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Coffee tables in development
For my final BA project I am blending traditional and modern aesthetics by creating a pair of coffee tables with different veneered...
Kelvin Dougherty
Jun 71 min read
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Busker's Stool
Seats are designed in specific ways, but we actually rest our bodies in lots of different poses that don't fit traditionally designed...
Kelvin Dougherty
Mar 302 min read
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Small cabinet
This project was to demonstrate skills in mortise and tenon panel fitting and door fitting. I was looking at traditional veneering...
Kelvin Dougherty
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Dining Chair
I wanted to make a chair and was inspired by the Scandinavian modernist look. I'd been looking at tubular metal designs and wanted to see...
Kelvin Dougherty
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Small side table with drawer
This piece was a project my class was given in the 2nd year FdA. The brief was to closely follow a design from a rod drawing which was...
Kelvin Dougherty
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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Finishing
A lot of antique restoration involves the technique of friction polishing, better known as French polishing. There are French polishers...
Kelvin Dougherty
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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Ogee dovetail box project
The Ogee Dovetail box is the first project where I was invited to take my learning in a stylistic direction of my choosing. The brief for...
Kelvin Dougherty
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Completely hand-worked oak stool
The oak stool project was my introduction to the world of traditional furniture making, created entirely with hand tools, without the...
Kelvin Dougherty
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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