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Comment on Persian Carpet coffee table by Mark white

Mark white — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:26:07 +0000

Thanks for the reply Grant, yes I work with wood, I have been a carpenter & joiner for the past 25 years specializing in kitchens.
Three years ago I decided to study furniture making at Bridgwater college in Somerset and am now in my third year of a City & Guilds course.
I particularly liked the veneered top on your table, I also know how tricky the angles for the rails are, I made an oak coffee table with the legs set at 45 degrees, made more difficult by not having a Domino Jointer.

Regards, Mark white

Comment on Persian Carpet coffee table by grant

grant — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:22:17 +0000

Thanks, Mark. The veneer was from Capital Crispin in London and is on 18mm medite mdf. All joinery is using dominos – a bit of a challenge with the angles involved. I’m glad you like it. You work with wood?

Comment on Persian Carpet coffee table by Mark white

Mark white — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:11:22 +0000

Great table Grant, couple of questions, what did you use as a base material for the top and where did you source the veneer?
Did you use a Domino jointer for the loose tenons in the legs and rails?

Regards, Mark white.

Comment on Land, sea and light by Time and tide « für Natur

Time and tide « für Natur — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:18:05 +0000

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Comment on Land, sea and light by the pyramid rock « für Natur

the pyramid rock « für Natur — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:29 +0000

[...] on the far side of the bay may become some sort of handle to open the cabinet. This is part of the Land, sea and light project – a collection of furniture inspired by the Pembrokeshire coast around the St Davids [...]

Comment on Land, sea and light 1 by Trauti Hard

Trauti Hard — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:21:09 +0000

Grant, I really like this video and look forward to seeing the resulting furniture and videos. Make it a bit nearer Yorkshire?

Comment on Videos by Darren

Darren — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:49:50 +0000

Absolutely great videos, really brings your blog alive. Really like what you have done!

Comment on Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen by grant

grant — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:52:54 +0000

more than two! actually I rather like the fact that this 100 year old Guild has not felt it necessary to become a guild of craftspeople… if only people and person were less lumpy words. We need a good neuter that sits between man and woman, men and women….. maybe oman and omen… maybe not

Comment on Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen by Malcolm Rigg

Malcolm Rigg — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:52:03 +0000

Congratulations!
I hope the Guild boasts a token woman or two!

Comment on Comments wall by grant

grant — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:47:25 +0000

Maine is crawling with woodworkers. No idea why. I love it there…when you can see it through the fogs. Great people. That looks a lovely school