Parchment and Ebony Desk

Very nice collaboration Gene.
Is this something that we mortals could actually try without the aid of a master leather worker?
The idea is intriguing and the result is I am sure, even better than the photos show. We can’t feel the photos after all.

Thanks for the inspiration.

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

Wow. I read the first paragraph and looked at the pictures. I was wondering what your covering material was – not interpreting “parchment” literally. It is really beautiful. How will the parchment hold up over time and use? Meticulous workmanship. What inspired you? Or did the client already have the design in mind?

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Beautiful project. Clean and deceptively simple looking until we learn about your efforts in the construction details. I really like the ebony trim against the light color and the soft edged panel joints that reduce the scale . Thanks for the informative write up and I appreciate learning about parchment.
As a designer and craftsman you continue to amaze. Quick reflexes with the shaper and powerfeed too!

-- Terry Ferguson, Bend Oregon

Fabulous piece of furniture Gene, classic retro look to it.

Very nice job Gene. And, as Shipwright noted, I’m sure it would be even more so if we could feel it.
Unfortunately, I am well aware of that feeling you get when you forget to tighten down the fence! :o(

-- gbear, Carmichael, CA

Paul, I think anyone could do this with a little reading and moderate skills. You need gesso (easy), rabbit skin glue (or fish glue) and the skin. These can be puchased whole from a few suppliers e.g. http://apps.webcreate.com/ecom/catalog/product_specific.cfm?ClientID=15&ProductID=20731 or for small pieces you could phone around to custom leather shops for scraps. A whole skin, about 20” wide runs about $100.
gene

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A great piece. Very very nice workmanship.

-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!

Another good one Gene. Nice variety and skill set on your projects.

Beautiful piece, Gene. and thanks for all the details. That was an interesting build!

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Da_n you’re good!

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

You’re not just good, Gene. That beauty took attention to the smallest detail and the know-how in furniture making. Great job – looking forward to more of your creations, Gene.

-- LittlePAW - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.

Yes, very beautiful piece.
I empathise with you over the feeling of the “wedge cut”
My effort snapped the bike chain drive that operates the bits `n bobs in my Ryobi thicknesser.
The Huon Pine wedge was not immediately apparent-perhaps I didn`t look carefully and just assumed it wasn`t there.
Made lots of interesting noises and grunts before seizing up. Fortunately it is as simple as a bike chain to repair.
RB in Hobart

Super nice, inventive

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]

An interesting collaboration Gene, well done!

-- Sneaking up on the line....

That is a first for me. It is absolutely beautiful and I can only imagine how nice it feels. That looks like a piece of furniture that belongs in a household with no children!

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm