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Squiggly Chair

Leopardwood, member | November 17th, 2012

Designed as an art inspired chair with comfort in mind. It is constructed from laminated red oak, then colored with black and brown dye and sprayed lacquer as the top coat. Squiggles on the back were...

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Bent Dovetail Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: John Tetreault Tetreault, also the author of "Fine Furniture from Reclaimed Wood," has used his "bending dovetail" technique on a number of pieces, including this curvy wall cabinet...

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Fort Bragg Curved Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Sarah Marriage The ocean waves that break a mile west of the school’s woodshop, coupled with the grain of the madrone, gave Marriage the idea for this box (14-in. deep by 10-in. wide by...

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Fort Bragg Box on Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Rave Clay "I have always had a love for windmills, the lone artifact in the low plains of Oklahoma," Clay says, citing the inspiration for this box on stand. The piece, 12-in. deep by...

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Fort Bragg Display Case

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Carlos Cux Cux was in his second semester at CR when he built this bowfront display case (7-1/2-in. deep by 19-1/2-in. wide by 26-in. tall). He’d learned how to do curved work, fit...

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Engine-Inspired Hall Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Raymond FinanWhen Finan set out to design a triangular table (19-3⁄8 in. deep by 21-1⁄4 in. wide by 26-1⁄4 in. tall), his first thought was to give it straight sides and square...

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Turned Textured Vessel

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Liam FlynnLiam Flynn, born into a family of woodworkers in the small town of Abbeyfeale, Ireland, was “banging around” in his father’s shop by the time he was 8. His father didnt...

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Recycled Cypress Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Joe DohertyThis coffee table (18 in. wide by 60 in. long by 24 in. tall) was designed and built for the New Orleans-based Green Project, a not-for-profit organization that resells...

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Adirondack Chair with a Twist

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. FortuneMichael Fortune says the most important criterion for an outdoor chair is that it be comfortable for relaxing, reading, and conversing in a garden setting. He's not big...

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Outdoor Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Hank GilpinFor Hank Gilpin, wood choice and joinery are the two most important keys to making an outdoor chair last. His choice of teak, the miracle outdoor wood, doesn’t move, has no...

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Mahogany Outdoor Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Matt KenneyInspired by Hank Gilpin's beautiful outdoor furniture, Matt Kenney's garden bench was challenge of balancing durability and comfort. The bench is made out of sipo, a tropical...

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Cook Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Adrian Potter Every school child in Australia learns that in 1770 Captain James Cook discovered the island continent and claimed it for Britain. To commemorate that event, Australian...

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Strummers Stool

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Matthew LindsayWith design guidance from instructors Tim Rousseau and Adrian Ferrazzutti, Lindsay built this "Strummer’s Stool" (17 in. deep by 14 in. wide by 35 in. tall) during the...

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Tusk Coffee Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Gregg LiptonLipton originally designed this Macassar ebony and glass coffee table to go in a home furnished with Biedermeier pieces. The design works in contemporary and traditional...

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Burl Jewelry Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Libby SchrumInspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s cantilevered work, Schrum built this cherry and cherry burl jewelry box (6 in. deep by 17 in. wide by 7 in. tall). She finished the box with...

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"Home from the Sea" Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: David BoyleSetting out to make something colorful and playful, Boyle built this chest of drawers, 29 in. deep by 56 in. wide by 35 in. tall. He started with hornbeam logs and resawed them...

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Macassar Ebony Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: William WellsFor Wells, who interned with Michael Fortune, this table (12 in. deep by 54 in. wide by 32 in. tall) was a lesson in grain direction and curves. Wells chose Macassar ebony...

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Dovertailed Jewelry Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Pat MegowanFor Megowan, the dovetails were the most challenging part of this jewelry box because of the gently curving profile. The madrone and bird’s-eye maple box, finished with...

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Balboa Park Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Thomas Nordstrom This bench (28 in. deep by 84 in. wide by 50 in. tall) is part of a series of pieces incorporating architectural elements. It depicts different parts of Balboa Park, home...

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Contemporary Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Del Cover Nordstrom combined a wenge top and base with a Gonçalo alves carcase in this contemporary chest of drawers (12 in. deep by 21 in. wide by 38 in. tall). While the design is...

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Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, and Cherry Segmented Vessel

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ken Cowell This segmented vessel is the largest piece Cowell has done. The 14-in.-dia. piece stands 17 in. tall, but more impressive than its size is the amount of pieces it took to make...

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Crazy Horse Carving

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Bill Churchill Churchill's inspiration for this carving came from an article about Crazy Horse, who had a vision of himself riding a fast horse and wearing a red-tailed hawk feather...

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Burnt Orange Sideboard with Scoops

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Kipley Meyer Meyer created the scooped-out pattern of this sideboard (16 in. deep by 48 in. wide by 38 in. tall) with a cove bit and a handheld router. The birch carcase is finished with...

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Cherry Slant Top Writing Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Martin Milkovitz This cherry writing desk, 22 in. deep (when closed) by 43 in. wide by 46 in. tall, has 11 interior drawers and two exterior ones. It also has six secret compartments and...

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Architecture-Inspired End Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: George GainesThe rich architecture of Chicago, especially the pointed gothic archways, served as Gaines’s design inspiration for this end table, 14-3/4 in. deep by 14-3/4 in. wide by...

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Mahogany and Holly Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James William Schuyler IIIWhen Schuyler made this mahogany and holly sideboard as a wedding gift, he sized it so that most types of liquor bottle would fit inside. He used floating tenons...

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Milk-Paint Rocker

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Brian Boggs Remembering Sam Maloof: Sam connected so well with virtually everybody he encountered because he loved people and loved life. And that bubbled up in whatever he did, whether...

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Rocking Chaise

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael HurwitzThe first Sam Maloof piece I ever saw was in a show I went to in high school. Wendell Castle also had work in that show, and there was a period after that when I was...

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Anderson Ranch Rocker

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Robert EricksonSam Maloof developed a chairmaking style based on hand shaping, an approach that the big furniture companies couldn’t follow, and that created a niche for me and for many...

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Meander Dining Table and Chairs

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jim ProbstThis walnut and butternut dining set is part of a series Probst calls his Meander collection, named for the S-curve that winds its way through each piece. Here it is seen in...

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Natural-Edge Entry Shelf

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mitch RobersonRoberson immediately recognized the beauty and potential of this wormy, cracked piece of cherry, found in his grandfather’s barn, and decided to leave it in as natural a...

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Table Lamp

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Douglas LacherIt took nearly 80 hours for Lacher to complete the shade of this table lamp (17-1/2 in. dia. by 22 in. tall) and about 30 hours to build the walnut base. The walnut frame...

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