Woodworking
about Colin
Colin is 67 years old and lives in Hampshire, England. His favourite subject at secondary school was woodwork although after school he trained as a mechanical engineer and is now a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Towards the end of his engineering apprenticeship he spent 3 years at The City University, London where he graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and gained a keen interest in photography. Most of his subsequent career was concerned with gas turbine aero-engines, research work and engineering plant management.
All a far cry from woodworking, although, ever since leaving school he has continued to make furniture for his home and, subsequently, his childrens' homes. He is a member of the Southern Fellowship of Woodwokers.
about the site
'Furniture' and 'Woodturning' are a galleries of images of finished pieces made by Colin. 'History of Furniture' is a gallery of images of historic and comtemporary furniture utilising images photographed by Colin.
'Boxes','Projects', 'Techniques', 'Tools' and 'Workshop' show, predominantly, step by step process flow.
On most pages there are one or more drop-down menus to refine the selection of topics and subjects. By clicking on thumbnail images the browser progresses to a larger image with more details about the item.
future projects
A James Krenov sytle bathroom cabinet in London Plane and lacewood.
A Roubo style workbench which is Colin's interpretation of the bench described by Jeff Miller in Fine Woodworking issue 230.
Assembly of a 100mm Cyclone Central kit to include a separator in the workshop dust extraction system.
Assembly of a part made bicycle wheel truing jig from a design by Roger Musson.
The design and making of a set of sideboards.
Finally, a reproduction of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh "Domino Clock" designed for W Bassett-Lowke for 78 Derngate, Northampton.Colin has made scaled drawings from photographs of the clock and he has two authentic French movements which must be very similar to those used in the original Domino Clock.