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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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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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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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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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Sheraton-Style Secretary

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Richard Oedel This Sheraton-style secretary was crafted by North Bennet Street alumnus Richard Oedel and displayed in an exhibit at the Boston Athenaeum. It features curved glass...

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Arts and Crafts Dining Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Kevin Rodel Kevin Rodel first designed this chair in 1993 for a competition sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission. His aim was to build a sturdy and comfortable chair that was clearly...

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Greene and Greene-Style Buffet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Thomas Starbuck Stockton Thomas Starbuck Stockton crafted this Greene-and-Greene-inspired buffet from a large slab of claro walnut that a friend gave him. The buffet's exterior came from...

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Greene-and-Greene-Style Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Thomas Starbuck Stockton This original work is not based on an actual Greene-and-Greene piece, but an interpretation of their designs. Stockton used mahogany with ebony accents, along...

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Greene-and-Greene-inspired Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: William Laberge This writing desk was inspired by one built by the Greene brothers for the Robert R. Blacker House in Pasadena, California. It is made of cherry, with walnut and ebony...

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Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ethan Hutchinson This cherry bench took approximately 40 hours to complete and features contrasting ebony plugs. The bench design is inspired by Queen Anne furniture and the furniture of...

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Krenov-style Cabinet-on-Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael Moss Moss built this cabinet-on-table in the style of James Krenov. Made of cherry, the piece features walnut-burl veneer door fronts and ebony door and drawer pulls. The finish...

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Tilt-Top Pedestal Dining Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Tilt-Top dining table in cherry with ebony stringing. Martin used a dovetail joinery system for the pedestal, which gives the table added strength and legroom. The table has an oil finish.

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Stickley-style Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

White oak Stickley-inspired fall-front desk finished using fumed ammonia, hand-rubbed oil and wax.

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Hepplewhite-style Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Hepplewhite-style sideboard made from cherry, maple, ebony and East Indian rosewood. The finish is a hand-rubbed mixture of linseed oil and mineral spirits.

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Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Shepard crafted this sideboard from bubinga and used ebony for the accents. The piece is finished with tung oil and shellac.

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Greene-and-Greene-style Writing Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Burton made this Greene-and-Greene desk from cherry, curly cherry, soft maple and ebony. The desk is finished with oil.

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Asian-style Cupboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Daggett’s Asian-inspired cupboard is built from spalted beech, maple, walnut and ebony. The piece features Japanese rice paper inserts in the doors. It is finished with oil.

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Hepplewhite-style Card Tables

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Mosheim’s card tables are Hepplewhite-style reproductions made with crotch mahogany, satinwood, quartersawn pine, and ebony. Both tables are finished with shellac and oil.

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