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Post by promhandicam on Mar 27, 2008 15:20:32 GMT
A couple of years ago, when we were in Cameroon, I ordered a carving from an old guy in Foumban, a town in the west of the country renowned for it's carvings. It is a typical depiction of a village scene and took him about 4 weeks to do. It is 100cm long and 38cm wide. We had it hanging on the wall in our last home but here it has been sitting in a cupboard.  A couple of weeks ago I decided the time had come to do something with it so I've incorporated it into a coffee table.   The table is made from Iroko (I think) planned to 6cm x 6cm. The rails are mortice and tenoned into the legs. The bottom shelf is 2 boards jointed with biscuits and held in place with pocket screws - as is the top. I routed a 10mm x 10mm rebate in the top rails to take a piece of 8mm plate glass. Sorry no WIP pictures  Any comments appreciated. Steve |
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Post by paulchapman on Mar 27, 2008 15:53:09 GMT
That looks lovely, Steve - I really like it. Cheers  Paul |
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Post by modernist on Mar 27, 2008 16:17:46 GMT
Nice job - I like the chunky proportions.
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Mar 27, 2008 16:46:56 GMT
Very nice indeed, even my swmbo likes it  |
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Post by wizer on Mar 27, 2008 16:52:19 GMT
oh wow. Very nice indeed
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Post by thallow on Mar 27, 2008 19:14:15 GMT
wonderful conservation, oops, conversation piece! ;D
Very Nice indeed!
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Post by engineerone on Mar 27, 2008 20:51:22 GMT
nice one steve, just be sure about not putting any coffee on the coffee table ;D you need to be sure about stopping any moisture getting under the glass and damaging the carving which looks really good too. actually it is a toss up as to which enhances which most.  paul |
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Post by evergreen on Mar 27, 2008 21:24:27 GMT
Steve
That's a clever idea to do justice to the carving and your table looks the business.
Regards.
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Post by Dave S on Mar 27, 2008 23:00:19 GMT
Brilliant idea, and very effective. I like it a lot. |
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Post by promhandicam on Mar 28, 2008 10:39:24 GMT
Thanks for all your positive comments. I enjoyed making it and it went together without any problems. I think that I have finally got things like chisel and plane sharpening and machine setup to a point where a project like this, that a year ago would have been a struggle, is now pretty straight forward. This is in great part due to the knowledge that i have acquired here - so thanks!
Steve
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Post by mailee on Mar 28, 2008 10:50:24 GMT
That is beautiful Steve, I really like it and may steal the idea in the future. One of my customers collects James Bond toys and want's somewhere to show them, this might be just the ticket. |
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Post by wrongnail on Mar 29, 2008 8:43:43 GMT
Must go with the consensus here. Lovely clean lines, nice solid job, and I wish I could carve like that! Regards John |
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Any comments appreciated.
