Benchmarks: Tim Rousseau’s Source of Inspiration
It could be said I got my start in woodworking when I took my first class at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in 1997. But the truth of it is I got bitten by the woodworking bug when I was in middle school and high school woodshop. I remember it being really the only place in school that made sense to me. I remember my shop teacher saying to me “Mr. Rousseau if all my students were like you I’d have a much easier life.” I loved it down there in those school shops. That’s where it all started for me.
I suppose that has led to the question that I ask all my students on the first day of class in our first meeting at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. “What is it about woodworking/furniture making that interests you? Or in other words what are you doing here?”
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I've bought old books on furniture of various periods in American history as well as English. There are many other influences in these styles from other parts of the world but my primary interest is Western historical pieces. The study of furniture from a 30,000 foot view is as valuable as knowing how to make a good dovetail joint.
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