Hello and welcome to my blog! This post completes a two part series in which I’m restoring and reinforcing a Nakashima-Widdicomb mirror. In part one of the series I repaired and restored the mirror frame and replaced the mirror glass. This post details the process of building a frame …
Hello and welcome to my blog! In this two-part series I will be restoring a Nakashima-Widdicomb mirror. This mirror was part of a line of a furniture designed for Widdicomb Furniture Company by George Nakashima. Over his career George Nakashima worked with both Knoll Studio and Widdicomb Furniture Company having designed furniture …
Hello and welcome to my blog! This post completes a series in which I am building a live edge tsuridana, of American black walnut, for installation into a contemporary Japanese house. In the previous post the tsuridana was brought to dimension, finish planed, and a large rabbet was cut around …
Hello and welcome to my blog! This post begins a short series in which I’m building a live edge tsuridana for a modern Japanese style home. A tsuridana is a single shelf or set of shelves found in specific areas of the traditional Japanese home. These shelves are normally supported …
Hello and welcome to my blog! This post completes a series in which I’ve built a credenza of American black cherry. In this post I will detail the process of creating the cabinet back and its supporting framework. My framework will utilize sliding dovetails in its construction, in effort to constantly improve my …
Hello and welcome to my blog! This post continues a series in which I’m building The Floating Credenza of American black cherry. In this post I will detail the process of building a base frame for the previously floating credenza. I’ve designed a four legged base for the credenza, which I’ve …
Hello and welcome to my blog! This post continues a series in which I’m building a pair of credenzas, one of American black walnut and the other American black cherry. In this post I will continue to focus on the cherry credenza by building drawers. The credenza has been accepted …