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Modern Oak Table

Modern Oak Table - The Calaura

Latest build on the YouTube channel is this Mid Century inspired Dining Table - the table top is white oak & there are no straight lines! The table tapers from the centre with a subtle curve, culminating with a large radius in each corner - the top edge has a 1/4” round-over & bottom side has a 20 degree under bevel.

The legs are black steel, fabricated with an 8 degree splay & installed at a 5 degree tilt, and include oak end caps (or socks!)

The design, a collaboration with my clients, has been called The Calaura

There are many more videos on the channel which is a combination of client furniture builds, concept designs & workshop furniture builds

Feature in Furniture & Cabinetmaking

In the latest issue of Furniture & Cabinetmaking (Issue 303), Mark was interviewed for a Profile feature, and had the honour of being on the magazine cover!

The article goes through the back stroy of the DRC business, and includes a lot of our recent work & projects.

The magazine is published by The Guild of Master Craftsman (GMC Publications Ltd), and has a number of other great profiles for Mark Whitley; Ryan Cheney; Constance Graesslin de Mare; and Germán Peraire. The issue also includes great tips & projects from Mitch Peacock (no relation), Israel Martin; Thomas Eddolls Michael T Collins; Anthony Bailey; Oz Hassan; John Greene; Louise Biggs; and Paulo Caputo

Click here to purchase the issue or sign up to a subscription!

Thanks to the team at GMC for reaching out, and hopefully I’ll be doing some writing for them in the near future with a Project article - look out for that!

Aur Du Coffee Table

Aur Du Coffee Table

The latest video on our YouTube channel is the Aur Du Coffee Table - pronounced I-thee, it means Black Gold in Welsh

The table is a unique design, stitching together a live edge Elm slab with blackened steel rods - the top is paired with burnt oak trapezoidal legs using a process called Yakisugi - the top is finished with Raw Linseed Oil & all parts are protected with Osmo Polyx Hard Wax Oil

There are many more videos on the channel which is a combination of client furniture builds, concept designs & workshop furniture builds