Kingston Workshop & Personalised Toy Boxes

I made a toybox for my neice and it got a great response from everyone who saw it so I thought I'd make some more. Since then I've sold 5 to various friends of friends and a shop in Dorking.
If you like them please visit my Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/kingstonworkshop  and click 'Like' ;)

Creative Framing

Ive been making frames at the workshop, so I thought I'd create a little marketing campaign.... Maybe I shoudl add some pics of the more normal frames too. I've done Oak and black/white.. but my favourites are birch ply white washed or just left plain. I also like destressed black stain.

If anyone needs any I'm at Kingston Workshop in SW London, check my fb page :

www.facebook.com/kingstonworkshop

@kingstonwrkshop

NEW WEBSITE UNDER CONTRUCTION!!!

So Ive got a new website under construction, www.thomasivesdesign.com hopefully will be looking a bit slicker after some proffessional help from HERSEY aka George Higham of the Shades Recordings gang, (also a heavyweight in the graphic design world haha), thanks George... is it ok if I pay u in frames?

Nelson Mandela

R.I.P. Nelson Mandela, a hero and a champion of the downtrodden.

The Auction Room Auction

Everything was auctioned off at the end of the exhibition. Swapping was the currency and my chair went to Stuart Melrose who is going to help me with a Corian project, thanks Stuart,
www.stuartmelrose.com

Here are some pics of the event:

Chairs for Marianas 'The Auction Room'

http://www.verydesignersblock.com/2009/2011/09/16/the-auction-room-thomas-ives-at-designersblock-2011/

The theme was fake, I made disfunctional chairs

Fundamentally Fake, you cant use them..

Laminating Birch Ply wood

Laminating Birch Ply can be fun but is also very frustrating if it doesnt work. My tips :

- Make your former/buck as solid as possible but also consider your clamping points before you

go near glue.

- Cascamite is the glue many people will tell u to use but it doesnt always work. I have had

recent success with two pack wood repair resin (ronseal), the only problem is you have to work

very quickly and I'm not sure about its lonjevity, when dry it is very hard and potentially could

crack and crumble, will keep u posted.

- Over bend to allow for springback, and use more layers. Top bods like Aalto used single

veneers but as we are using ply to save ourselves alot of money try to get 1.5-3mill . 6.5 is possible but it is very strong stuff and you wont

get it to do tight bends.

I hope this helps, good luck with your bending exploits.