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SgianDubh on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 04:45

Knots Gallery

In my job as the leader of a furniture making course at Leeds College of Art in the UK I no longer find time to make as much of my own furniture as I'd like. My role in the industry has moved on from my earliest days as a daft laddie that started as a trainee cabinetmaker. I suppose my role is now roughly equivalent to that of a furniture workshop manager, with a view to encouraging the furniture designing and making endeavours of new entrants to the profession. I try to pass on some of what I learned in my decades at the sharp end of the furniture making business before I went into teaching.

At the end is a link to a page at my website that shows some of the work of this year's graduates from the course I run. I hope you'll find items of interest amongst the 30+ photographs there. The page is about 1.1 MB in size, which I hope will download quickly enough not to try your patience.
http://www.richardjonesfurniture.com/Teaching-students/student-work-11/students-gallery-2011.html

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Richard , Looks like a (post #168776, reply #1 of 5)

by oldusty in reply to SgianDubh [original] on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 06:55

Richard , Looks like a lot of fun and wonderful works coming from your efforts , congratulations and thanks for sharing. best to you dusty ,justa boxmaker

Thanks for the kind words (post #168776, reply #2 of 5)

by SgianDubh in reply to oldusty [original] on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 09:18

Thanks for the kind words dusty.

My, I have to say this forum run by Taunton is a pale imitation of their old forum, Knots, which they hosted up to about 18 months ago. This version is as quiet as an old fashioned library, and the residents of graves in graveyards are livelier. Two or three years ago when I posted a link to similar end of year graduate work other forum users were all over it. Maybe a minimally used set of forums is what Taunton wanted-- very little use means almost no maintenance cost. On the other hand, there seems to be very little useful woodworking information exchanged as a consequence. Slainte.

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'ello Richard, Yeh, it is (post #168776, reply #4 of 5)

by joinerswork in reply to SgianDubh [original] on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 14:57

'ello Richard,

Yeh, it is quiet here-abouts now.

I liked the "Gypsy van" cabinet the best of the lot, I believe. The walnut loveseat was quite attractive as well. But I am on old fogey, and my taste tends toward the traditional.

How is the wife? I hope her health issues are resolved, and that she is doing well.

Best,

Ray

students work--- (post #168776, reply #3 of 5)

by DanCC in reply to SgianDubh [original] on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:38

YOu should be pround of your work. YOur students seem to have found their own voice and as a teacher that should make your proud. One observation is that the work has a different quality from what I am used to seeing on this side of the pond. It reminds me a bit of the differences between 'english county house' and 'mission' furniture during the arts and crafts movement. The UK designs seem to be bit more playful and fun. Quite good, but just a bit different. You are quite right about this place being quite. Maybe Mel will take umbrige with my comments and something will get started.

DanC