June was a month that was all on, I was never quite sure how much time I needed, I did think I would be making the top in July and I thought it would take most of July, instead we are now the 12th of July the drawers only need the handles gluing on the top is ready to be screwed on and once the final coat of the Osmo oil wax treatment is dry I can glue on the front legs.
The veneer I had restricted me in what I could do with the top, I had thoughts of having to join pieces together and even then did I have pieces big enough, I started to make a Yin Yang that I thought would be surrounded by an oval piece of walnut then set in the center of each panel of the top, then once I realised my veneer was going to be big enough and the veneer was so full of the shimmer of a pommely I just had to discount the Yin Yang it will be used some where else one day.
When I looked at the front it is such a mass of one colour I was pleased I was going to use the swimming whales to form the handles, July is the month of handles or shall we say drawer pulls, I knew the top center drawer had to have a pull that matched the edge banding above so that pull is one on its own the others are all facing the same way as the banding above, now I think it is a bit too much of swimming whales, someone pointed out its an "over the top piece of furniture" so lets be over the top and enjoy it.The whole unit stands 930mm high 1470mm long and the top is 610 front to back so a big piece of furniture.
The exhibition organisers called me today to ask if I'm ready, its so good to say Yes I'm ready.
