table top lectern

[richarnold]

I recently gave a talk at a local charity fundraising group. afterwards they approached me and asked if I would make them a table top lectern for a new group that was opening up. I like projects like this, as when your doing it for a charitable cause for no fee, there's no constraint of a monetary budget to work to. I also had a free hand as to the design. The whole thing was made of offcuts of English air dried oak, and some 6000 year old bits of bog oak from MAC timbers

 

[Racers]

Hi, Rich

Very nice, I like the square to hexagonal transition.

I was planing some air dried tiger oak on Saturday it cut like butter.

Pete

 

[UTMonkey]

Really nice indeed.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Very nice.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[marcros]

Rich,

Very nice piece.

What finish have you used on it?

Mark

 

[riclepp]

Hi Richard

That is very nice indded, beautiful lines and I am sure the new group will love it.

 

[stevenw1963]

Smart looking piece - very nice

 

[richarnold]

Rich,

Very nice piece.

What finish have you used on it?

Mark

Thanks Mark.
Normally I would have used a raw linseed oil finish, but I was on a bit of a deadline so I opted for shellac sanding sealer followed by a couple of coats of pale French polish, and a wax polish to finish with
Cheers, Richard

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Nice work Richard - that's an elegant design, and beautifully executed. Just the right amount of decorative work - not too showy, just restrained simplicity.

The joint between the column and the top is quite a critical one in a design such as this. Is it reinforced by stub tenons or dowels?

 

[richarnold]

Nice work Richard - that's an elegant design, and beautifully executed. Just the right amount of decorative work - not too showy, just restrained simplicity.

The joint between the column and the top is quite a critical one in a design such as this. Is it reinforced by stub tenons or dowels?

I would love to say it was something terribly clever, but in reality the octagonal pillar is tenoned into the small octagonal pad which is then screwed, and glued to the underside of the floating panel. The screws were covered over with tapered cross grain pellets.
Cheers, Richard.

 

[gwaithcoed]

Excellent, I love it

Alan