clarkatron

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Clark received a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from the University of Virginia in 2003. After a brief stint as a designer and draftsman for a Houston-based offshore engineering firm, he decided to pursue furniture making as a full-time profession, and enrolled in the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s inaugural Nine-Month Comprehensive program. Two years later he decided to see what California had to offer, and applied to (and graduated from) the College of the Redwoods’ Fine Woodworking Program.

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Contributions

Mahogany Entry Door

Dec 13, 2010
2 comments

Round-top mahogany entry door with leaded-glass speakeasy hatch.

5 tips for aspiring plane makers

Dec 2, 2010
6 comments

Furniture maker Clark Kellogg learned to make planes as a student in the furniture program at College of the Redwoods. And he has made a lot since then. Now you get the benefit of his experience as he offers some sage advice to novice plane makers.

Big Squam

Jul 29, 2010

This piece is the second half of a commission to build a sideboard and a small end table. The veneer for this piece all came from one amazing plank of curly teak.

Adventures In Sideboard-Making! (Part 1)

Apr 2, 2010

The first installment of my attempt to document the process of building a large sideboard, from initial sketches to crating and delivery.

Narra Stationery Box

Mar 20, 2010
2 comments

This is a small box I made for my wife for our anniversary.  It is designed to hold 4x6 notecards, and has a separate compartment to hold pens, pencils, and other implements of...

Giant Jenga

Jan 4, 2010
1 comment

I decided to make a giant Jenga set for our annual Festivus celebration.  If you have the room to set it up (or the patience to cut all the blocks), I would highly recommend building a set...

Little Squam

Nov 28, 2009
5 comments

This small table is a companion piece to a larger sideboard (I actually built the table as a prototype for the sideboard.)  The legs, rails, and drawer fronts are solid teak, the panels are...

Piano Box

Sep 28, 2009
1 comment

This box came about as a commission to build something out of what little was left of an old family piano after it had been irreparably damaged. Unfortunately, the body of the piano couldn't be...

Correspondence Box

Jul 29, 2009
3 comments

This piece came about after re-watching one of my favorite movies, "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." There is a line at some point where Steve Zissou mentions to his wife Eleanor that they need...

Garden Bench

May 21, 2009
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I built this bench from two planks of reclaimed, "sinker" cypress I found in the way, way back of a lumber mill in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. As far as I can tell, the tree they came from was well over...

Treasure Box

May 4, 2009

This is a piece I made from a reclaimed floor joist taken from a warehouse here in Houston.  I wanted to make a box you could keep your secret stuff in (like tiny rocks and souvenir pencils...

Banks St. Coffee Table

Feb 13, 2009
1 comment

This piece was built for a client who wanted a coffee table with a few nice, little details, but didn’t want to “bump into it.” The result is a table with a small overhang, curved...

Music Box

Jan 28, 2009
1 comment

Music Box, 2008.  Walnut, pearwood.  Liberon oil (exterior), shellac and wax (interior).  17"L x 10"D x 9"H   Dovetail construction with frame-and-panel lid.

Vidar Chairs

Nov 5, 2008
1 comment

These chairs are reproductions of ones originally built by Swedish furnituremaker Vidar Malmsten (and son of legendary designer Carl Malmsten).  I built them as an exercise in chairmaking...

Showcase Cabinet

Nov 1, 2008
8 comments

This is a small showcase cabinet I made as my final project while attending the College of the Redwoods' Fine Woodworking Program.  The idea was to keep the design as simple (and manageable) as...


Recent comments


Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Making Ladder Back Chairs with Russ Filbeck

Sounds awesome - I can't wait to see it!

posted: 3:26 pm on September 13th  

Re: Narra Stationery Box

Thanks! I bought the narra from a place here in Houston - they had a few old, grey boards in the back of their warehouse, and it doesn't sound like they are planning on getting any more (the guys there didn't seem all that sure as to why they had it in the first place.) As for where the wood comes from, the Internet (which is never wrong) tells me it grows in parts of Southeast Asia.

posted: 11:18 am on March 29th  

Re: chest of drawers

Awesome work dude. Really gorgeous. I hope I get to see it in person some day - I'm sure it sings. Was it a spec piece or a commission?

Keep up the good work. I hope you're doing well.

Cheers,
Clarkito

posted: 7:40 pm on July 29th  

Re: Kathy's Chair

Scott - I followed this chair's construction on IP's website. Both the design and execution are outstanding. I hope you keep up the good work.

posted: 7:25 pm on November 5th