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6/8 Tables - All in a Day’s Work
BY JOHN SHERIDAN
Although I’m a professional furniture maker, not every piece that I build is an heirloom. In fact, I’ve discovered that designing attractive, durable pieces that can be built in a short amount of time can be just as satisfying as making fine furniture. I call these my “6/8” designs, because they can be… »
2008 Design in Wood Exhibition
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2008 Design in Wood Exhibition
DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA
In 1982, 35 members of the San Diego Fine Woodworker's Association (SDFWA) participated in the first Design in Wood Exhibition. Today the SDFWA has over 1600 members and Design in Wood now averages over 300 entries and awards over $20,000 in prize money to entries in 22 classes. Pictured… »
Seeing the World with David Upfill-Brown
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 world, from… »
Gallery
“FOURthought is a collection of work that looks at the relationship between craft, design, material, and emotive response. I’ve asked these three artists and myself to exhibit work that uses the techniques of furnituremaking as a vehicle for personal expression and individual voice. We have all sought to take the work to an ambiguous place,… »
Refinishing Furniture
Even if you are not a professional with an income issue, you may find refinishing furniture enjoyable. One benefit is you quickly become comfortable with finishes, a goal most woodworkers who finish only what they make rarely… »
A 21st-Century Kas, Part 2: New Use for a Classic Design
Experienced furnituremakers know they can’t impose their will on wood. They know that they must compromise, and the frame-and-panel concept is one such compromise. Yes, that wide central panel will expand and contract across its width, but if we conceal the edges of the panel in deep grooves, the dimensional changes will be unnoticed and… »
Multi-Axis Candlestick
I had an idea that I could turn a piece of wood on two sets of centers and make it look bent. I took a stab at it and accomplished what I set out to do (1). The next step was to apply this technique to a functional object. A candlestick came to mind…. »
David Marks
And there was the Baulines Crafts Guild, a Bay area group of professional craftspeople founded ten years earlier, which offered classes with Gary Bennett, Art Carpenter, and other master members. “It was like opening the floodgate; I was just getting inundated with woodworking information. Since quitting the dental technician job I had been… »
Looking Back
The models should have practical value and be finished by the students themselves. They should be made entirely of wood—some soft, others hard. As little material as possible should be used. The work should not require polish. They should require little or no turning or decorative carving. They should develop the sense of form and… »