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White Ash Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jim Hoyne A former physician, Jim Hoyne decided to pursue a second career as a furniture maker and enrolled in Gary Rogowski's distance mastery program. He built this bench during his...

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Ministein Piano,

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Phillip Robert Cadman Cadman’s passion is making 1/12-scale exact furniture replicas, and he never makes the same piece twice. The keys and foot pedals of his grand piano...

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Bow-Sided Buffet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Brian Bortz This bow-sided buffet was inspired by the Art Deco era. Bortz used pommele eucalyptus, Macassar ebony, and cherry to create the contrast in color and grain. The finish is...

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Smoot Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John P. McCormack McCormack designed this piece around a granite drilling core from the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in Boston. McCormack used 60 sheets of 80-grit sandpaper to polish the...

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Arts and Crafts Inspired Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: E. Stewart Crick Crick drew from various Arts and Crafts influences to design this chest of drawers, combining elements of Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Mackintosh. The quartersawn...

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Small Bouzouki

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Christ Kacoyannakis An amateur luthier, Kacoyannakis made this small version of a bouzouki (a traditional Greek instrument) for his 5-year-old daughter. The woods are cocobolo, curly...

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Biedermeier-Style Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Joel Shepard Shepard built this Biedermeier-style cabinet for best-selling thriller novelist John Saul. The traditional cabinet doubles as a modern computer desk with eight hidden...

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Asian Interpretation Hall Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Glen G. Guarino Asian designs inspired this hall table in shedua. Guarino used the joinery as the main ornamentation. He honed the parts predominantly by hand using handplanes and a...

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Custom Desk: Arts and Crafts Meets Bhutanese Architecture

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael Lobby Arts and Crafts design and Bhutanese architecture fueled Lobby’s inspiration when he created this desk. He wanted the design to be uncomplicated yet highly functional as a...

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Macassar Ebony Jewelry Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mark Bratton Bratton built this jewelry box as a Christmas gift for his wife. He designed the box around a small piece of Macassar ebony (3 in. sq. by 14 in. long) that had been kicking...

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Ruhlmann-Inspired Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Kent TownsendTownsend estimates it took 500 hours to make this Ruhlmann-inspired sideboard. He set out to make a difficult piece because he enjoys complicated work; it forces a high level...

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Segmented and Coopered Vessel

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: William Miller Miller’s vessel, influenced by ancient Grecian urns, is segmented and coopered. The basswood segments are beveled on the edges and separated by 1/8-in. walnut spacers...

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Cocobolo, Ebony, and Ivory Squares

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John Fischer These squares (5 in. and 6 in.) are made of cocobolo, ebony, ivory from old piano keys, brass, and steel. To ensure 90°, Fischer squeezed the blade and body in a...

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Veneered Blanket Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Andrew Ward The geometric shapes in this veneered blanket chest were inspired by the mountains that surround Ward’s Colorado home. The peaks and alleys are English walnut, the...

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Diamond Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ron Gresham Gresham created this veneered cabinet from narra, a Southeast Asian wood. The veneered basketweave pattern in the drawer bottoms was inspired by the hand-woven baskets of the...

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Lidded Rice Bowl

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Butch Smuts Wood turner Butch Smuts of Johannesburg, South Africa, crafted this bowl as part of an American Association of Woodturners project. He was given a rough-turned bowl and was...

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Fan-Inspired Music Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune This design in Macassar ebony and curly maple was inspired by an antique Japanese folding fan. Fortune taper-laminated the legs and vacuum-formed the top. The legs are...

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Kimono Hall Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune An antique kimono inspired this design in Macassar ebony and curly maple. After assembly, the top was compound cut on the tablesaw, with a blade tilt of 2° and a...

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Fan Coffee Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune Fortune originally designed this table to occupy the inside corner of a right-angled sectional sofa. He now makes it in different woods and dimensions. This piece...

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Number One Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune The Number One Chair is a signature Fortune piece. The shape was originally inspired by a rusty piece of garden furniture and includes elements of work by Frank Lloyd...

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