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, September 1, 2018

Message in a Bottle

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As I walk to work every day at dawn, I listen to the neighborhood sounds as it begins to wake up. Fortunately the residential streets are em...

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Monday, July 23, 2018

The American Chevalet

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Patrick Edwards demonstrating in a museum When Pierre Ramond published his three volume set, "Masterpieces of Marquetry," in F...

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Sunday, April 15, 2018

Stone Age Woodworking Tools??

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I have been following Christopher Schwarz's research into early woodworking benches for some time. I admire his dedication to travel an...

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Friday, April 13, 2018

Pocket Screws

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The Gimlet Tool When dating furniture it is essential to closely examine the clues left behind by the worker and his tools. The proces...

Monday, April 9, 2018

I Have A Foot Fetish...

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Walnut Philadelphia Chippendale Foot Standing on Wet Floor for Years I just returned from several days hiking in the mountains. I hike...

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Eastlake Settee Upholstery

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Not Enough Springs and Badly Tied Dead Foam on Old Cotton on Plant Fibre with Original Edge Three Days on the Bench for Struc...

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Monday, March 19, 2018

What is the Future of the Past?

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My copy of the Center Table in the White House I remember very clearly watching on television (in black and white) as Jackie Kennedy ...

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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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