Another Built In (UK Version)

[Guy Ashley]

Been busy recently on what I think the US members call a "built in"?

This is an Oak Study in a rather nice house in Hertfordshire, and has taken a bit of a while as the whole house is being refitted and have had to work around other trades.

The timber used is American White Oak, not a choice of mine as the variation in figure and colour can be a bit extreme for my tastes but the client is happy with it and the possibility of more work from him.

Not totally finished yet, it needs a couple more coats of oil, and the client is choosing the knobs for the doors and desk drawers, and the sparky's have got to connect up the spots and fit the plugs.

Most Festools used in the manufacture, as was the Hammer F3 Spindle Moulder (Shaper) and some of the trim (dentil moulding, etc)were bought in.

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[Theshipstore]

Guy  Really nice job on this setup. I like the look of the Oak and I bet when oiled it will really stand out nicely

Sal

 

[woodguy7]

Well, I spose it wouldn't be a "built in" without some bead board  [doh]

Rest of it looks really nice though  [poke]

;D

 

[ScotF]

Beautiful work!  I like the leather top on the desk and I agree with Sal that an oil finish will make it look great.

Scot

 

[windmill man]

Good God,

You tidied up after yourself [eek]. That`s a first [big grin]

Nice Job Guy. Is that bead board at the back of those book cases?

 

[Guy Ashley]

Yeah, yeah, ok, there is beadboard but it is Oak veneered!! [mad] [mad]

John, I took the pic as I was leaving, YOU will know what it looked like while I was there!! [big grin]

Really want to get the oil finish done but there are plasterers in other parts of the building and the whole of the ground floor is being tiled so the tilers are mixing flooring compound, grout etc and some days there has been a permanent haze of fine dust throughout the place. Even with a plastic sheet across the doorway the stuff still gets through.

When they I have gone I will go back!

 

[windmill man]

Hi Guy

Glad you have learnt the proper use of bead board from Kreg [thumbs up]

You never clean up on your jobs even when you have finished [popcorn] [popcorn]

John

 

[jmbfestool]

Very nice  [thumbs up]

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Gorgeous work!  [jawdrop]

 

[MAK]

Stunning work Guy. Looks great.

 

[Alan m]

lovely job guy. kreg would be proud

 

[peter halle]

I was wondering where you had been.  Great work!

Peter

 

[mouppe]

Superb!

 

[junk731]

Thanx for sharing Guy, what wood would have been your own choice for the project?

John

 

[tiralie]

Looks good Guy, there is a lot of detail (bead, curved column) etc. that is easily missed in those photo's.
I think you need to fire that photographer  [tongue]
Tim

 

[woodguy7]

I would guess Guys choice of timber would have been English oak ?  Generally much more expensive though but a nicer grain pattern & more uniform colour.  Guy, is the drawers hand cut or did you churn them out with the Leigh Jig ?  Pics ?  Also, whats the story on the Leather Skiver, what did you use to stick it down with & is it tucked into a groove or butted up to the outside frame of the top ?

Really nice looking room though  [big grin]

 

[Chems]

Wow, that must have taken some making! Looks great and I hope the paycheck is covering the cost of trips to Hereford. Out of interest where can you buy mouldings and such like that in the UK?

 

[nclemmons]

Fantastic. 

Wonderful details.

How did you do the leather top on the island?  The embossing adds yet another nice detail!

neil

 

[Guy Ashley]

Thanks Chaps, it has been one of the most enjoyable projects I have been involved in.

My choice would have been European Oak, as Woodguy said, slightly darker but more uniform grain and colour. The drawers are dovetailed with the Leigh on the rear but handcut on the front.

The leather "skiver" is black and is hand embossed with detail tooling and on the inner detail embossed with gold leaf. This was done by a specialist company in Birmingham. Believe it or not it is adhered to the substrate (18mm Blockboard)with wall paper paste.

The specialist mouldings, reeded columns, dentil moulding etc were bought in from an Essex company who specialise in this sort of work with CNC machines.

Chemsy, the house is in Hertfordshire, not Herefordshire (Was your sense of direction that bad driving the fire truck on a call??) [scared]

Tim, when the job is finished the client is going to let us take some "good quality" photo's so I wont be anywhere near the camera!!

 

[woodguy7]

Fire "TRUCK" ?  Guy, what country are you from ???? [poke]  ;D