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Persuit of Perfection
Editor turned woodworker Peter Shepard is continually finding ways to perfect his designs
Peter Shepard has been designing and building furniture full time ever since he quit his job as a book editor to study the craft at the North Bennet Street School. He built this bureau from a flitch of curly maple, lavishing time on the arrangement of the wood, the joinery, the ebony details, and the finish.
from Fine Woodworking #221
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