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Readers Gallery
From Fine Woodworking Issue #176
Spero L. Kripotos
Inspired by Fine Woodworking articles and Readers Gallery submissions, Kripotos took a break from building for clients and family to make this writing desk (24 in. deep by 36 in. wide by 54 in. tall). The desk is made of African rosewood with cocobolo pulls. The finish is a clear shellac sealer under an oil-based varnish topcoat.
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Bill Ooms
Ooms draws inspiration for his turnings from Native American pottery. For this petite vase, he was influenced by the black-on-white pottery of the Acoma Indians. Realizing the difficulty of re-creating the spirals of this intricate design with segmented pieces, Ooms decided to turn the vessel from a single piece of ash-leaf maple, and then burn fine lines in the wood to serve as a map for the black dye he used to create the contrasting pattern. The vase is 4 3⁄4 in. dia. by 3 3⁄4 in. tall and has an acrylic finish.
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Tim Swanberg
This music stand is one of the first pieces Swanberg completed after studying marquetry at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado.To prevent a flat or pressed-flower appearance, he designed the dogwood branch to suggest a larger scene, as if viewed through a window. Swanberg used Swiss pear, Chilean laurel burl, padauk, English maple, cherry, and satinwood in the construction of the piece. The stand is 24 in. wide by 44 in. tall and has a shellac finish.
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Karen E. Baisch
“I love secret compartments,” said Baisch, “and spice boxes are known for them.” This 1740 Chester County, Pa., reproduction (11 1⁄8 in. deep by 16 1⁄4 in. wide by 19 3⁄4 in. tall) has two secret compartments as well as one hidden drawer. Made of black walnut and a secondary wood of red cedar, the piece features inlays of holly, ash, tulipwood, and cherry and took about 400 hours to complete. It has a tung-oil finish. Photo by Lance Patterson |
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