Ebony - Page 12 of 42

Woodworker: Brian Bortz This bow-sided buffet was inspired by the Art Deco era. Bortz used pommele eucalyptus, Macassar ebony, and cherry to create the contrast in color and grain. The…

Woodworker: John P. McCormack McCormack designed this piece around a granite drilling core from the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in Boston. McCormack used 60 sheets of 80-grit sandpaper to polish the...

Woodworker: E. Stewart Crick Crick drew from various Arts and Crafts influences to design this chest of drawers, combining elements of Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Mackintosh. The quartersawn...

Woodworker: Christ Kacoyannakis An amateur luthier, Kacoyannakis made this small version of a bouzouki (a traditional Greek instrument) for his 5-year-old daughter. The woods are cocobolo, curly...

Woodworker: Joel Shepard Shepard built this Biedermeier-style cabinet for best-selling thriller novelist John Saul. The traditional cabinet doubles as a modern computer desk with eight hidden...

Woodworker: Glen G. Guarino Asian designs inspired this hall table in shedua. Guarino used the joinery as the main ornamentation. He honed the parts predominantly by hand using handplanes and…

Woodworker: Michael Lobby Arts and Crafts design and Bhutanese architecture fueled Lobby’s inspiration when he created this desk. He wanted the design to be uncomplicated yet highly functional as a...

Woodworker: Mark Bratton Bratton built this jewelry box as a Christmas gift for his wife. He designed the box around a small piece of Macassar ebony (3 in. sq. by…

Woodworker: Kent TownsendTownsend estimates it took 500 hours to make this Ruhlmann-inspired sideboard. He set out to make a difficult piece because he enjoys complicated work; it forces a high…

Woodworker: William Miller Miller’s vessel, influenced by ancient Grecian urns, is segmented and coopered. The basswood segments are beveled on the edges and separated by 1/8-in. walnut spacers...