WPatrickEdwards

A traditional furniture conservator, restorer and maker discusses his life experiences and his philosophy of work. If you love marquetry this is the place to discuss it. All work is done with hand tools and organic traditional materials and methods.

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Sunday, September 17, 2017

The Risk of Living as a Process of Life

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On the Bench I Saw a Holdfast Next year I will be entering my 8th decade of walking on this earth. I am happy and healthy and I have ...

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Tarsia Geometrica Part I

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English Jeux de Fond Coffer I remember clearly the first time I was in France and visiting an atelier where several ebenistes were worki...

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Shop Tour!

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Ring the Bell The front door at my business used to have a stained glass transom window above it. It was lovely, as it faced West and t...

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Best Of The Best

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PHILIPPE GUERIN'S "TROIS MONDES" One of the great things about living in other countries is learning how things are do...

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Art Institute of Chicago Project

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Last year we here at the American School of French Marquetry were contacted by staff at the Art Institute of Chicago to see if we could...

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Typical Marquetry Restoration

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I really enjoy working on period marquetry surfaces, in particular those made with sawn veneers before 1800. The quality of the materials, ...

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Daniel Lecount Project

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I love clocks. Not just all clocks, although I think they are amazing, but specifically tall case marquetry clocks. Imagine what kind of me...

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

ASFM Student Humor

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I have a lot of fun in my business. I enjoy working with fine furniture and solving challenging problems. I take pride in the results, s...

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Treasure Box Déjà Vu (Again?)

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Patrice has been sick for a few days. Sinus headache. Not a pleasant situation, so he stayed in bed. Today he showed up, but is still...

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Treasure Box I (Encore)

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I got a lot of comments on my questions about digital photography. I need to confess that, over the years, I have carried my Nikons and hu...

Friday, March 2, 2012

Treasure Box Series I (Part D)

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I am not sure about digital photography. Just not sure. I do not trust something that can be manipulated so easily. So, anyway, I paid ...

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W. Patrick Edwards: San Diego, CA, United States; I was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and moved to San Diego in 1958. I entered UCSD as the first freshman class in 1967 and graduated in 1971 with a degree in Applied Physics and Information Science, minor in American History. During my college years I owned an antique store at the same time I worked 20 hours a week in the physics department at UCSD. In 1968 I worked on site at Brookhaven Labs in New York for a year and took my classes by mail. Upon graduation I secured a job for Maxwell Labs, ran my antique business on the weekends and taught Decorative Arts classes at night. I produced a series of 10 shows on CBS called "Welcome to the Past...The History of American Furniture." In 1972 I decided to quit my physics career and devote full time to the antiques business. It was the best decision of my life. I choose to work by hand, without machinery, using only period materials and methods. I also walk to work every day. Life is good.

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