The Art of Wood #2: Learning
Most all of the projects that come through the shop are things that people didn’t know that thay could have done. In addition most of my projects, the ones that are a big enough deal to post on LJ’s, are things that I’ve never done before. Mind you it is harder to convince a custormer to commition a piece when all they have is your word that you can do it well without having a reference of the exact project that they want made. This line always closes the deal though “My best pieces are things I have never done before”. Right now I am building to match a 1920 Bovarian style. This is such a rich period of furniture. It is ornate and homie at the same time. It...
