Australian Wood Review - June 2018

84 Australian Wood Review

M

y background is 40 years in antique restoration work,

the last 15 years of which have included commissions

dealing mainly with the English Regency period.

While not having undertaken a formal apprenticeship,

I was privileged to work alongside a few skilled European

tradesman for a time. However my personal knowledge

grew over the years with considerable reading and research,

as well as discussions with those highly qualified in their

fields. All this has been translated into practical skills

through much trial and error.

The inspiration behind the making of this library table

stems from the influence of Neoclassicism on furniture

design in France under Louis XVI during the late 18th

century, a style I’ve always admired. Makers of the Empire

period, during Napoleon’s reign, continued to embrace

In the

Neoclassical Style

Working in antique restoration reflects Jamie Pappas’s passion for classical

furniture forms, but making this library table was a personal project.

Top: Library table in the Neoclassical style by

Jamie Pappas. Core timbers of Euro beech and

Qld maple are veneered in Madagascan rosewood.

Above: Brass corner mounts were milled and

reeded before letting into rebates and cavities.

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