A recently completed commission in Kemptown – Brighton.
It is hand painted in Crown Paints Regency 2 colour. It has fluted coloums and beaded shelf fronts.
All handmade in the workshop and fully fitted to the house
It is fully fitted to the house and has a shadow gap on all the scribes
As i got selected last week I was allowed to chose a piece of work this week and here it is http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp?p=3776
This week, Martin Howlett chose these stunningly intricate hand-made boxes
Working on some old dovetail drawers and replacing a part of the drawer side so that they work correctly.
These are a part of a large chest of drawer unit.
This was a commission by two Artists who’s work is conceptual and experimental. They wanted their postcards to be displayed in an orderly fashion and for it to reflect the minimal nature of their work. Between us we designed this plinth to stack the cards so that they are offset. When the exhibition opens the cards are revealed by removing the top section. The plinth is made from 6mm Birch Ply and jointed with 144 finger joints.
Furniture maker skills are transfer to many applications!
After my initial drawings last week designing furniture using sketchup, I have to say I don’t think I will ever use a drawing board again!
I have to admit at first the programe was tricky to get to grips with, but now after about 20 hours I have produced four drawings for some fitted furniture.
The thing that really sells it to me is the speed of communication with the client and the ability to make changes and being able to import a flat screen TV to the propsed unit.
In a nutshell it is quick, versatile and looks really professional. A great tool for furniture makers.
