Thread: A George II Mahogany Reader's Companion

I would never have thought of the need to protect the grain above the tennons!

Had I made this I would probably be cursing the quality of the timber as it broke away.

It reall is surprising just how fecund that lemon tree is! Must sit in an absolutely ideal position.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Talk sense man! It's beautiful weather! I'm still wearing a T-shirt and shorts (seriously), but if it does get cold I'll probably put on some undies too.

It's lovely to see this having left the flat-pack dimension! Is the rounded of the edges of the sides etc. spokeshaved then scraped/sanded?

Where will you be putting the undies...?

Originally Posted by Blue-deviled

It's lovely to see this having left the flat-pack dimension! Is the rounded of the edges of the sides etc. spokeshaved then scraped/sanded?

Yes, the edges of the fretwork were shaved, scraped and sanded.

Originally Posted by Blue-deviled

Where will you be putting the undies...?

Over the top of my shorts... it gives me super powers.

thanks Woodwould


As for the lemon tree, I'm guessing it would be something to do with the quality of liquid it is watered with

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

As for the lemon tree, I'm guessing it would be something to do with the quality of liquid it is watered with

Something with a high nitrogen content, I suspect

Will you be finishing this with BLO, buffing the oil and then waxing? How robust is this finish?As your companion is to be used beside a bed it may perhaps have a hot toddy placed on it . Would the finish stand up to spills .

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

thanks Woodwould


As for the lemon tree, I'm guessing it would be something to do with the quality of liquid it is watered with

Yes, it receives a special watering each night just before I retire... and the dogs pee on it all day long.

Originally Posted by Peter36

Will you be finishing this with BLO, buffing the oil and then waxing?

I hadn't thought about the finish yet, but I probably will oil it.

Originally Posted by Peter36

How robust is this finish?

The oil is very resilient. The wax is sacrificial when used on horizontal surfaces, but can easily be maintained if the owner so chooses.

Originally Posted by Peter36

As your companion is to be used beside a bed it may perhaps have a hot toddy placed on it . Would the finish stand up to spills .

It will fair a lot better than shellac and won't mark easily.

The drawers were made up and fitted today (hence, in the image below, the paler wood of the drawer front which hasn't yet had time to oxidize like the rest of the table).

The drawer linings are of English Oak and constructed per the methods of the period viz. bottoms (with grain running from front to back) glued into rebates in the sides, and runners glued up against the bottoms and the rebated sides. The final task was to rub the drawer stops in place with a little glue.

The reader's companion in-the-white.

'tis coming together nicely

Woodwould, your work gives me a greater appreciation for the furniture of the era.

Looking just as the original WW

That flat pack has come up rather well. It must have had good instructions. I wonder if they do a Georgian Computer desk

Originally Posted by NCArcher

That flat pack has come up rather well. It must have had good instructions. I wonder if they do a Georgian Computer desk

Did he use an Alan Key?