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All dressed up and nowhere to go. These two Voysey chairs with XXL finials are done, and thanks to @the_wicker_woman now have their freshly woven rush seats. I wish I could deliver them to Chicago, but we’ll have to wait for the stay-home directives to lift. In the meantime, I have removed their textural temptation from a Tony’s reach. . . #shopcats #stayhomechallenge #spring2020 #customfurnituremaker #professionalfurnituremaker King to twin. A client from many years ago asked me to fit in a small job for his sister-in-law: turn a king tatami style bed into a twin pending her extreme downsizing at the end of this month. It’s a simple and clever design that locks together with notches. . . #customfurnituremaker #downsizing #joinerydesign #daybeds
Déjà vu? Yes, I’ve posted this sideboard before. And yes, it’s the one on the cover of my book about English Arts and Crafts furniture. (The glorious wallpaper background is by Trustworth Studios.) I’m posting it today because it’s an example of how you can turn the challenge of surviving a recession into new opportunities, a topic that seems unhappily timely and one that I discuss in my latest post for the Pro’s Corner blog at @finewoodworkingmagazine (link in profile). . . #survivearecession #makelemonade #covid19 #notagain #makingthebestofthings #hiddenopportunities #professionalwoodworking A snapshot from three months ago and a world away. Taking a cue from @lostartpress I’m posting the piece I was planning to take to Fine Woodworking Live in mid-April. Along with countless other events that bring us together, that one has been cancelled—for all the right reasons, of course. But still.... Instead of making maudlin comments, I’ll just add that Tony walks all over this lid every day, often with wet paws (because water is his favorite thing). Stay as well as you can, all. . . #missingyouall #finewoodworking #evenlonersgetlonely #covid_19
Dear Lizzie has gone to the garden, where a catnip plant will soon adorn her grave. She was an excellent cat and lived many lives. I adopted her from the shelter in 2004 after she caught my eye; the attendant was feeding all of the cats and had just filled her bowl with kibble, when I suddenly heard her complain “Oh, Sparkle!”, thereby indicating that this inmate’s rejection of the sub-par food was an already-familiar behavior. Lizzie was an integral member of our family for almost 16 years, outliving three dogs and three cats. Joey will miss guarding her from below her chair by the woodstove. Rest In Peace, Miss Lizzie. . . #beloveds Handling full sheets of plywood alone. I have a pair of heavy-duty sawhorses just inside my shop’s front door. I planned the shop layout specifically to allow me to store sheets of 3/4”-thick veneer core plywood that I use for most carcases on kitchen cabinet jobs. I keep the top of the stack no more than 40” high; the tablesaw is just under 8’ away, so I can slide a sheet around, pull the leading edge over to the saw, straighten it up, and then start cutting. This and of course much more will be included in my book about kitchens, to be published by Lost Art Press this summer. But I also have a series of videos that I did with @woodsmithmagazine a couple of years ago, which you can find via the News page of my website (link in profile). You will also find a code for a discount on the purchase. . . #kitchencabinetry #cabinetmaking #customcabinets #customkitchen #buildyourown #solopreneur #workingalone #womeninwoodworking #youcandoittoo #thisis60

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