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, March 26, 2017

Do You Know What This Is?

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Made By Shaker Hands In the previous post I mentioned my time spent visiting Hancock Shaker Village and my friendship with Faith An...

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Monday, January 23, 2017

Walking With The Shakers

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As a person who is of a "certain age" I tend to read the obituaries looking for people who have not lasted as long as I have. It...

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Got Glue?

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Curbside Delivery: A Ton of Glue! When I lecture about using glue for woodworking, I usually start in the 17th century. Although it ...

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Friday, January 13, 2017

Carpenters, Electricians or Plumbers?

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I have quite a few clients who are doctors. Now that I think of it I also have had quite a few doctors as students. Years ago (many years ...

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Antique Furniture Forensics

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One of the reasons that antique furniture is less and less appreciated these days is that few people are left in the business who are "...

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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Time is of the Essence

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Always Time to Work It is normal at this time of the year to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. I find this very st...

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

More Upholstery Conservation

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Mahogany Armchair I want to show another project in the shop which is being restored. In my normal business operation I work each ...

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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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