"charlieb" wrote in message
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Posted them but they ain't showing up in a.b.p.w.
so I've put them on web pages

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/J...eJoinery1.html

charlie b

This is really interesting for me. We have a lot of Chinese and Asian
furniture that we got over the years from HK, China, Thailand and Burma.
One of our best pieces is an altar table that is of an antique design and is
made of yellow rosewood (Huanghuali), which was thought at the time to be
extinct. The wood for the table was recovered from old house beams in
Hainan Island. I've always marvelled at the skill it took for the intricate
and ornate designs but your pictures have given me a new appreciation for
the construction methods as well.

We've completed one of our life-goals, of visiting every province in China.
We found that in almost any small-medium-sized town in China you could find
skilled woodworkers that would turn out beautiful pieces with only the most
rudimentary of shops. Similarly, in Thailand we appreciated the potters who
created works of art using a potter's wheel that was set into a hole in the
ground and which was turned by foot-power (directly, not using a treadle).

I'm strictly an amateur and untrained woodworker, but you've given me some
new insight and ideas. However, I'll never have the time, skill, knowledge
or patience to turn out work such as in your photos. Regards --