KlaY Furniture design and construction.
About KlaY furniture.
Original design and construction.
Most of my work is cabinets, wardrobes, boxes, but I have also made Fireplaces, double doors, fanlight windows...
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I only use hand tools and all pieces are jointed using traditional methods - dovetails, mortice and tenon etc. Whilst the process of making pieces in this way is time consuming, it achieves a look that can only be created by hand.
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I use mostly softwood as it is extremely costly to use anything else. I prefer a painted finish and use various techniques to create a patinated look. However, if a client prefers the look of the natural wood then that is their choice and the piece will be finished to their specification.
My name is Klay Dumas-Copas and I design and make my own furniture. Some pieces are designed and made from scratch, others are refurbished secondhand items such as the trompe l'oeil cabinets.
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I use only traditional hand tools in order to achieve a truly hand made finish.
The artwork for the Trompe l'oeil cabinets is taken from master painters such as Guardi, Canaletto and Rousseau. The exact dimensions of the cabinet are laid out in photoshop and the picture overlaid and edited, effects applied etc.
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The large format print is ordered and then applied by hand. Finishing, glazing and distressing is next and the finish of key areas is done by hand, final rubbing down being done with pumice followed by rottenstone.
