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.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Veneer Tools: Hammer

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When I started in business the veneer market was dominated by Albert Constantine and Sons in New York City, a firm which has long ago disa...

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Veneer Tools: Saw

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I find it ironic that I can collect literally hundreds of unique and different woodworking tools related to chair making, cabinet making, ...

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Animal Protein Glue

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I have never had any difficulty speaking in front of an audience. I have given hundreds of hours of lectures, as well as quite a bit of t...

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

7 Meters of Greek Key Assembled

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Last week Patrice spent some time preparing the material, setting up the jig and laying out the design. All that preparation time was r...

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Monday, May 2, 2011

More Toothing Plane Info

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One of the first mention of a toothing plane is in the classic tool reference book, "Ancient Carpenter" by Henry Mercer. On page...

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Greek Key

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We are building a large Italian Empire Dining table for a client, along with 8 chairs. The wood we are using is genuine Honduras mahogan...

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Toothing Planes and Glue Pots

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I started the American School of French Marquetry to introduce woodworkers (who were not fortunate enough to have been born in France) to ...

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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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