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Drama on the Table Top

Diviner, member | January 20th, 20092 comments

I teach a concept called storylining and is very effective at transforming furniture into functional art. It involves creating a composition using basic storytelling techniques of character...

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Ole Boulle

Diviner, member | January 20th, 20096 comments

This is a collectors cabinet popular in Europe during the 1700's. Many different different techniques such as mold making, boulle marquetry, composition ornament were used. I cover all these at Marc...

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Poor Man's Ruhlmann Cabinet on Stand

Diviner, member | January 20th, 20092 comments

Why is it called "Poor Man's Ruhlmann"? I used recomposed ebony versus the real thing ($2 sf vs $14), PVC instead of ivory, Mother of Pearl sheets instead of solid pearl, and poplar legs.

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