Wenge and high gloss bedroom furniture

[Oryxdesign]

A couple of snaps of the bedroom I've just finished. I haven't got a wide enough lense so the photos don't really do it justice. There is a bit of an optical illusion going on as the robes and drawers look normal depth but are in fact much deeper, about 1500mm for the robes and 800mm for the drawers.

 

[tim]

Looks very nice, but can't believe that the wardrobes are 1500mm deep unless thats an internal dim.

Carpets look rubbish though :wink: ....

Cheers

Tim

 

[BradNaylor]

Another stunning job, OD

I've got to get into this kind of market - what special gear or workshop set up do you need for this kind of work?

Cheers
Dan

 

[devonwoody]

My compliments added as well.

I have just finished working with some wenge and it was hard on blade edges, you must have worn out a whole blade?

 

[OPJ]

Very nice and very clean. Really like the contrast, well done!

 

[Oryxdesign]

My compliments added as well.

I have just finished working with some wenge and it was hard on blade edges, you must have worn out a whole blade?

Hard on blades and hands, I spent an afternoon in casualty with a septic finger, I would recommend avoiding working with wenge if at all possible.

 

[Oryxdesign]

Looks very nice, but can't believe that the wardrobes are 1500mm deep unless thats an internal dim.

Carpets look rubbish though :wink: ....

Cheers

Tim

They actually go right back into the eves with reverse hanger rails at the bottom that pull out on runners, it's the same illusion with the drawers.

 

[Oryxdesign]

Another stunning job, OD

I've got to get into this kind of market - what special gear or workshop set up do you need for this kind of work?

Cheers
Dan

Dan
I have a sliding tabe saw (a good one) and to be honest thats about it for specialist tools. The large panels are mdf veneered and joined in the corners with a piece of 10mm X 10mm wenge to make them hard wearing and resistant to knocks etc, I made most of those joints on site but I did precut the mitres in the workshop. I found my Veritas bullnose plane invaluable for this work. I sub out my paintwork to a trusted friend, I can paint but not to his standard and my workshop is very small so dust is a problem.

 

[wizer]

fantastic, pls don't show my missus :roll: :wink:

 

[Oryxdesign]

Don't show your Misses I'm just trying to keep it secret from mine, the cobblers wife always goes unshod.

Thank you all for your kind comments.

 

[woodbloke]

Very nice work, I can also vouch that wenge is tough on tool edges and produces evil :evil: splinters if you're not very careful, 'specially if when sanding stuff like edges where a slither will suddenly come adrift - Rob

 

[Oryxdesign]

Very nice work, I can also vouch that wenge is tough on tool edges and produces evil :evil: splinters if you're not very careful, 'specially if when sanding stuff like edges where a slither will suddenly come adrift - Rob

I did get one splinter that was over an inch long, it's worse as a veneered board, the splinter that went septic was very small ironically.

 

[tim]

Looks very nice, but can't believe that the wardrobes are 1500mm deep unless thats an internal dim.

Carpets look rubbish though :wink: ....

Cheers

Tim

They actually go right back into the eves with reverse hanger rails at the bottom that pull out on runners, it's the same illusion with the drawers.

Have you got any pics of the inside? Would love to see them.

Cheers

Tim

 

[Oryxdesign]

I haven't but I will take some once the rest of the house is finished, it'll be a few weeks but I will post them on this thread.

 

[TheTiddles]

What are the doors made from and what process is used to finish them? A friend wants something very similar

Aidan

 

[Oryxdesign]

They're MDF 22mm paint with 2 pack car paint (glasurit).

 

[Jake]

Great stuff as ever - you always get a stunning finish, and your eye for a clean line thoroughly earns the design part of your 'name'.

I wouldn't want this one, but that may partly be the lack of finish in the rest of the room, partly the very opposite colour contrast isn't my thing - amazing work though.

As someone who does pale imitations - do tell me that the cost would make me shudder.

 

[Oryxdesign]

It wasn't cheap but expense is relative,fitted in a £1.5million 2bed house it was less money than their kitchen (even without appliances), much better built and properly made to measure. I think if you saw it in real life you wouldn't think it was poor value for money, but probably like you I can't afford to fit one in my bedroom.

Edited to say I have just read your profile and I m now sure you can afford one!

 

[BradNaylor]

I'm going to get some car paint and have a play with it on MDF. Which Glasurit product do you recommend?

I'm guessing that the spraying has to carried out in a totally dust-free environment - you mentioned on an earlier thread that you got a body-shop to do yours.

This will present a challenge as my spray booth is in the corner of my workshop!

Cheers
Dan

 

[Oryxdesign]

I'm not much help with the paint work but I do know he insists on one coat of etch primer, two initial coats of primer on just the edges then four coats of primer. Next he puts on as much top coat as required which is 4-6 coats, it's hard to get coverage on sharp edges as the paint runs away from them. Then they get laquered and polished. He hates doing white the most. Hope that helps, good luck.