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Two Faced Clock

Two Faced Clock

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Wenge Closets

Wenge Closets

This job was built in 1985. All of the woodwork shown in these photos was constructed using solid wenge only, no veneer. In the case of where veneer was needed I had resawn the solid planks of wenge...

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Tea Cabinet

Tea Cabinet

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A cast–iron Japanese teapot inspired this chest of drawers. The teapot rests cozily in the central cubby, while small teacups perch overhead in smaller ones. Drawers below hold necessary...

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For Frank

"For Frank"

I was very lucky this summer to have toured Frank Llyod Wright’s Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The house and property are absolutely breathtaking. While on the tour of the main house...

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Bathroom Cabinet with Curved Doors

Bathroom Cabinet with Curved Doors

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The original idea was to make a piece with straightforward sides and curved doors as an eye catcher. I had seen these doors on a piece by Jeff O'Brien and decided to give it a try. Once the doors...

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Talon

"Talon"

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The main design element around "Talon" was a Griffin.  A very fun build itwas. The body of “Talon” is constructed of Wenge. While still in its square form I placed in all the...

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Box of Chocolates

"Box of Chocolates"

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“Box of Chocolates” was designed to showcase the beautiful raw material Mother Nature graced us with…wood. It took over 300 hours in a six month period to design and build. It is...

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Collinear

"Collinear"

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Collinear started off as a dead maple tree standing in my parents back yard. My dad and I talked about cutting it down and having it cut into lumber, which would be a first for us. I grabbed the...

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Dark Flow

Dark Flow

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Jewellery box in solid wenge and quilted maple, with English holly inlay. Handle in hallmarked Sterling silver and fossilised dinosaur bone. Inspired by the recently discovered cosmological...

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Maple & Wenge Jewelry Box

Maple & Wenge Jewelry Box

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This is a sculpted Tiger Maple Jewelry Box I just completed. The knob is wenge and the 2 removable trays are built with wenge and maple. The dividers are dovetailed together for strength. I...

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Quilted Sapele Dining Table

Quilted Sapele Dining Table

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This is a recent commission finished for a client that wanted to seat two at the ends of the dining table.  That size especially works nice when it's a square, and becomes quite a statement when...

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Wenge & Quilted Maple Entertainment Console

Wenge & Quilted Maple Entertainment Console

This wenge cabinet with quilted maple panels feature double tapered legs and sides, huge slab of wide wenge board on top and shimmering quilted maple veneered panels. Lower aprons show GampG...

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My latest Frankenfill

My latest Frankenfill

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I call these "hybrid" infills.  The essential design element is an infill block that presses against a fixed, metal frog.  I welcome any thoughts, ideas, and -yes- criticisms.

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Wenge and Oak Box

Wenge and Oak Box

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A good friend gave me a small piece of Wenge several months ago.  It was too small to make a whole box, but combining it with the oak made a 4 x 6.5 inch box with a pin hinged lid. The...

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Kaligrafia - a hall table

Kaligrafia - a hall table

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Its a hall table that I'd been struggling to draw for a few weeks. I had the germ of an idea in my head but I couldn't get it nailed down on paper, but eventually it just fell out of me in 5 mins...

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Rosewood and Wenge Humidor

Rosewood and Wenge Humidor

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This rosewood humidor has an interesting Cuban connection.

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End Table

End Table

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This contemporary end table was made for our family room and is made of quarter sawn Englsh Brown Oak and Wenge.  It is 12 by 21 and is 25 high.  Tongue and groove joinery mates Wenge to...

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A Pair Of Desks

A Pair Of Desks

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  This is a project I have been working on for 4 months and just recently completed. The design brief was to create a pair of desks that could be placed on either side of an overstuffed...

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R2 with Wings

R2 with Wings

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Definitely the strangest coffee table I have ever made  (strangest I have ever seen actually...It was oodles of fun though)

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Fred the Tiny Box

Fred the Tiny Box

I have enjoyed building the tiny boxes and blogging about the experience.  There have been a number of people who have expressed interest in my tiny boxes.  Since I made a batch of 12, with...

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