Monday, April 24, 2023

Wait a minute, Mr. Postman...

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In my last blogpost about Alphonse Mattia's passing, I mentioned how influential his work has been on some of my designs. I didn't r...
Friday, April 21, 2023

Alphonse Mattia 1947-2023

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 We lost another great furniture designer/maker/educator this month -  Alphonse Mattia died on April  10  after a strug­gle with lymphoma  I...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

So, people, leave pity city. Let's get it done," ... is probably not the right way to motivate people!

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There is a pretty cringeworthy video/story that has been making the rounds lately, and it's hard to have a lot of sympathy for the CEO o...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Another piece, and my Watco process

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A few years ago, I was commissioned to build a rack to hold 15 rifles.  Now I don't know much about rifles, but a friend of mine took a ...
Sunday, April 02, 2023

Check out my Sapele Pen Display Case

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It's been a minute, right?  Among the many pieces I've been building lately - this is one of my favorites, although it didn't co...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Armoire update

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The internet is simply amazing -  I received a message from across the pond - a fellow woodworker asking for a photo of the armoire in place...
Sunday, January 08, 2023

I'm back in the saddle again.... sort of....

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Don't read too much into this - but I'm back teaching for a short while!  I've been building a ton of furniture lately, like thi...