another round dining table

trevors on the home stretch on this expanding wlanut dining table.  

it's another 60" round pedestal style table with leaves for expansion.

the clients placed the order while we were working on the mid century style table below, 

and the modifications to the design of the base we came up with together.

the model was helpful too ..

low down view, with the runners hidden by the apron

we used some fine walnut from our friends at irion lumber

cad drawing

blog post here

and this one

and one like this one in april

a pop up tv cabinet

 

we sent a new 'pop up' tv cabinet off to california last week.  we've done a few of them over the years and we thought when we started out that it would be an exact copy, only slightly larger, of the piece below we made back in  2006 or so.  click the photo to enlarge them ...

as it turned out, while the designers (a famous california firm) were working on the project, the clients changed the main motif from 'country' to 'something more contemporary' , like 'mid century modern', which required a different finish. we sent it out 'ready to finish' and we'll all be interested to see what it looks like when it is installed later this week.

 

it's basically a plywood box with a decorative exterior composed of panels hung on it.

 

to keep the total height lower, we recessed the base of the lift into the base of the cabinet.

post and frame and panel construction throughout.

it's pretty wide at 68", so luckily the doors will only be opened to access 

and set up the audio/video components inside

home stretch

 the cabinet sits in front of an open stair railing and all sides and ends are visible.

there's a 25 second video of the lift rising at this link

metal shop stuff

 sam's finished up a couple nice items in the metal shop this week.  above is a gate in process

and here it is, ready for paint ... love it!

 and we finished the reclaimed chestnut table top yesterday ..

 before the finish, above .. 'picture frame' style, similar to the 'basque style table we did back in january.

model below and a few other photos of the base in process at this link.

the model, in mdf and pencil .. 1/6th scale

summer?

it's summer in vermont.  kit's yellow rose typically blooms around june 15th, and it gets a little harder to focus on working once that happens.  the days are long, and the light can be incredible.  things are still cooking in the shop though, i'm just not taking the time to write much .. i'll post a few projects here now, and then it will be the 4th!  always a favorite holiday at our house.

 trevor's working on a 60" walnut table with 3 leaves.

and he also finished up a run of six ladderbacks this week  to go with another 36 x 72" table he made a couple weeks ago.

 

 we got a load of reclaimed chestnut last week from our man in west virginia, jef harris at vintage log and lumber.  we're making a table top for the metal base above that sam made a couple weeks ago ...

 the top will be similar to the 'basque style' table we made last winter

it will have a natural finish, like the door below

and a sliding barn door for a client who is building a new house

 went on a site visit with sam yesterday to scope out the last section of a railing project

and chris is moving along on the pop up tv cabinet

and there's always the odd small project or repair .. very cool cow weathervane here.  hope to finish that one up tomorrow .. and the weather is glorius!  a little hot today, but we had a shower that cooled things off and the light after that was amazing .. a few 'summer' shots below

the asparagus 'eating season' is officially over

it's foxglove season,

and the fish are happy

almost as happy as the tomatoes ..

pottery show

still fooling around with the pottery thing .. had a few new platters and plates

come out of the kiln lately ... got another batch in the works.

working with color is so different, (and quieter), than working with wood ...

neon orange + cobalt black

spring green, kentucky bluegrass, neon blue, cobalt back

neon orange + neon blue and teal blue

bottom side

teal blue and yellow

jasper johns target

 neon green + black

teal blue, red clay, hunter green, yellow orange

hunter green, marine blue, black, red clay

more to come ...

seeders instruments instagram feed

any of you folks out there interested in musical instruments or musical instrument repair would likely enjoy visiting seeders instruments photos on facebook.  if you've ever wondered what's inside a guitar or violin, you'll find out there .. enjoy ..