Furniture

Silas Kopf has done a number of marquetry self-portraits in furniture. In these two, he's taking a rather claustrophobic view of the world.

A look at the cabinet on stand, the furniture type most associated with James Krenov, from the director of the school that bears his name.

About 10 years ago, John acquired a summer home in northern Michigan. The house came partially furnished with pieces made by the Swedish craftsmen who built the house in 1932.…

Armin began building this table without a plan, other than wanting to avoid straight lines. He started with the top and legs and designed and built as he went. The…

The origins of this piece are found in American Federal period furniture. From there, it was all about the wood: the texture, the color, and the fractal patterns in the…

Recently engrossed in making the tools that aid and complement the creation of fine furniture, Nicholas made this infill apron plane. He wanted the plane to be sleek, streamlined, and…

A professional, classically trained furniture maker, Elliot built this hybrid roubo bench for an urban workshop. It’s heavy but on the smaller side for a furniture-making workbench. He added retracting…

Between furniture pieces, Derek recharges by building new tools. Recently it was this Moxon dovetail vise, which had been on his list for some time. This one isn’t his first;…

Lots of light and inspiring views. Those were the goals of this shop, attached to a Mid-Century home in Washington state.

Following in his grandfather’s footsteps as a maker of office furniture, Ted looked to James Krenov’s work as inspiration for the legs of this desk. The rest of the piece…