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ORIGIN STORY I was delighted to see my essay in t

ORIGIN STORY I was delighted to see my essay in the Tools and Shops annual issue from Fine Woodworking @finewoodworkingmagazine It was a hometown issue with Pat Moriarty of Conway Chair Company in Shelburne Falls on the cover! @conwaychaircompany If you have a Fine Woodworking subscription, you can read the whole thing, if not, you should get one! #fromthebench #madeinshelburnema #madeinwesternmass #madeinmassachusetts #finewoodworking #finewoodworkingmagazine #originstory

PREPPING STUDENT MATERIAL I always like students t

PREPPING STUDENT MATERIAL I always like students to use nice materials in my classes, especially when they will be using sawn veneer. Today I cut up a bunch of curly maple for this weekend’s class at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking @ct.valley Students will choose either the cracked ice or marquetry ribbon pattern to create a tabletop, but they will learn how to make both. The cracked ice pattern is like a puzzle where you need to figure out the the correct sequence of pieces as you build it. You get to be the creator of the puzzle and the one who solves it! The ribbon pattern is also a puzzle with a sequence, but you will be using the double bevel marquetry method to create it. The work for both patterns is quiet and meditative and engages the mind, with the only sounds being the hum of the scroll saw, a block plane shooting edges and your brain at work (it’s true, you can hear it!) Both patterns take advantage of the chatoyant quality of the wood, where a simple change in grain direction can create dramatic effects. The class is almost full, so sign up now to join me this weekend in Manchester CT for this awesome class! #patterndesign #patternwork #crafteducation #workwithyourhands #veneerwork #funwithwood

SURFACE EMBELLISHMENTS CLASS Great weekend worksho

SURFACE EMBELLISHMENTS CLASS Great weekend workshop at the Wendell Castle Workshop @wendellcastleworkshop where students learned techniques to add texture and patterns to furniture. They learned to use the scroll saw to create overlay patterns, used steel stamps and carving tools to add lively patterns and textures to surfaces, created parquet veneer patterns, learned about lumber core and other veneer substances, and discovered the secrets of double bevel marquetry. All in two days! #wendellcastle #crafteducation #steelstamps #patternwork #veneering #patterndesign

CRACKED ICE AND RIBBON TABLE CLASS AT CT VALLEY SC

CRACKED ICE AND RIBBON TABLE CLASS AT CT VALLEY SCHOOL OF WOODWORKING It’s a busy time of year on the workshop front. I have an upcoming class at CVSW @ct.valley on November 9 & 10 in Manchester, CT. Students will learn to create two different patterns, a cracked ice parquet pattern and a ribbon marquetry pattern, and they will choose to focus on one pattern to complete. This class is accessible to people with basic woodworking skills but will also add new skills and design possibilities to more advanced students. Join me for a fun and focused class where you will spend time with the scroll saw and block plane to create these beautiful patterns. I will be providing some lovely curly maple to work with so you can’t go wrong. Still a couple of spots left for this awesome class. #patterndesign #marquetry #curlymaple #sidetable #madeinwesternmass #madeinmassachusetts

ON THE SURFACE AT THE WENDELL CASTLE WORKSHOP Join

ON THE SURFACE AT THE WENDELL CASTLE WORKSHOP Join me on November 2-3 at the Wendell Castle Workshop in Scottsville, NY to explore techniques to create patterned and textured surfaces to embellish boxes, tables, cabinets, picture frames, and whatever your heart desires! You will learn double bevel marquetry, how to create geometric parquet patterns, thick veneer overlays, custom steel stamping tools and more! Explore in a creative and experimental atmosphere, and there is always a lot of interaction in the classroom as students are inspired by each other's ideas. Still a few spots left in this fun class! @wendellcastleworkshop #surfacepattern #patternwork #madeinmassachusetts #madeinwesternmass #marquetry

FURNITURE MASTERS SILENT AUCTION My donation to th

FURNITURE MASTERS SILENT AUCTION My donation to the silent auction at our Main Event on the 19th is this wall hung piece mounted to a pomelle bubinga background. 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Hang horizontal or vertical. It’s an easy piece to find a spot for! The silent auction helps support our education initiatives, including the three prison programs in New Hampshire and Maine. Hope to see you at the NH Historical Society on October 19 from 5-7! nhfurnituremasters #scrollsawing #patterndesign #wallart

FURNITURE MASTERS MAIN EVENT Join us at the New Ha

FURNITURE MASTERS MAIN EVENT Join us at the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, NH on October 19 from 5-7 pm for refreshments, a silent auction of small works from the Masters, and mingling with people who love furniture! Many works on display will be for sale, including two of my tables. Swipe to see everything. The Historical Society will be open at 9:30 am on Saturday if anyone wants a sneak peak! Hope to see you there. @nhfurnituremasters #artevent #roundtables

