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.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Two Exciting New Videos!

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Treasure Box Series II I have been away from my bench for some time, living in a cabin in Montana.  When I am there my life is comp...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Final Delivery: Treasure Box Series II

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Proud Parents in Delivery Room If you have red this blog for some time you are aware we have been working on the series of Treasure Bo...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Five SAPFM Cartouche Winners Together

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Left to Right: 2013, 2008, 2005, 2011 and 2014 I just returned from the 2015 WIA in Kansas City.  It was a wonderful time with lots o...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Life of a Picker or On The Road Again

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I just returned from delivering a Federal card table to an old client in Dallas.  This was a table I made many years ago and always thought ...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

WPE at WIA Soon!

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The Mona Lisa Smile? Going to Kansas City: Woodworking in America 9/25-27 PATRICK EDWARDS Historic Marquetry Processes Clas...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Abandoned Antiques

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Brought Back From Dead It seems that the market value and interest in legitimate antique furniture is officially dead.  For some reas...
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Friday, September 4, 2015

WPE and ASFM return to MASW

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Me Pointing To The Packet I just returned to work from a two week teaching job in Indianapolis.  My first time at Marc Adam's scho...
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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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