Perry's tool zone
Ian Hawthorne
A BOX FIT FOR A FUTURE KING (AND QUEEN)
For many of us, Friday, April 29, 2011 was just another day at work pushing papers around the office, or making sure that the machinery hummed in the plant. But on the other side of the Big Pond, it was a day of celebration with street parties and other festivities to honor the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, the future King and Queen of England.
One such participant is Northern Ireland Craftsman and Incra enthusiast,
Ian Hawthorne.
Ian’s business, Hawthorne Crafts, was started in 2002 and is based out of Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, where he and his wife quietly go about the business of building some very high quality keepsake boxes. He added his first Incra Fence System in 2003 and has since upgraded his equipment to include the LS Positioner, the Miter1000SE, the Incra/Jessem Mast-R-Lift II and a collection of Incra Rules. His Royal Wedding box is a perfect example of the culmination of quality skills and quality tools.
You can see a slide show that chronicles the construction of Ian’s Royal Wedding Box here. I counted 18 Incra sightings in the slide show, but of course it is really all about the box! And be sure to check out Ian’s Incra Gallery page for even more fine examples of his work.
Ian offers a selection of custom made hardware and is offering a 10% discount to customers who mention INCRA in their emailed request. To take advantage of the discount contact
ian@hawthornecrafts.com and by all means visit his website at www.hawthornecrafts.com.
The top of the box is veneered with six pieces of Ripple Sycamore and then inlayed with the Royal Monogram.
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