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.

Friday, May 31, 2019

Celebrating 50 years in business!

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Patrice Lejeune and I show our Treasure Boxes When I started my business in June of 1969 it was because I needed furniture for my n...
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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Cane If You're Able

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Hand Caning Super Fine Cane Seat When I started restoring antiques 50 years ago a good caner could make as much as 10 cents a hole! ...
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Monday, December 24, 2018

I Don't Do This For The Money

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Time to Walk to Work I see today in the news that the California lottery is something like 350 million dollars.  In my life I have ne...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

50 Years A Teacher

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Welcome to my World I have had a fortunate life.  I have worked very hard to pass on the "secrets" of the trade as they hav...
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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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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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