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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
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Ian Laval FURNITUREMAKER Brentwood Bay, Vancouver Island BC, Canada This series of images illustrates some of the process involved in building a traditional piece of furniture. Ian Laval makes extensive use of sawn veneers, cut from the same local trees growing within reach of his workshop. These veneers are sawn -- generally one-eighth of an inch thick -- from fresh, green timber. They are found in crotches, burrs and a variety of interesting places in the tree revealed in processing. They are then generally laid in book-matched pairs or quarters to embellish the furniture. |
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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.The veneer is sawn one-eighth of an inch thick from green timber.
The veneer remains flat after ironing with steam.
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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