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.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

ASFM Graduate Student Work

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People often overestimate my woodworking skills. I am not being humble, as that word is not in my vocabulary, I am being realistic. As ...

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Marquetry for All Ages

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When I decided to start my school it seemed a natural progression for me. After all, I had been fairly successful over the years making ma...

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

When is a Veneer Hammer not a Hammer?

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I have made a career out of working with veneer. I learned by experience. All the books I read at the start provided me with informatio...

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Antique Veneer Saw?

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I have no desire to own or use power woodworking tools, but I cannot even think of living without the computer and internet. What an am...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

My Work Cubicle

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I received my last official paycheck in 1973, when I walked away from a secure, $10k/year job in the physics industry. When I was working,...

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Biedermeier Jewel Chest

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I have discovered that there is a curious relationship between who you know and what you do in life. People you met in school years later...

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Hepplewhite Work Table

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My wife and I both enjoy visiting historic houses, museums and good antiques shops. Years ago it was a different era in the antiques bus...

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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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