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Tea Table

FWW_Gallery, member | December 13th, 2012

Woodworker: Jeff AndersonThis tea table (12 in. deep by 24 in. wide by 14 in. tall) has a serving-tray top with storage below. Anderson designed it for his wife's former boss, a tea lover. The woods...

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Thomas Jefferson Lap Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | December 13th, 2012

Woodworker: Lesley GoldGold made this lap desk (14-3⁄8 in. deep by 9-3⁄8 in. wide by 2-1⁄2 in. tall) in a master class at Philadelphia Furniture Workshop. It's a replica of the desk Thomas...

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Tea Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Rick TomkinsTomkins built this table (20-in. wide by 47-in. long by 15-in. tall) as a gift for his daughter. He says it’s more a tea table than a coffee table, as it was inspired by a...

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Tansu Entertainment Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Joel ShepardThis tansu entertainment cabinet (26-in. deep by 72-in. wide by 96-in. tall) offered Seattle designer and builder Shepard the perfect way to indulge his “fascination with...

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Walnut and Maple Rocker

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Robert Galusha This walnut and maple rocker, which won second place in the 2011 Texas Furniture Makers Show, is based on a dining chair that was a finalist in FWW’s maple buildoff...

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Cottonwood Vessels

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Allen Jensen These cottonwood vessels came from a tree that grew near Jensen’s home. He’s been turning local cottonwood for about 15 years, first wrapping the blanks in plastic until...

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Lacewood Zig-Zag Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Robert LussierThis lacewood chair (24-in. deep by 16-in. wide by 30-in. tall) is Lussier’s interpretation of Gerrit Rietveld’s 1934 Zig-Zag Chair. Lussier says the simple lines of the...

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Ingrown Cabinet-on-Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Ron NolteNolte designed this cabinet-on-stand (12-in. deep by 44-in. wide by 69-in. tall) around an ingrown branch he discovered when he resawed a board. He bookmatched that piece of...

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Spanish Cedar Humidor

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ed PirnikWhile visiting family in Cuba, Pirnik bought some paintings at an art fair, and he also bought unassembled frames for them. Upon his return, he realized the frames were Spanish...

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Cherry and Curly Maple Rocker

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Nick BoyntonBoynton says the biggest challenge in making this cherry and curly maple rocker (30 in. deep by 25 in. wide by 40 in. tall) was cutting the three compound-angle slots in the...

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Walnut Curved-Top Blanket Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jerry CousinsCousins had long wanted to build a curved-top chest with the lower panels inlaid with tulips, when he stumbled on the perfect piece of claro walnut for the top. He then knew...

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Curved Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John LeeThis chest of drawers, made of European white oak, is part of Lee’s series of sculptural furniture that combines dramatic curves and texturing. After he built the shaped...

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Rosewood Writing Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Alton BowmanBowman sees the French period furniture he often restores as his teachers, because of the woodworking techniques he learns while refurbishing them. Many of the techniques...

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Figured Maple and Palm Game Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jim WallaceThis figured maple and red-and-black palm game table shows the evolution of Wallace’s tapestry series (seen in FWW #214). Wallace also designed and made the chess pieces, and...

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CD Cabinet Featuring Insect Marquetry

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Greg ZallWhile the overall form of this CD cabinet (25 in. deep by 16 in. wide by 54 in. tall) was designed by Bill Bondy and Cecily Ng of Starkweather Bondy Architecture in Oakland...

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Curly Teak and Woven Bamboo Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig ThibodeauThibodeau designed this curly teak and woven bamboo cabinet to store documents. The subdued exterior hides a dozen small compartments, and the two doors (one hinged and one...

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Mahogany Butler's Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Alan TurnerTurner, a lawyer by trade and founder of the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop (a woodworking teaching studio), designed this mahogany butler’s chest to be less top-heavy than...

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Modern Desk of Sapele and Maple

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Dick SchultzHeavily influenced by Scandinavian design, Cleghorn built this desk (40 in. deep by 64 in. wide by 30 in. tall) from a few thumbnail sketches—building, fitting, and tweaking...

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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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Chinese-Influenced Cabinet of Walnut and Maple

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Alison Swann-IngramInfluenced by falling maple leaves and the Chinese empire, Swann-Ingram created the maple branches and seeds on this cabinet (18 in. deep by 24 in. wide by 28 in. tall...

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Phantom Urn

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James RomickRomick made this maple, walnut, wenge, and cherry vessel, the "Phantom Urn," as a gift for Howard McGillin for his record-setting 2,544th (and final) performance as the...

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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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Basket Weave Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Davrill NashNash builds understated forms embellished with carving, like the basket weave on this cherry hall table with a glass top (14 in. deep by 50 in. wide by 30 in. tall). The...

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Oak Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Chad HillHill built this desk (29-1/2 in. deep by 72 in. wide by 31-1/2 in. tall) as an anniversary gift for his wife. Design elements include high contrast, tapered legs, a bevel on the...

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Art Deco Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Byron J. BraytonThe majority of Brayton’s work is veneered because it provides him with unlimited design possibilities. This Art Deco-inspired table is completely veneered with Macassar...

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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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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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Maple Demilune Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Chad Hill Hill has been a woodworker for only two years. A fine arts major in college, he began a woodworking apprenticeship with cabinetmakers Mike Stockenberg and Mike Reiff and has...

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Floating-Top Hall Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mike Harris Harris took the opportunity to make this hall table, a design he’d wanted to tackle for some time. Because he had never done inlay before, he said that was the most...

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Segmented Vessels

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Martha Collins Living and working on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, Collins is surrounded by the beauty of nature, and it shows in her work. Before turning to the lathe...

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"Hollow Form"

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jim Berger Inspired by the work of fellow turners Stephen Hatcher and Dennis Liggett, Berger made this maple burl hollow form, 8 in. dia. by 7-3/4 in. tall. After sketching the design...

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