The Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers will be opening it's Second Annual Show at Vermont Artisans Designs Gallery 2, 106 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont this Friday . There will be a reception this Friday from 5:30 to ... Read more
In my neighborhood there is now thousands of board feet of maple, hickory and birch lying at the edge of the new power line clearing. The market is so depressed as to make it almost foolish to haul out any but the most ... Read more
I always feel very honored when I am asked to build a cremation urn but, needless to say, it's almost always a very difficult task emotionally. I've made 4 of them in the last few years and 3 out of 4 were for the ashes ... Read more
Linseed oil can create a beautiful finish on fine furniture and metal work. It's an easily renewable finish, a natural product in some of it's forms. I use it to refresh my wood counters and the finish on some of my ... Read more
Finally the building begins. After waiting for the permit to arrive in the mail and the two week waiting period following, I am now legally allowed to build my new workshop. I started small. You can see the sonotubes ... Read more
All of my designs can be customized in terms of size, different woods and different colors. I recently completed and delivered an order for a large wall mirror, a hall table and two lamps to a home in NYC. Each of ... Read more
A fair curve is something that even the untrained eye can appreciate. It may be taken for granted when it is fair and true but it is easy to see when it is not fair and true. It will stick out like a sore thumb.A fair ... Read more
I frequently get emails from people who are interested in becoming a furniture maker or have recently started a furniture making business and are wondering if I would be willing to give them some advice. Usually they ... Read more
The Furniture Society Conference is coming up again and, just every year, I think I'll go, and then I don't. I expect this year will be the same. Like some other things in life, we think we might be more interested at ... Read more
I amoff in Thailand with my son, wife and new daughter, who we are in the process of adopting. With language barriers and a major difference in the ways of the U.S. Government vs the ways of the Thai people, it has ... Read more
