-Better late than never, my too late entry for the summer awards 2007.

This is for my lovely wife Ellen.

I took my time with the details when I knew it was not going to make the deadline. The buttons are ebonized walnut, covering holes drilled for templates.

Face glued laminated beech panels, festool domino joinery finished with an outdoor oil. Beech in not the ideal outdoor wood but the bench sits in a sheltered porch. Plan from FWW, watch out for some errors in the cut list if interested.

-Made for good friends (Daragh and Michelle) as a wedding present, made in Switzerland and had to ship to Ireland.
Quoted a fortune to ship whole 180cm x 90cm x 60cm. So I finished it in sections and shipped in in three batches, finished the assembly in my mothers sitting room in Dublin.

Beech frame, douglas panels, aromatic cedar inlays in the base, antique brass hinges. The top centre panel has an Irish Claddagh around a trinity knot carving, symbols for love, loyalty, devotion and red hot love.
Hand cut M + T’s 44 in total, 13 panels raised on the table saw.

Finished with oil and wax.

“Rock on you rockers”

- CD organizer, joined with alot of dowels. Broke a few clamps and took alot of pounding to squeeze all the pieces home. Finished with oil. The outer case is joined with dovetails.

Beech with teak face trim.

-Some construction shots of the cd organizer.

-Gorby was the dog of a close friend, this little box was made to keep his memories.

Beech, rabbets and dowels

-Three tables, three woods

Douglas, beech and teak, dowel joinery, edge banding and inlays

-Fly tying table made for a Scottish friend.

Beech, dovetails and through tenons

-Some shots of the construction af the bench (for my wife and neighbour to sit and watch the kids play out front) I was making for the summer awards. I did not finish in time but very happy with the result.

Laminated beech, festool domino joinery