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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #163
Mark Bellonby
“This piece has a strong architectural character with an Art Deco flavor,”
Bellonby said. The cabinet (22 in. deep by 45 in. wide by 82 in. tall) is constructed out of solid and veneered Honduras mahogany with a solid Gabon-ebony top cornice and ebonized Honduras-mahogany moldings and cock beads. The MDF-substrate doors feature veneered marquetry of Macassar ebony, pommele sapele, redwood burl and figured pear and maple. The design is an adaptation of the Deco elevator doors at the Chrysler Building in New York City. The cabinet has a varnish finish. Photo by Carol Bellonby
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Joe Stearns
The design for this coffee table (23 in. deep by 46 in. wide by 17 in. tall) evolved through several variations. "My design ideas come from my formal study of architecture," Stearns said, "as well as general observations of good functional art and graphic design and a decided leaning toward organic forms." The table is made from panga panga with a four-way book-matched curly cherry veneer top that features ebony inlay. The finish is oil and varnish with a sprayed-lacquer top.
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Lauren Waters
Waters made this china cabinet (20 in. deep by 43 in. wide by 78 in. tall) as her year-end project for Selkirk College’s fine-woodworking program. The piece, made of cherry and curly maple, took 350 hours to complete. “I chose the graceful form of a tree to give shape to this cabinet, with the flowing lines, tree trunk and etched-glass branches to support an arched top that echoes the curve of a mature tree’s canopy,” said Waters. The cabinet has a lacquer finish.
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Dale Kirstine
Kirstine built this reproduction mahogany lowboy (181/2 in. deep by 29 in. wide by 30 in. tall) for his daughter and son-in-law, to be used as a bedside table. The piece’s cabriole legs are accentuated with slipper feet, while the bottom center drawer features a carved shell, which was Kirstine’s first attempt at shell carving. The lowboy has an oil-and-varnish finish.
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