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Laval maker of fine furniture |
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A walnut long-case clock under construction in September 2009
Clock with first coat of polish and pattern for eventual brass dial.
Finished brass clock-face with silver numerals and hands and etched 'cycle of life' drawn by Salish artist Simon Louie ++++++ The images below depict the construction of an oak display cabinet and use of sawn veneers in Ian Laval's Brentwood Bay BC workshop.The cabinet was completed in 2009. ![]() The sketch.. |
He
is constantly on the look-out for
Writing
bureaux fall-fronts, where they are veneered, will have a counter-veneer
on the underside to balance the stresses often produced by veneering.
Ian Laval has always worked single-handed. All the designs are his
His
pieces are made one at a time,
using traditional hand tools after accurate preparation
of timber stock has been done by
machine.
Where
oak is darkened, it is achieved solely by fuming with ammonia gas, an
old and largely forgotten process in which the gas reacts chemically
with tannin in the oak, turning the wood a rich nut-brown when a finish
is applied.
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Crotch and burr veneers of Garry oak, walnut and plum. These are sawn green and processed by steam iron.
Matched pair of Garry oak crotch veneers.
Steam-ironing Garry oak veneers.
Garry oak crotch veneer being steam-ironed.
.....and flattened
Sawing strings of maple inlay.
Mitering inlay.
Dressing veneer inserts.
Dressing difficult veneers with handled and flat steel scrapers.
Ripping oak into quarter-inch boards for the cabinet back.
Back panel jointed.
Upper cabinet components ready for assembly.
Chamfering base corners with a file.
....and edges with a bench plane.
Scribing and marking for door tenons.
Finished cabinet.
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