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Garry oak writing bureau from a tree at Sandown, Sidney, Vancouver Island.
Dimensions: 43" wide x 42" high x 19" deep. The fall-front and the main drawers are veneered with sawn Garry oak crotch taken from the same tree. The fall is counter-veneered on the inside with quilted Pacific maple. Other sawn veneers are arbutus, Pacific maple crotch and yew. The dark inlay strings are English bog oak. Back and drawer-bottoms are Vancouver Island red cedar from Merve Wilkinson's sustainable forest at Yellowpoint, Ladysmith, Vancouver Island. (See more writing bureaux).

 

 

 

Dining chairs.

Oak with bog oak string inlay and sawn veneers of Garry oak and Pacific maple.

(The chairs illustrated are made from a Vancouver Island Garry oak tree).

 





Above:
The chairs are made with traditional mortice-and-tenon joints, pinned with hand-cut oak dowels.

The deep seat-frames give the chair substantial geometry, particularly at the rear joint. Traditional oak corner-blocks.

 

High-backed chair.
White oak with inlaid sawn veneers of Pacific maple
and bog oak strings. 48" high.

 

 

 

Gateleg dining table.
Oak. Dimensions: 76" x 56" fully open; 56" x 26" closed.
Two drawers with sawn bird's-eye maple veneer.

(more tables)


L:  Music stand. Cherry, bog oak & sycamore. (See walnut music stand).

 

 

R: Box. Dimensions (including stand): 20" wide x 14" deep x 42" high. Eastern maple, walnut, red cedar and  bog oak.

 

      

 


Chest-on-stand. Dimensions: 42" long x 37" high x 19" wide. White oak, Garry oak, Pacific maple & wenge. The chest contains a sliding two-door box 5" deep. (See more chests).





Writing bureau. Walnut. The fall and main drawer-fronts are veneered with sawn walnut crotch. The fall is counter-veneered on the inside with sawn bird's-eye maple. String inlays are maple. The handles are sterling silver made and hall-marked in the UK. (See more writing bureaux).



Display cabinet.
Dimensions: 73" high x 40" wide x 21" deep. White oak, Garry oak, Pacific maple & wenge.  (See traditional oak display cabinet).                                                   

 

 

 


Hall table.   Dimensions: 41" long x 18" wide x 30" high. Fumed white oak, sawn veneers of Garry oak and maple strings.

 





Long-case clock. Dimensions: 86" high x 19" wide x 11" deep.
Walnut with inlays of sawn walnut veneer and maple stringing.
Trunk door-panel carving and face cycle-of-life design by Salish native artist Simon Louie. Brass face with sterling silver numerals and hands. Eight-day cable movement.
 

 




Computer desk (above & top right). Dimensions: 50" long x 24" deep x 30" high. White oak with sawn veneers of Garry oak crotch. Pull-out laptop drawer. (See more desks).
Writing table (bottom right). Dimensions: 34" long x 21" deep x 30" high. White oak with sawn veneers of Garry oak and maple string inlay.


 

 

Low table.
Dimensions: 47" long x
20" wide x 17" high.
Fumed oak with sawn veneers of Garry oak and quilted Pacific maple, and maple string inlay.

 

Circular pedestal table.
Dimensions: 35" dia. x 17" high.
Oak with wenge string inlay.

 

 

Hall table. Dimensions: 40" x 19" x 30" high.Walnut. The top is veneered with book-matched quarters of sawn walnut. The drawer is veneered with sawn bird's-eye maple. Maple string inlay.

 

TV/Entertainment cabinet.
Dimensions: 48" long x 18" deep x 22" high.
British Columbian fir with walnut base, wenge string inlay and yew door-pulls.