Tuesday, June 30, 2009

My Brother's Woodworking

I can't believe that I have hardly posted in the past few months, and now in just 2 days I have posted 3 times. I guess once I get started I can't hush up.
I wanted to share some more of my brothers tables. A few months ago he made me a laptop desk very similar to these, and I guess he liked it too because he has made himself these two. The darker one is walnut and he made it first for a laptop table for himself, and then he made the second from cherry and just finished it in the past few days. He wanted it to hold an old singer sewing machine that he had gotten for himself and uses occasionally, although he is not a quilter. The legs were a little short so he added some ebony wood and it looked nice so he also made an ebony knob and added some little round insets on each side that he made from oak and dyed ebony. Between the three of them, they are similar but a little different from each other and I love all 3. I'm really proud of his skill, he just started a few years ago and is self taught and does really beautiful work. He does almost everything himself except cut down the tree, when he starts it is a big heavy rough board and he goes from there. I think he is quite something.



10 comments:

Teresa said...

I do too..they are beautiful tables.

Lurline said...

Your brother really has IT! Wonderful!
Hugs - Lurline♥

Michelle said...

Your brother is quite talented and his tables are beautiful.

Amanda said...

What a wonderful talent to have. It must give him real satisfaction to work with natural materials like that.

Chookyblue...... said...

wow these tables are beautiful........

Margo in Maine said...

Gorgeous tables...time does get away with us...

Marie said...

Your brothers tables are lovely, such nice work. Wishing you a Happy 4th of July. hugs, Marie

shanna said...

I love it!

Karen Anne said...

Those are really beautiful.

Julia said...

Your brother is very talented and his tables are beautiful.
The finish on the tables is just beautiful..
Julia ♥