Tom77

Boulder
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I retired from high tech and started building custom pieces for family and friends. Interest in my work has spread via word of mouth as my skills have grown. In ten years, I have built over 200 pieces and added or refined many woodworking skills. My ambition is to focus on smaller pieces of fine furniture, decorated with marquetry, when appropriate, and emphasizing good workmanship.

Gender: Male

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Autumn Aspen table

Jan 19, 2009

Table design is original and was inspired by views of fall aspen blowing in the wind.  The solid wood for edging and legs is tiger maple, which was chosen to give impression of shimmering...

Shaker Silver Trays

Dec 24, 2008
1 comment

These two trays were built with resawn cherry to produce book matched pairs of sides and ends.  They were hand planed and lightly sanded.  Two coats of an oil/varnish blend completed the...

Contemporary hall table

Dec 6, 2008

Cherry hall table featuring bent lamination legs and mortise and tenon joinery.  The design mimics that of a similar coffee table, also shown in this gallery.  The legs for the two tables...

contemporary coffee table

Dec 6, 2008

Cherry coffee table designed for Colorado mountain home.  The design is a contemporary redesign of a rustic table and utilizes bent lamination legs and mortise and tenon joinery.  The top...


Recent comments


Re: Make it Stick: A Guide to Glue Ups

This is a very disappointing blog entry and is typical of many FWW blogs lately. There is almost no useful information in this blog, yet it was featured on the home page. I checked it out because I hoped to find a useful tidbit. Instead I was referred to Knots, which I already check regularly. And then, there is another poll. These polls appear to be a new FWW technique for stimulating member interest. It doesn't work for me. Good practices are not a matter of public opinion. They are a result of experience and practice, which can be carefully explained using skilled writing. Let's have more of that.

posted: 9:32 am on March 9th  

Re: Hank Gilpin: Exploring the American Forest

Wow! I find Hank's comments and photos quite inspirational. This motivates me to search through the lumber at a local company that removes trees and mills them into usable planks. I recently saw some spalted apple there that was beautiful, and want to search for more.

posted: 9:32 am on February 12th  

Re: Treasure/Music Box for Grandson

The box is beautifully done and the marquetry is first rate. Very nice.
Tom

posted: 9:34 am on December 31st  

Re: After The Goldrush lingerie cabinet

Elegant piece that demonstrates mastery over a wide variety of woodworking skills. Exceptional.

posted: 10:39 am on October 30th  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: New Masters of the Wooden Box by Oscar P. Fitzgerald

The book looks cool and I would enjoy putting the ideas to work on my own projects.

posted: 9:29 am on October 5th  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: New Masters of the Wooden Box by Oscar P. Fitzgerald

The book looks cool and I would enjoy putting the ideas to work on my own projects.

posted: 9:28 am on October 5th