Coffee Table

For the legs the laminations are 2mm at one end 1mm the other and 50mm wide by 1600mm long. These were cut on a band saw then placed on a tapering sanding jig, with the correct fall over that distance. 
They were sanded to thickness on my Leda sander 

The former (on floor) and cardboard shape 

I've used Jarrah for 10 laminations and the 2 outside laminations are Yorkgum for each leg (12 in all). I glued these using UF as I didn't want to see the glue line.

Coffee Table - legs

The legs were designed in conjunction with Peter Baldy a colleague at Australian School of Wood in Dwellingup. Together we designed the shape of the legs but he changed the shape a little. Not sure the curve is quite right......I will leave that up to the viewer.
The shape is based on a sea shell, curvy form, but it's actually been squashed some so it's not really round but more a tear drop shape. 
The leg shape was drawn, then drawn out on a grid so Malcolm Harris our lecturer could enter this into a computer  and cut out on a CNC machine. This was then refined a little more by hand. I think one part of the curve is not quite right....maybe a little pointy. The legs also have to interact for strength which is different to how we first envisaged. We had the legs running parallel with the table top which would have facilitated the need to have some structure joining the legs together. This would have detracted from the look of the table I'm sure. So rather than do that I will triangulate the legs so they come up into the middle of the underneath of the table to support. Which I think will be a very nice design feature as well as giving strength.

Coffee Table

The wood came first........ it is Yorkgum. It is unusual to source a piece of Yorkgum this big.
1400mm L x 650mm W x 30mm.
The board has figure down each side with the growth rings in the middle....nearly quarter sawn. Also it's a good shape reasonable square which also attracted me. I purchased the slab and also the boards with the vision to make the legs from the same timber.
This piece was started to try and keep a person at the school inspired. So maybe the coffee table should be called "inspiration" or "motivation".......

Window to a Sea Soul (The name could change)

The inspiration came from a sea shell, the mouth of the shell, this is all that was left after the water and waves had eroded the rest away. I picked the shell up whilst walking on our beach. Funny I lost the shell but remember the shape because it was very nice. The shape I've carved is not the same as the shell I remember.

Laminations

Spent the day thickness sanding laminations for curved legs on a coffee table for my exhibition. These laminations are made from jarrah, ranging from 400mm L - 1200mm L, sanded to 1.2mm W. Sanded 48 of these with the help of Sue standing on the other side of the thickness sander. Have them all wrapped in gladwrap weighted down ready for formers to be made. 
Setting up my spindle moulder as well, finally received the cutter block.  Hope to have this up and running by Saturday.

Turnfest Masters

Christian Delhon demystifying chinese balls.

Turnfest Masters

 Ken Wraight is such a precise turner and his attention to detail is second to none. This turned coach was a beautifully balanced piece.