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Tom77

Boulder, CO, US
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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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Contemporary coffee table

Mar 7, 2011
2 comments

This design is adapted from a table by David Marks. I resized it and substituted rosewood veneer. The base is maple and the legs are shaped in three dimensions using simple templates and...

Wine cabinet

Mar 7, 2011
1 comment

Custom designed cabinet featuring combination of art nouveau and chinese motifs. Case is QSWO, base is solid walnut, and remainder is veneered. The facade of rosewood and oak veneers was...

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: Hayrake Base on an Outdoor Dining Table

Very nice design and workmanship. Good work!

posted: 9:18 am on December 27th

Re: Two in One Table

Very original idea, nicely implemented. Beautiful. The workmanship on the radial matches is exceptional.

posted: 8:35 am on October 11th

Re: white tulip wine cabinet

Dave,

Very nice. I like your use of marquetry. Not overdone and elegantly executed. Congratulations.

Tom.

posted: 8:21 am on July 10th

Re: Demilune table sunburst top

Congratulations. The table is stunning, a beautiful combination of design, veneer work, curved rails, and carving. I particularly like the stringing that separates and defines the sections of veneer on the top.

Tom.

posted: 8:00 am on May 31st

Re: Sushi-4-2 Box

Exceptional piece of work. Congratulations. Is the box solid wood or veneered?

Tom.

posted: 8:59 am on March 18th

Re: "Pearls of Wisdom" dining table, mahogany, inlaid dyed resin, LEDs

Scott,
Very innovative design. Congratulations. I see you live in Nederland. If you are in Boulder sometime, stop in.

Best regards, Tom Abbott

posted: 9:39 am on March 7th

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