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Sculpted Blackwood Rocker
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Tony Kenway Kenway, an avid Austrialian surfer and diver, credits the sea for influencing the soft polish of his chairs. Their fluid curves and lack of hard edges evoke…
Dutch Cabinet on Stand
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Roy Howard This piece was inspired by a Dutch cabinet-on-stand (circa 1650) that resides in the state bedchamber at Ham House in Richmond, England. Howard built the cabinet out…
Chair Devils
October 24, 2012

These “chair devils” are made from high-speed steel , brass screws, and either cherry or blackwood infill. They are finished with tung oil and wax.
Turned Bottles
October 24, 2012

Kip Christiansen’s turned perfume bottles (shown slightly oversize) were made from African blackwood, holly and ivory wood.
How To Build A Pearwood Chest Of Drawers
October 24, 2012

This pearwood chest of drawers features slight finials on the legs and turned and sculpted drawer-pulls. The piece is finished with polyurethane to preserve a natural feel.
Demilune Table
October 24, 2012

Claude Ruel crafted this white-oak table that features a diamond-point veneered top, inlaid ebony, and ebony accents. The piece is finished with tung-oil.
Oud
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Jameel Abraham Jameel Abraham based this instrument design on the classic Syrian oud, ancestor of the European lute and guitar. He crafted the back by bending sections over a…
“Box of Chocolates”
October 25, 2011

“Box of Chocolates” was designed to showcase the beautiful raw material Mother Nature graced us with…wood. It took over 300 hours in a six month period to design and build.…
Graduation ranma and shoji
February 27, 2009

These are actually two projects. Both were made as my graduation pieces from the tategu postgraduate course (21 March 2009) at the Toyama International College of Crafts and Art -…

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