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John Cameron's Massachusetts Ming

JonBinzen, member | March 29th, 20136 comments

John Cameron's new white oak chairs blend Ming Dynasty elegance with contemporary Western practicality. In this audio slide show he gives a guided tour of the new chairs and describes the process of designing and building them.

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Aled Lewis: Woodworking Odyssey

JonBinzen, member | February 7th, 201310 comments

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship teacher Aled Lewis left behind a commercial shop, lured by the yearning to build one-of-a-kind pieces of handcrafted furniture.

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This is a test for erickson

Ed_Pirnik, member | January 2nd, 2013

Robert Erickson

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Incredible table tricks the eye

AsaC, member | January 1st, 20133 comments

Trompe l'oeil is French for "fool the eye," and that is exactly what FWW author Craig Thibodeau has done with his best piece to date, an Art Deco-style table with incredible marquetry and secret compartments.

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Robert Erickson's Chairs: Angle of Repose

JonBinzen, member | November 29th, 20125 comments

Working in the off-the-grid shop he built forty years ago near Nevada City, California, self-taught woodworker Robert Erickson has earned a national reputation for his chairs.

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Peter Galbert's House of Windsor

JonBinzen, member | October 23rd, 20123 comments

Peter Galbert makes Windsor chairs in a house whose origins go back 210 years to its first owner—another Windsor chairmaker. Explore his new shop in the old house and catch a glimpse of his stunning chairs.

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Silas Kopf: Majoring in Marquetry

JonBinzen, member | September 26th, 20127 comments

Silas Kopf is the most prominent American master of marquetry on furniture. This audio slide show presents a wide array of his accomplished work.

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Peter Sandback Nails His Designs

JonBinzen, member | July 26th, 20129 comments

Peter Sandback creates beautiful inlay with nails. Find out how he does it in a Masters of the Craft audio slideshow.

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Liam Flynn: Virtuoso Vessel Maker

JonBinzen, member | May 31st, 20126 comments

Using straightforward turning and carving techniques, Irish woodworker Liam Flynn turns extraordinary vessels from green wood and enriches their refined forms with freehand fluting. This slideshow presents an array of his work and methods.

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John Reed Fox: The Uncompromising Craftsman

JonBinzen, member | April 5th, 20126 comments

John Reed Fox builds furniture that is both simple and striking. Combining influences from James Krenov, George Nakashima, and Japanese craft, Fox has created a style that is distinctly his own.

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Brian Boggs Branches Out

JonBinzen, member | February 10th, 20127 comments

Chairmaker Brian Boggs, well-known for his furniture, is trying to realize a long-held dream: to bring a group of craftsmen together in a collective venture. This video shows Boggs and others describing his furniture and the Boggs Collective.

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Jere Osgood: Modesty and Mastery

JonBinzen, member | February 9th, 20129 comments

In this audio slideshow, furniture maker Jere Osgood discusses his distinctive furniture, his life as a craftsman, and his experiences as a teacher.

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Ulrike Scriba's Marquetry: Risk and Reward

JonBinzen, member | December 8th, 2011

Marquetry has a long history, and Ulrike Scriba was inspired by some of the fine work of the past three centuries in her native Germany. But her work strikes out in a new direction, blending an experimental approach to making patterns with an exacting grasp of the craft.

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Adrian McCurdy: Furniture Riven from the Log

JonBinzen, member | October 28th, 20119 comments

Adrian McCurdy makes furniture from riven wood--he cleaves boards from large oak logs and builds pieces that reflect the character of the wood. This slideshow illuminates McCurdy's background and presents a range of his extraordinary work.

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Geoffrey Warner: Assembling a Life

JonBinzen, member | September 30th, 20115 comments

In his shop on the coast of Maine Geoffrey Warner builds one-of-a-kind furniture but is involved in much else as well--from giving workshops to piloting his vintage sailboat on day cruises. This slideshow presents the remarkable breadth of his interests.

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Peter Shepard Turns the Page

JonBinzen, member | July 28th, 201118 comments

Peter Shepard made a career switch at 40 from publishing to furnituremaking. It's clear in this slideshow that he hasn't missed a beat.

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Steven Kennard: Turning Blackwood Boxes

JonBinzen, member | June 1st, 20111 comment

Nova Scotia turner and photographer Steven Kennard makes a dazzling array of sculptural boxes, primarily in blackwood. This slide show mixes dozens of his turnings, all of them beautifully presented in his own photographs, with a handful of shots of turnings in progress.

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Curve It Like KÃ¶nig

JonBinzen, member | April 7th, 20119 comments

Enrico König's furniture often incorporates dramatic curves. Some are coopered, but most are bent laminations clothed in stunning veneer. This slideshow presents a range of his pieces and a peek into the Vancouver shop where he makes them.

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Steve Brown Takes the Measure of a Chair

JonBinzen, member | February 10th, 20115 comments

Steve Brown, of the Cabinet and Furniture Making Department at Boston's North Bennet Street School, takes the viewer on a guided tour of an 18th-century Queen Anne side chair. Brown shares his techniques for recording the critical measurements and construction details required to make an accurate reproduction.

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