Scott Storey, Writers Block (TABLES, CHAIRS, DESKS 2022)

Photos:

Daniel Allen

Description: Writing Table Name: Writers Block Concept: To create a writing table • Strong, simple and functional design • A diagonal cross feature • Inward sloping legs. • Feature table top Wood Used: American Black Walnut American White Ash Techniques used: • Plans & joint models: Full size plans, table leg models and leg to runner joint models to solve compound angles. • Milling: Jointing, planing and table sawing to create clean faced symmetrical timber • Timber Selection: Selecting timber that is suitable for the purpose. Maximising grain aesthetics or the legs. • Lamination: Selected timber for table top is thicknesses to same size. Arranged. Joints are hand planned, jointed using biscuits and glued using clamps • Shaping timber: Create jig for shaping legs. Shape the two halves of the leg (the glue faces are the registration faces). The finished legs are hexagonal, the size decreases in size as it approaches the floor. The centre of the Leg is the vertical registration line. The legs slope inward towards the floor but don’t appear to do so • Glue the Legs: Glue the two halves together, between forms and edges taped • Mortise the Legs: Place jig over the top of legs and route out the two mortises • Cut and shape the runners: Cut all substructure and runners to length. Joint all cross overs with halving joint. Then will be doweled to the runners but will need joint end profiled to match runner cross profile. The runner are two pieces of timber in a “L” configuration. They are butt jointed with domino’s. • Allowing for expansion of table top: Because the table legs are a diagonal feature, the gap is minimal between the legs and the table top. Expansion and contraction must be uniform as possible. Therefore the table top is dowelled along the centre of the long grain length. The short grain expansion movement will be uniform and minimized. The larger top flat surface of the runners allows for expansion slits. • Runner Tenons: the tenon shoulders are a compound angle that are hand cut. • • Pre Assembly Finishing: Finishing visible but aren’t accessible while insuring jointed and gluing surfaces are taped to ensure a bonding surface • Assembly: Stage 1: Legs to the shorter runners. Stage 2: Substructure and length runners. Stage 3: Attach stage 1 to stage 2. Stage 4: Attach table top. • Finishing: Level legs & hand sand. Finished with Osmo natural and Oslo white for the shelves (pre-finished) Images: Photography by Daniel Allen from Nelson, New Zealand

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