Sliding Doors by Tiernan Roe Fine Woodworking 16/12/2006

Here's some photos of a set of sliding doors I did a few months ago. They are made of cedar to keep the weight down and slide on a brass rail on the floor. I fitted some bearings on the bottom to make them easier to slide but not so easy that they coud pick up momentum and smash into the stops. The glass is really quite heavy as it was only available as 6mm laminated which is required for building regulations.

Tiernan Roe Fine Woodworking featured on Ireland360.com

At last the public get to see inside Tiernan Roe's workshop. I've been featured on a panorama photography site. Unfortunately I should have tidied a bit more before the photo was taken rest assured that I've done so since. You can check out the photo at www.ireland360.com The crisscrossed pieces to my left are the legs for the table that was in the design stage in a recent post; I'll have photos of the finished piece soon. Our dog Bainne is in there as well.

Mahogany Display Shelves

Here's a picture of a set of shelves I finished recently. They're made of mahogany and are 200cm x 140cm x 40cm, so they're pretty big, they just about squeezed into the van. I made them for clients who needed somewhere to display some ceramic craft pieces they had collected and that's why they are double the depth of normal shelves. I was lucky to be able to get the mahogany in 40cm wide planks which look better than glued up panels. The shelves are jointed to the posts with sliding dovetails and there is bracing at the back to stop the shelves racking. The posts were made up as box sections to try and cut down on the weight. The unit was finished with Danish oil.