Woodworker: Eric EnglanderWhen Englander arrived at NBSS, he says, “I had no tools, but I had a lot of furniture books.” He had studied scenic and lighting design for the theater and worked building props, sets, and furniture for he stage. When he decided to study woodworking, he deliberately steered clear of a design-oriented program. “Design school had already given me the ability to see,” he says, “I wanted to learn the craft.” Since graduating, he’s run his own shop, building high-end pieces in a range of styles. He built this reproduction of a Herter Brothers cabinet from the 1880s in solid French walnut with panels of claro walnut burl veneer. It is 18-1/2 in. deep by 52-1/2 in. wide by 46-1/2 in. tall. The marquetry, in flame birch and curly maple, was done by fellow NBSS graduate Paula Garbarino.