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.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Surviving The Test Of Time

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The last two posts have focused on the new Colombo jig saws in use at the school. I can only imagine how smooth the operation of these ex...

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Out With The Old

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The last post included photos of the new atelier de marqueterie at ecole Boulle, provided by my internet friend, Filip. I received a co...

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Porte Ouvert 2011

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One of the great consequences of the internet age is the ability to have strangers around the world share common interests. I know the m...

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Porte Ouvert

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Since I was invited by a professor to attend a stage at ecole Boulle, I had no idea how difficult it was to visit the school. Once I w...

Saturday, January 1, 2011

The Douville Family Veneer Saw

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During my first year at school, I was joined by two other marquetry workers who, like myself, were invited by Pierre to study for a "st...

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Sand Shading

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There are many individual steps to create a marquetry panel, and I love all of them except one. From the inspiration to the design, the ...

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Tradition Preservation

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One can only imagine what it must have been like standing in the center of Andre-Charles Boulle's workshop during the peak of his care...

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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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