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Johann International: Table Progress - Part VIII
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Sunday, July 5, 2015. Table Progress - Part VIII. Ur last episode of the table saw the legs completed and the outside frame added to the table top. At that time, there was still a lot left to do, to reach the point of having something that looked like a table. There still. Is, but as Aerosmith sang, I have been chipping away, at the wood though, not the stone; oh well, it kind of worked. It begins to look like a table. The block is a counter-balance because the apron section is not yet. Checking the set ...
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Johann International: May 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Table Progress - Part VI. N the last episode. Of this table project, I was holding out for some more cool weather so I could finish my steam bending. I got what I was waiting for on 21 May, when the temperature only got up to 13 C! At 5 in the morning I got the fire going and had water boiling in the tank by 8. At 11, a good friend of mine came over to help and we had the last three sections in the forms by 1,30. An ancient wagon tyre made a good bending form. Flatting the table top.
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Johann International: Carving
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At Johann International we happily take up the craft which was wrongfully cast aside. We do careful research into the appropriate forms of carving for your piece, and only use traditional hand carving tools and techniques. You can be assured that no robot-carved, ‘cookie cutter’ decorations will diminish the beauty of your furniture. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Peter Follansbee, joiner's notes. One spoon became un-sold AND SOLD AGAIN. St Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts.
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Johann International: Details
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At Johann International we are all about the details! It is said that “the devil is in the details” but we believe the only thing ‘devilish’ is a lack of detail. Details are what give a piece character and charm. Whether it is mortise and tenon, tongue and groove, or dovetail joints; we get the joinery details right. In veneering, the use of hand sawn, thick veneers and careful book matching assure you that the piece was made by a true craftsman. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Importance of hand made.
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Johann International: Eventually, most projects get completed
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Sunday, August 9, 2015. Eventually, most projects get completed. My "baker's cabinet" made of elm. The question is usually intended as an inquiry into what I do for self entertainment; the answer. More work. Crest carving and marquetry detail. Lid and box-front detail. Of course, the more ornamentation, and care one puts into a piece, the longer it takes to get it finished, and thus this one took nearly a year. Making something that is even more of my own soul, because I have to answer to no one for it.
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Johann International: August 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015. To Ornament or Not - Part III Lost Ornamentation. N this ongoing series about medieval ornamentation, we have examined some aspects of decorative styles that could have been applied to furniture. In this post we will look at actual objects which have lost all or part of their decorations, leaving us with a very different impression to that which was originally rendered. A 14th century chest from All Saints Church,. Graveney, Kent, UK. 14th century casket from the Museo. Of the de...
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Johann International: The (Long and complex) Medieval History of the Chair - part 1; Type-forms
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Saturday, April 4, 2015. The (Long and complex) Medieval History of the Chair - part 1; Type-forms. Of furniture, but any. Type of chair, with a specific function. Harp player of Keros. Linked direct from website). In the Capitoline Museum. Linked direct from website). From the 7th century, the 11th century " Kaiserstuhl. Of a chair, not its form. When I discuss this form in greater detail, we will examine variations to this basic shape, but for now, here is one example of such a chair. BNF Nouv. acq...
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Johann International: April 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. To Ornament or Not. Part 1; the scale of things. BNF Lat 266 fol 2v um 850. To begin with, I present a work from my favourite time period in medieval history; the 9th century. In this illustration, which art historians have come to call a " Christ Tetramorph. BNF Lat 266 fol 106v um 850. BNF Lat 266 fol 74v um 850. From another 9th century manuscript comes another of those Cannon Tables. Épernay MS 1-220 fol 14v 9jh. Épernay MS 1-220 fol 134v 9jh. I am not saying that this border ...
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Johann International: Restoration
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Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some people say I am a renaissance man, and perhaps it is true; I do have many interests, and there are many things I like doing and can do well, but I prefer to think of myself as a medieval man. I am rather old-fashioned in my ways and views and certainly like the past more than the present. Read More. Peter Follansbee, joiner's notes. One spoon became un-sold AND SOLD AGAIN. St Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts. Importance of hand made.
