Two  deck chairs Charlie and Geoff have been rejuvenating. No  repair work has been carried out on them since they were built.
The deck chairs are from the “Queen Elizabeth” ship and were constructed in the mid 1930’s.
They are made of teak with solid brass fittings.
The chairs were for 1st class passengers only.

 

This table has a diameter of 400 mm and is 500 mm high. The top and legs are “Crow Ash” and the centre pillar is “Cedar”

This chopping block (table) is app 900 h x600x500 mm and is constructed of recycled Douglas Fir (Oregon). The top is constructed of 99 squares 50x50x80 squares and glued with Bondcrete. each row was glued separately the the 9 rows were glued together. The corners were cut out for the legs to fit. The draw will slide both ways with a stopper preventing from being pulled right out. The lower section was sprayed with white lacquer. The top was also sprayed with clear lacquer and then oiled.

Allen Beard was next with three bowls, two made from Silky Oak and the large one
from Camphor Laurel. The fruit in one of the bowls is an apple and a pear and these
are beautifully made, the apple even having the stem attached. The bowls are finished
with a sprayed lacquer and there are no rough surfaces when turning across the grain.
Allen, is still learning the craft of turning from the Woodturners of the Hunter (WOTH),

John Jeffress showed us his Blanket/Glory Box made from Tassie Oak.
He paid to have the panels made (not cheap) and the timber came from
Matthews Timber in Sydney. He acknowledged that he had help from
Charlie Kuhn to spay the lacquer and Dave Bear to turn the legs.
All up the project cost almost $1,000. John admits that the hardest part was
attaching the latch. Those brass screws are always a problem.