Portfolio

These are just some of the pieces I have build over the years that have given me personal satisfaction or a personal sense of achievement in building, I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed creating them.

- Tommy P

THE SLANT TOP DESK

Achievement wise this was an incredible piece for me. Constructed manly of figured cherry and using maple as a secondary wood, I finishing it with a hand rubbed french polish. From the hand cut dovetails of the case and drawer assemblies to the shell carving in the gallery door I am really happy with how this desk turned out.

Segmented Vase

Segmented turnings are something that have always fascinated me. Taking a piece of stock and cutting it into a bunch of little wedge shaped pieces then gluing them back together again to make a bunch of rings in various sizes, then gluing all of these ring together to mount on your lathe and sculpt into a piece of art. I just had to do it, and this is what came out of my first attempt. I turned this vase out of cherry and maple, I have done a few since this one but this was my first segmented turning.

A Hall Tree

Sometimes when my wife asks me to build something I get a little carried away, this was one of those times. Constructed of solid oak with black hammered style hardware I chose Arm-r-Seal for the finish. And even if your not a big fan of oak there's no denying the beauty of that panel match in those doors.

Inspired Box

My inspiration for this box came from Matt Kenney. I built this box with cherry using maple as my secondary wood for the insert of the box and the handle finishing it with amber shellac.

The Blanket Chest

Everybody has that one piece that gives them the most pride, for me it was this blanket chest. A few years before my mother had passed away she asked me if I could make her something like this, I told her I would see what I could do and the subject never came up again. Without her knowledge I built it, and was able to surprise her that Christmas. My father still has it at the end of the bed to this day. Built from solid pine and finished with Arm-r-Seal it is sure to be handed down for years to come.

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