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My journey as a furniture maker and helpful insights on craft.

 

American Craft Council’s Online Artists Directory

April 2, 2024

 I have been juried into the American Craft Council’s Online Artists Directory.

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In Stores and Galleries Tags Sales, Press, Artist, Artist Director
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Dreams Come True- New Shop Space

September 24, 2023

Building a wood-shop on your property allows you to work as long as you want without the concern of paying rent.

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In Shop Tags problem solving, Shop, Construction
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Embrace the Sales Process

September 10, 2023

Getting comfortable selling work is necessary to keep making it.

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In Professional Development Tags Sales, Making, Survival, How-to
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Geoff McKonly: The Art of Custom Woodworking

August 10, 2023

How did I get from there to here? Read about some of my background.

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In Press Tags Press, SMB Daily
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Did I Mention that the Butsudan is also a Light?

April 20, 2023

Yes it will be electrified. Getting the electricity to the lighting will not be easy. Hmmm… a mockup is in order.

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Composing, Design, Details, Mockup, Lighting
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Details...

April 20, 2023

How do details come about in a design and why are they so labor intensive?

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Composing, Design, Carving, Details
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Design vs. Construction

April 20, 2023

Design and Construction go hand in hand… sort of.

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Composing, Design, Kumiko
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HV Contemporary Homes, Local Adventures

October 12, 2022

A great mention by the folks at HVCH (HV Contemporary Homes)

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In Press Tags Craft, Press, HVCH, HV Contemporary Homes, Field and Supply
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Fine Woodworking Magazine Readers Gallery

October 4, 2022

Reader’s Gallery feature in Fine Woodworking Magazine

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In Press Tags Craft, Press, Fine Woodworking, Bent Table Lamp, Lighting
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Northern Woodlands Magazine

June 18, 2022

A profile in Northern Woodlands magazine.

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In Press Tags Craft, Northern Woodlands Magazine, Press, Butsudan
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A cabinet full of learning

August 26, 2021

A continuing education class becomes an excuse to create a piece of luxury.

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In Craft, Professional Development, Travel Tags Craft, custom, Classes, Travel, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Design, Professional Development
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Custom: adjective; made or done to order for a particular customer

June 29, 2021

Steam bending and the quest for sheep intestine cordage to create a tool for carding wool.

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In Craft, Tools Tags Craft, custom, Rug Making, problem solving
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Moving Forward While Keeping My Options Open

May 1, 2021

Composing a project is a big part of moving forward but can’t be done outside the thick sea of planning things out.

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Choosing Wood, Design Choices, Composing, Design, Kumiko
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Imaging the Possibilities

April 5, 2021

How design inspiration informs a finished piece of furniture.

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Design Choices, Design, Details, James Krenov, Leave Fingerprints, Brendon Gaffney, Japanese Joinery, Yann Giguère, Mokuchi Studio, Kumiko
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Before the Beginning

March 29, 2021

What do you need to begin a custom furniture project?

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In Butsudan, Design Tags Design, Choosing Wood, Details, Design Choices
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Creating a Butsudan

March 25, 2021

Follow along on the process of creating one of our custom projects. A Butsudan prayer cabinet.

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In Butsudan Tags Butsudan
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Pure Imagination

March 2, 2021

Designing involves a bit of magic.

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In Craft Tags Craft, Rants, Woodworking Advice, Coffee Table, 2019
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Start where you are

December 26, 2020

Advice for aspiring woodworkers on how to start woodworking.

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In Craft Tags Craft, Rants, Drop Leaf, 2014, Woodworking Advice
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How did I join the footrest to the legs?

December 5, 2020

A story about moving forward and possibly faith.

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In Craft, Professional Development, Travel
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Are Old Tools the Best Tools?

October 18, 2018

Yeah, they don’t make them like they used to, right? This statement seems easy to apply to power tools on today’s market. It’s an odd thing to reconcile if you think about it. Why aren’t tools makers able to build a good product today and it seems like there are a ton of good options on the used tool market from 50 years ago or more.

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In Tools Tags Craft, Rants, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Tools, Shop, Maintenance
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American Craft Council’s Online Artists Directory
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Sep 24, 2023
Dreams Come True- New Shop Space
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Sep 10, 2023
Embrace the Sales Process
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Geoff McKonly: The Art of Custom Woodworking
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Did I Mention that the Butsudan is also a Light?
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Details...
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Design vs. Construction
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Oct 12, 2022
HV Contemporary Homes, Local Adventures
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Fine Woodworking Magazine Readers Gallery
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Jun 18, 2022
Northern Woodlands Magazine
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