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shop notes blog

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

 

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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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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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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Is Design a Learnable Skill

August 4, 2018

Musings on a Finewood Working article. I wasn’t asked but I still answered.

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In Craft Tags Craft, Fine Woodworking, Design
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Getting the last few things together to start siding the shop.
My walnut cabinet in a stand featured in the @finewoodworkingmagazine reader’s gallery this month. Issue #318, August/September.
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Now that I finally got this thing all tuned up I’m going to sell it. Unless someone can convince me that I shouldn’t. I always need space in the shop. Perhaps if I had the barn restored and I had more room I’d keep it. The things a