Here are some examples of my work. As you will see, these are quite varied. As a rule I tend to favour the classic designs found in traditional English furniture, using a combination of solid wood and veneer to showcase the natural beauty of the wood.
Hover over each image for a description, and click on each image to enlarge it.
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- The campaign desk folded, for easy portability.
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- A detail of the campaign desk, showing the monogram of the person for whom it was made (my wife Penny).
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- This chair is made of American black walnut, with English walnut veneer. It was designed to be used with the campaign desk and has a caned seat for lightness and portability.
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- A detail of the carver chair, showing the quartered veneering on the chair’s back.
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- This child’s chair was made as a Christening present. It is made of yew and has a shaped seat. The child’s first initial has been carved into the cresting rail.
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- An envelope card table veneered in English burr walnut with ebony edging. The base contains two drawers.
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- The quartered veneer on the top of the card table.
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- A folding campaign desk in English walnut with walnut and birch veneer and a leather writing surface.
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- This picture shows the card table opened. The baize is surrounded by English burr walnut veneer and Macassar ebony crossbanding.
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- A serpentine-fronted dressing table mirror veneered in English walnut with ebony edging and drawer pulls.
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- A detail of the dressing table mirror. One of the drawers contains a concealed compartment.
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- This occasional table is made of chestnut. It has leopardwood edging and drawer pulls.
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- A desk in cocobolo, with ripple sycamore legs and drawer fronts.
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- A detail from the central drawer of the cocobolo desk. This contains a sliding tray of bird’s eye maple and burr walnut.
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- A ‘metamorphic’ chair made from English oak. The back of the chair hinges forward to convert into library steps.
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- The ‘metamorphic’ chair as converted into library steps.
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- This humidor was commissioned as a 70th birthday present. It is made of cigar box cedar and veneered in English walnut with maple inlay.
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- The interior of the humidor is lined with untreated cigar box cedar.
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- This jewellery box is made of Bolivian rosewood and has mother-of-pearl inlay.
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- The jewellery box interior, showing the tray lined with doeskin.
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- A jewellery box in sycamore with walnut inlay.
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- The interior of the jewellery box as lined with pink pig suede.
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- This candlestick (one of a pair) is made of Madagascan rosewood and sycamore.
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- A small pencil holder veneered in walnut and ripple sycamore with contrasting dovetail keys.
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- An unusual commission – a stand to support and display a fine old Coco de Mer seed.
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- A walnut dressing table mirror commissioned as a Golden Wedding Anniversary present.
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- A box for playing cards made in American black walnut. The lid of the box is veneered in burr walnut, with Macassar ebony crossbanding and sycamore inlay.
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- The inside of the card box showing the removeable maple tray which holds the cards.
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- A jewellery box in American black walnut with African ebony inlay.
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- The interior of the jewellery box is lined with navy blue pig suede.
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- A jewellery box in bird’s eye maple with Macassar ebony inlay.
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- The interior of the box is lined with cobalt blue pig suede.
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- A wall-hanging medal display cabinet. The cabinet is veneered in burr walnut with sycamore and maple inlay.
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- A pencil box in burr walnut with sycamore inlay in an open basket weave pattern.
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- A personalised letter rack in European walnut.
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- A desk chair in American black walnut with Macassar ebony and sycamore inlay.
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- A small bedside shelf, one of a pair, in burr walnut with box stringing.
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- A small trinket box made of pear wood veneered in Macassar ebony, sycamore and European walnut. The box was made for a couple with the initials M and A. This photograph shows the M…
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- … and this photograph shows the A
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- A butler’s tray made for a South African safari lodge. The tray and stand are made of American black walnut. The safari scene is composed using Santos rosewood, ripple sycamore and Macassar ebony veneers.
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- The butler’s tray with the tray removed from the stand.
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- One of a pair of walnut side tables.
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- A breakfast tray in American black walnut with an inlaid base. The legs of the tray fold away when not in use.
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- The handles of the breakfast tray are designed to feature leather bicycle grips.
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- A campaign-style drinks box. The outside is veneered with book-matched European walnut and has box edging.
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- The drinks box has a drop-down front with a leather top. The beautiful glassware was supplied by Jojo Glass Design (www.jojoglassdesign.co.uk).
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- A personalised knife box veneered in Macassar ebony and burr walnut with box stringing.
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- A card box made of padauk wood veneered in burr walnut and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
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- Inside the card box.
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- A valet box (for a man’s bits and pieces) in Santos rosewood with maple inlaid dovetails and other detailing.
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- A backgammon board made of American black walnut inlaid with pommele eucalyptus, fumed oak, sycamore and Macassar ebony veneers.
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- The inside of the backgammon board.
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- An octagonal walnut tray with inlaid family coat of arms.
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- A better view of the coat of arms – wonderful work by Joe of Heritage Inlay Design Ltd. (www.inlays.co.uk).
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- My first experience of working with resin – a river (or waterfall) yew coffee table.
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- A small yew and resin river table with hairpin legs.
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- A large glass-topped humidor made of Spanish (“cigar box”) cedar veneered in figured walnut with boxwood inlay.
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- The opened humidor showing the moveable dividers.
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- A traditional child’s high chair in some rather lovely English elm.
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- A small baby rattle.
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- A personalised cufflinks box in bird’s eye maple with Macassar ebony inlay.
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- Inside the cufflinks box, lined with pig suede.
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- An old-fashioned child’s trolley filled with alphabet blocks – all in American white oak.
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- An oak glass-fronted corner cabinet with interior lighting.
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