Shane Orion Wiechnik, a furniture restorer and conservator based in Sydney, Australia, along with Liz Duck-Chong, a carpenter, freelance filmmaker and teacher, recently launched a new YouTube channel called Finished., an educational series on wood finishes. Shane has spent the last 10 years developing a better knowledge of finishes. Deep diving into history, solvents, chemistry…
Read moreEditor’s Note: Philippe Lafargue, along with Michele Pietryka-Pagán and Don Williams, are the folks we have to thank for “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry,” which we first published in 2013, and “With All Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture,” which we first published in 2017. Those editions are now sold out. However, the…
Read moreIn a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column, which is also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years,” Hayward wrote, “The influence of mind upon mind is extraordinary.” The idea being there’s often room for improvement. (You can read the entire column here.) Recently, one of Chris’s chairmaking students, Lo blue, sent us…
Read moreEditor’s Note: Michele Pietryka-Pagán is the French-to-English translator on the three-person team dedicated to bringing André-Jacob Roubo’s work to life. We have Michele, along with Don Williams and Philippe LaFargue, to thank for “With All Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture” and “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry.” These volumes are no longer…
Read moreRecently, Owen Madden started a book club, and he wants you to join. A professional cabinetmaker from upstate New York, Madden works as shop foreman at Rowan Woodwork. “At our shop, we have a monthly meetup, and I get to meet some of the most talented woodworkers and artists,” Madden says. “Most of the conversations…
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