Furniture I Made

Roy Williams


Corner Chair, cherry.

Baillie Scott twisted side table. Cherry.

Greene and Greene style clock. Birch with tile.

Another Corner Chair, Oak, after Rohlfs.

Greene and Greene style Hall Chair Mahogany.

Three Nightstands, American and Peruvian walnut, quilted maple. Having fun with the new dovetail jig.

Pendulum Cradle, Curly cherry. Getting ready for a new arrival! There are artifical jewels embedded in the inside -- diamond, ruby, and spinel.

Fantasy Hall Chair, Mahogany. This was an excuse to buy a new router, and a fun time carving the back and the curlicues.

Eight dining chairs, Curly cherry, silver inlay, jade, carnelian, black leather seats. The largest project I have done, the best part was going to Hollywood to buy a "hide", meaning the leather covering an entire steer.

Sideboard, Curly cherry with period brass hardware. There are secret compartments inside and I will never tell how to get to them or what is stored there.

Two mission armchairs, ottomans, and sofa, Red oak. The suite has cutouts of the capital letters "R" and "J" in the central vertical slats of the sides. The chairs have curved arms.

Mission Bed, Curly cherry. This means Mission style furniture, not missionary position. The horizontal rail at the foot is pretty good for finding your way back to bed after insomniac sessions with the internet.

Balustrade and picnic table, California redwood. When we moved to the new house, I was able to start up my shop again after the hiatus of rental property. The fancy fence was an excuse to buy a table saw and tenoning jig.

Pope's Chair, Oak, inscribed Ceci n'est pas une chaise (this is not a chair). The theory is that the inscription converts the chair to an art object, which is why it is not a chair (because it is an art object). I saw the design in the Vatican Museum: it is the kind of chair that the guards sit on.

Folding Throne, Cherry, leather, piano hinges. This chair has a triangular plan, and can be folded for easy storage.
Oscillating Tables, (left) Birch and (right) Cherry. The two intersecting tetrahedra are held by a strong central tension line, with six sprung lines at the outside to stabilize. There are five vibrational modes, two high and two low frequency, where the top and the bottom move respectively, together with a torsional mode of middle frequency. The tetrahedra can be constructed with a cube at each corner.
Magazine Rack, Maple. This based on a Stickley design, and it is held together with a single wedge at the top, a double wedge at the bottom.
Coffee Table, Cherry and walnut. The top is bookmatched crotch cherry, the horizontal and vertical "buffers" are crotch walnut. The crotch part of a tree is where a branch meets the main trunk; it is very strong, with pronounced optical properties.
Coffee Table, Birch and walnut. Another version of the same coffee table: the top is bookmatched birch, the horizontal and vertical "buffers" are black-stained walnut.
Bookcase, maple-faced plywood The case is wider at the bottom, as well as being able to accomodate taller books. The diagonals stabilize the structure. The original idea came from peeking in the window of an architect's office in Amsterdam.
Bookcase, plywood, aniline dye The case is wider at the bottom, as well as being able to accomodate taller books. The diagonals stabilize the structure. The original idea came from peeking in the window of an architect's office in Amsterdam.
Frame and Paper, Birds-eye maple and Japanese hand-blocked paper, Brought by a friend from Japan, this paper seemed so perfect and beautiful that it should have a frame made from it from this most beautiful of woods.

Shakerish Side Table, Cherry, with drawer.
Copper-top Dining Table, Mahogany and Copper. I have always been annoyed at table surfaces that are delicate (Oh no don't put that hot dish on there!). Also most surfaces that are not delicate tend to be tacky-looking (Formica). So this one is 1/16th inch copper sheet, very hardwearing. However, every time you put down a drink, or any acid (eg lemon), there is a bright spot on the brown surface which fades with time. I like the idea of keeping a record of everything that was eaten or drunk at the table.
Ornament, Padauk wood, blue and green stained glass. The glass is held together with copper tape. This was originally a clock , but I think it is better without the hands and the bulky box behind.