Furniture Design and Manufacture

Darren Chapman

Veneer

Lamp table with American Cherry veneer used in a starburst pattern on the table top.  The legs are jarrah and redgum.   Standing 620mm high with a diameter of 630mm across the top.

This table has the same basic pattern and has been constructed out of Tasmanian Myrtle burl veneer.        

 

 

The burl used gives a three dimensional aspect to the table top.

 

Four pieces of the burl veneer pictured below were used to produce the table top to the right.

The use of veneers has been utilized by furniture makers for centuries and can provide a decorative effect using rare and exotic timbers at  minimal environmental impact and cost.

Veneers can provide patterns in timbers which would not be possible with solid timber and can be formed into unusual shapes, that allow designers to explore a larger variety of possibilities in their work.

Table top wine bottle holder  made using seven layers of Walnut veneer laminated  over a form in a vacuum press.  The tapered spiral was hand wound on a form and clamped in place until cured.