Furniture Makers Company UK

[Phil Beckley]

Hi
  For the past couple of years I have been invited to be part of the judging panel for the Young Furniture Makers Award which is run by the Furniture Makers Company in London. This organisation is charity based and supports all in the furniture industry who need help or support. Each year a competition is run for various categories and today was the judging day - winners to be announced in October  [wink].....what I can say is that the next generation of Furniture makers is alive and well here in the UK  [big grin]........I also found this carving at the base of a mirror in one of the rooms......cool eh? [cool]

 

[tony_sheehan]

Very cool!

 

[Acrobat]

What, no festool tool in the carving?
But a real talented carver there.

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Phil

Thank you for doing this. I assume that it will support apprentices and newly established journeymen.

I will always do my best to support an apprentice as I know just how hard they have to work and (sometimes) how much they have to put up with being at the bottom of the pile.

I have seen that carving before - it must be someone famous but probably not Grinling Gibbons?

Peter

 

[Phil Beckley]

Hi Phil

Thank you for doing this. I assume that it will support apprentices and newly established journeymen.

I will always do my best to support an apprentice as I know just how hard they have to work and (sometimes) how much they have to put up with being at the bottom of the pile.

I have seen that carving before - it must be someone famous but probably not Grinling Gibbons?

Peter

.....Festool sponsors one of the awards and support the tour they do of the UK - maybe a visit to our training area in 2017  [smile]
rg
Phil

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Phil

Thank you for doing this. I assume that it will support apprentices and newly established journeymen.

I will always do my best to support an apprentice as I know just how hard they have to work and (sometimes) how much they have to put up with being at the bottom of the pile.

I have seen that carving before - it must be someone famous but probably not Grinling Gibbons?

Peter

.....Festool sponsors one of the awards and support the tour they do of the UK - maybe a visit to our training area in 2017  [smile]
rg
Phil

If there is anything I can do for 2017 please let me know.

I am really keen to help apprentices wherever they may be.

...I can always make the coffee  !

Peter

 

[Phil Beckley]

Hi
  When the overall winners are announced I will post some of the work (permission will be needed for this). Technically even for the schools group it was great to see how the entrants understood what can be done with various materials - including bending timber inside out  [wink] and the use of CAD .....i still go old school and use a drawing board and 'rod'.....piece of scrap to write the cutting list on....... [huh]
rg
Phil

 

[sancho57]

Hi
  When the overall winners are announced I will post some of the work (permission will be needed for this). Technically even for the schools group it was great to see how the entrants understood what can be done with various materials - including bending timber inside out  [wink] and the use of CAD .....i still go old school and use a drawing board and 'rod'.....piece of scrap to write the cutting list on....... [huh]
rg
Phil

looking fwd to seeing them Phil. Thanks

 

[Phil Beckley]

Hi
The award evening was last Tuesday and an excellent event was put on by the Furniture Makers Company in EC1  [smile]. Some of the award winners work is below and also some guy in a suit  [wink].....(I look a bit ropey as had just come from two weeks on the road and also a cold)
rg
Phil
.....I will post some more later in the week when the rest of the images come through

 

[Phil Beckley]

.....and the overall winner was this  [blink]

 

[Phil Beckley]

....and the runner up was this..... [cool]
The lines are created from pouring pewter in the grooves.......up close and personal this was cool.
rg
Phil

 

[JSlovic]

I would love to see the fixturing for the winner- simply amazing-

 

[joiner1970]

Excellent work

 

[Stone Message]

Amazing work.

Peter

 

[Phil Beckley]

....and another of the stool  [cool]

 

[Phil Beckley]

....and of the side table.... [cool]

 

[Phil Beckley]

Excellent work

.....and all of them are under 23 years old, just completed parts of their courses.... [eek]
rg
Phil
....at this age I was still knocking out MDF wardrobes with egg shell paint.....The standard of work from all the entries was stunning. If I can I will post some of the 16-18 age group.
rg
Phil