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BY PETER FOLLANSBEE Most 17th-century households in England and New England contained one or more small boxes for storing a variety of everyday objects. These boxes were made in a joiner’s shop and were usually decorated with carving on the front, and sometimes the sides. Making a box is a good introduction to some...
Furniture historian Oscar Fitzgerald discusses his new catalog of contemporary artisan-made furniture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. 1. George Nakashima “Conoid Bench” 1977 Walnut, hickory, 31-1/8″ × 84-1/2″ × 35-5/8″ Photo by Edward Owen Tom Caspar: You’ve been writing about woodworking in the United States for quite a while, including the...
BY PATRICK DOWNES • PHOTOS BY DAVID UPFILL-BROWN It’s impossible to fall asleep while David Upfill-Brown talks. At the very first word, you’ll cock your head like a terrier, trying for your life to figure out his accent. Born in South Africa and raised in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, David has lived across the English-speaking...
Thread your own wooden screws BY STEVEN BUNN Even though I have a small fortune invested in tools, I always seem to be short of wooden handscrew clamps. But daydreaming about buying ten more of these versatile tools runs smack into the reality that such a purchase requires spending anywhere from $200 to $450,...
SWEDEN’S STENSUND FOLKHOGSKOLA BY DREW LANGSNER As director of Country Workshops, a small crafts school focused on traditional woodworking, I have enjoyed organizing an annual international craft tour. Since 1991, we have visited Sweden, England, Switzerland, and Japan. I organize each tour with someone well versed in the regional crafts and local culture of...
LOOKING BACK BY TOM CASPAR Sometime in the haze of the 1970s, Armand LaMontagne, a wood sculptor from Rhode Island, sought revenge against the museum world. He had been rebuffed by curators when he questioned the authenticity of some antique furniture, so he set out to vividly demonstrate the experts’ gullibility. Armand painstakingly built...
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Now for some good news: we’re launching a new Woodwork website May 1st. It will host blogs, forums, and galleries of photos, plus stories that have already appeared in recent issues of Woodwork. This site is our way of helping the Woodwork community grow even larger and stay connected . . .
