstered seat adds to the comfort of this mahogany chair. The curved arms and back slats are steam bent, while the remaining parts are shaped from solid stock. Overall, the chair measures 38 in. deep by 28 in. wide by 34 in. tall. To finish the piece, Erickson used three coats of tung oil.
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Nicholas Falzone
Over the years, Falzone has developed an interest in Japanese furniture and culture. This shoji lamp allowed him to experiment with traditional Japanese woodworking tools and skills. Falzone cut 112 joints by hand to build this piece, including mortise-and-tenons, half-laps, and mitered half-laps. The entire process took about 60 hours. The lamp is 8-1/2 in. square by 19 in. tall and is made of cypress, left unfinished.
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W. Patrick Edwards
These dazzling tilt-top tables (each 40 in. dia. by 32 in. tall) are based on an original made for the eldest daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France and unveiled at the Products of Industry Exhibition held in Paris in 1834 (the original is housed in the Royal Palace in Brussels). The tables are a stunning example of marquetry veneer. Combined, they contain more than 6,000 individual pieces of rosewood and satinwood in the tops alone. The gilded egg-and-dart moldings on the pedestal base were cast in bronze based on a pattern supplied by Edwards; the gilded feet were cast based on a carving by master carver Boris Khechoyan. Edwards built the tables entirely with hand tools, a labor-intensive process that required about 1,000 hours for each. The finish is French polish. Photo: Glenn Cormier |
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