Rescued Timber: A Tale of Two Trees.
- Luke Hughes
- 20.10.2023
- furniture design
Perhaps the lamentations over the vandalistic felling of the much filmed, much photographed and much loved 300-year old sycamore on Hadrian’s Wall will provoke a ...
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Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula HM Tower of London | Blog
- Seb Egan
- 24.09.2020
- timber
A site of national and historical significance the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula at HM Tower of London is perhaps best known as the resting place to many of the ...
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UK Supreme Court | Blog
- Seb Egan
- 01.05.2020
- furniture design
The challenge for the conservation architects, Feilden & Mawson, was how to give this building another hundred-year life expectancy and turn it into a viable modern ...
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Solid timber or wood veneers?
- Luke Hughes
- 14.11.2018
- furniture design
When deciding whether to use solid timber or wood veneers for your furniture project, you should consider appearance, life expectancy, cost and budget. Read on for our ...
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How to match wood veneers
- Luke Hughes
- 23.10.2018
- furniture design
Wood veneers, once cut, can be matched to reach the desired look of the furniture. Read on for tips on using veneers in your design project. This continues our series ...
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4 common veneer cuts
- Luke Hughes
- 01.08.2018
- furniture design
A veneer, a paper-thin slice of wood (usually under 3mm), is integral to furniture making. Read on for an introduction to using veneers in your design project. This ...
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How to work with the natural appearance of timber
- Luke Hughes
- 03.07.2018
- furniture design
In this post we discuss the appearance of solid timber parts, allowing you to effectively utilise the natural patterns in your designs. This continues our series ...
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5 solid timber log conversion methods
- Luke Hughes
- 01.05.2018
- furniture design
Read on to learn the five most common timber conversion methods, when using solid timber. This continues our series covering technical considerations when designing with ...
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3 typical timber distortions designers should know
- Luke Hughes
- 16.04.2018
- furniture design
In this post, we reveal the three most common forms of timber distortion. This continues our series covering technical considerations when designing with materials, ...
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The basics of timber movement
- Luke Hughes
- 26.03.2018
- furniture design
Welcome to 'Furniture in Architecture', the Luke Hughes blog. This post on timber movement will be the first in a series covering technical considerations when designing ...
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