Finishing the Desk Gallery

By Richard Oedel | February 21, 2016 |

While I don’t write often, this desk gallery is something that I had to share – it is difficult, tough to design, and the execution is like completing a freeform jigsaw puzzle.  The design and first mockup only gets you so far.  Then you have to make it.  For real.  In hardwood.  With sharp tools.…

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Desk Galleries

By Richard Oedel | February 14, 2016 |

  The buildout of a gallery for a fall front desk is like building an entirely new piece of furniture inside the piece you are making.  It takes a lot of thought and a great deal of craftsmanship to make the design sing, and a long time to execute the final design. A desk gallery stands…

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The Creative Process…

By Richard Oedel | January 30, 2015 |

It has been almost 15 years since I started making furniture seriously, and over that time I have tried to hew to one particular mantra –  to make only beautiful, useful furniture. And sure enough, over the course of time I have made hundreds of pieces, and each time I vow to make the next…

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