A Memorial Day remembrance

Down at the bottom of the hill from our farm in Wolfeboro NH, is the charming Water Village, so named because of all of the mills that operated there in the 18th and 19th centuries.  Several milled lumber, others grain, and at least one was for fiber – think sheep shearing.  The village never had…

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Delaying decay

A week ago, or so it seems, I was out in the woods across the road, looking at standing timber that might become a cabinet or dining table.  And I spy this fallen log in an advanced state of decay.  Obviously this is not going to be my next candidate for a piece of furniture.…

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Gluing up a desk top

From Boston, where I’ve been working for a few days: When I’m gluing up a large desk top like this one, almost 4 feet by 7 feet, the challenge is keeping the glue liquid long enough for the entire glue-up to take place, and the clamps to go on.  With support structures inside the desktop,…

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After a long absence, Sept 7th open event @ NHIA

I know, it has been a good year since I posted, and I have been meaning to get back, but life has intervened. Indeed, the unfolding dramas in Washington DC have taken up much more of my time and attention than I would have liked, but that aside, I want to invite all of my…

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Boston Design Week and AD-20/21

Just a heads up that Boston Design Week is coming to a close, and the Fort Point Cabinetmakers are having our work showcased at the AD 20/21 show at the Cyclorama in Boston. We have many pieces of our work on display, some just out of the finishing room! Join us if you have some…

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Dutch Design Week – Student Work

The Dutch Design Academy graduated 171 students this year, and one of the perks is that they get to exhibit their senior project at Design Week.  With 250,000 attendees (DDW’s figures), this is a powerful draw to keep students in the area through the end of October.  I talked with one student who had graduated…

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