Lachlan Park, Newstead, Victoria

Magazine rack
Hoop pine ply (1 sheet 2400 x 1200 x 2mm)

Joinery
The rack is made in two matching sections which are butt joined. The two sections are made by steam bending four layers of plywood and then laminating them together over a form which was made out of water resistant chipboard.

Glue
For the butt join PVA was used and for the laminating, urea formaldehyde.

Finish
The magazine rack has been finished with a Gilly Stephensons Cabinet Makers Wax ( a blend of carnauba and beeswax). The wax was applied with 0000 steel wool and then buffed with some cloth.

Concept
This piece was designed and made during the winter of 2007 for my first solo piece as a first year furniture design student at RMIT, Melbourne. The project was to make a small homeware item that contained a curve, therefore requiring the bending of timber.
My ideas generated from the fact that I wanted to redesign an existing product in a new fresh way. I also wanted the design to not contain a complicated curve as I would have limited time to make the item.

Photo: Lachlan Park