Woodworker: Timothy James Peters
Peters, a student at the Vermont Woodworking School (VWS), won second place for his Gaming Box in the 18-plus student-apprentice category at the 2012 Vermont Fine Furniture and Wood Products Design Competition. But Peters had begun work on the box long before he became a student at the school. He started it in his garage shop after work and on weekends, completing the frame and adding the shopsawn maple burl veneers and inlaid ebony details, and finished it during his first semester at VWS. At 9 in. deep by 7 in wide by 6 in. tall, it is sized perfectly to hold a set of dominos and a deck of cards. In all, it took Peters about 50 hours to complete. The finish is shellac.