RINGS Now, how to express this in wood. #rings #m

RINGS Now, how to express this in wood. #rings #madeinmassachusetts #madeinshelburnema

THE START OF SOMETHING Let’s see where this goes

THE START OF SOMETHING Let’s see where this goes! #ellipse #drawing #madeinmassachusetts #madeinwesternmass #madeinshelburnema #asmr

FULL CIRCLE IS HOME IN CHICAGO The cabinet took t

FULL CIRCLE IS HOME IN CHICAGO The cabinet took the long journey from Massachusetts to Chicago last week and is now settled in Tess and Greg’s home. The cabinet is a wedding gift to them and it’s a wonderful feeling that it will be in my family for generations! It boggles my mind!@10itemsortess @_ruddickulous And there’s more! For those with finewoodworking.com, there will be a video series on the making of the cabinet. A permanent record of me building a cabinet, on camera! That boggles my mind even more! #madeinmassachusetts #tessandgregcabinet

I’ll BE HERE!! Looking forward to meeting people

I’ll BE HERE!! Looking forward to meeting people and demonstrating at Fine Woodworking New England this Friday and Saturday. @finewoodworkingmagazine This event is hosted by CT Valley School of Woodworking @ct.valley and there is no cost to attend. Plus, I will be bringing these three tables to show. Come on by and say hello. I’ll put a name tag on to make it easy to find me. #finewoodworking #finewoodworkingnewengland

THE CENTER A subtle detail that makes a difference

THE CENTER A subtle detail that makes a difference, I think. #details #tablebase #theloniousmonk #madeinmassachusetts #littlecircle

IT ALL COMES TOGETHER A lot happens in a small sp

IT ALL COMES TOGETHER A lot happens in a small space. Epoxy is the adhesive. #tablebase #madeinwesternmass #madeinmassachusetts #madeinshelburnema

A TABLE BASE I made the top as a prop for a Fine

A TABLE BASE I made the top as a prop for a Fine Woodworking @finewoodworkingmagazine article on cabinet scrapers. Now for the base. I made a little doodle and a crude scale model, but it took a couple of 2x4’s to rough out a mock up to see more clearly where to go. #tablebase #roundtable #madeinwesternmass #mockup #scalemodel

RECEPTION ON FRIDAY Join me with the NH Furniture

RECEPTION ON FRIDAY Join me with the NH Furniture Masters on Friday evening in Concord, NH for an opening reception for our latest exhibit! Gallery director Brad Wolcott has curated a wonderful exhibit exploring how our personal work evolves over time. Every piece has roots in what came before it. This exhibit features works by 5 makers, showing older pieces and new work side by side to highlight this concept. The exhibit will be on display until the end of March, so if you can’t make it to the reception, there will still be time. @nhfurnituremasters #finefurniture #madeinmassachusetts #madeinwesternmass #designevolution #americancrafts #concordnh #nhfurnituremasters

CARVED AND STAMPED COMPOSITION Pomelle bubinga wit

CARVED AND STAMPED COMPOSITION Pomelle bubinga with tinted gesso fill. I’ve done a lot of carved and stamped patterns with light wood and black fill, but very few with light fill on dark wood. I think I like!! #patterndesign #madeinmassachusetts #madeinshelburnema #bubinga

ON THE BENCH Carved and stamped composition on po

ON THE BENCH Carved and stamped composition on pomelle bubinga. This will get filled with white gesso to highlight the pattern, but for now the sun is doing a fine job! #flowerpattern #bubinga #carving #madeinmassachusetts #madeinwesternmass

BUBINGA FRAME Almost done with this new compositi

BUBINGA FRAME Almost done with this new composition. This will become a mirror frame (once I put in the mirror) and will be available for sale. Details to come! #mirrorframe #bubinga #tamarack

END GRAIN MARQUETRY Stitching together pieces of e

END GRAIN MARQUETRY Stitching together pieces of end grain tamarack to make this composition. #endgrain #marquetryart #circles #growthrings

NOT JUST ANY SCHOOL, IT’S THE WENDELL CASTLE SCH

NOT JUST ANY SCHOOL, IT’S THE WENDELL CASTLE SCHOOL! I’m excited to be one of the first round of instructors at this new school in Scottsville, New York. Classes will take place in the actual studio where Wendell created his iconic sculptural pieces. Wendell Castle’s work was an enormous inspiration to many over his 60+ years of making, including me, and it will be an honor to briefly occupy a space where so much creativity happened. I met Wendell several times and saw in person many of his works. Here are just a few. Classes will begin in Spring 2024 and I will be teaching in the Fall. Follow @wendellcastleworkshop for updates and photos as things unfold! #wendellcastle #studiofurniture #artfurniture #furnitureasart

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