B.C. Wood Specialties Group and the Canadian Forestry Service, this annual exhibition is in its eighth year. Using edge grain Douglas-fir, hemlock, spruce and yellow cedar, donated by Snowcap Lumber of Abbottsford, students came up with innovative and eclectic designs to produce a wide range of tables. The 16 projects vary in form from sculptural to refined and in concept from fun to practical. Numerous functions are addressed by the students including dining, modules for conferences, game playing, hall display and bedside storage. Thin face veneer is used to overlay inexpensive synthetic panels, often with decorative inlays of contrasting species and grain.
Heavier veneer is parallel laminated to make the structural members of underframes and bases.
Entries were evaluated on the basis of form, function and marketability by jurors Ken Guenter, Stephen Harrison, Ian Harvey, Richard Kaufmann and Solly Reeve. For more information contact Cameron Russell, Instructor for Camosun's Fine Furniture Program. A Complete Course by Ian Hosker. A Foundation Course by Michael Burton.