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Chadima Furniture and Restoration, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
since 1982, is a full-service woodworking company. They are experts in
refinishing and restoration of all types of wood furniture and fixtures,
as well as custom built furniture and cabinets, fireplace mantels and
surrounds, and custom kitchen re-facing for both residential and
commercial customers. (1/4/01)
• Jack Loganbill, of Jack's Wood'N
Things has a gret web page with lot and lots of stuff to read and do.
Like me, it appears that Jack has the gift of gab, and his writing shows
it. I think that's great! :-) Jack ahs info on projects he's working on.
He has instructions for building your own panel cutting table, a link for
free clock faces, and a whole slew of tool reviews that should interest
anyone! (It was because of Jack's article on the 24" Leigh Dovetail Jig -
of which one I own - that I decided to purchase the Porter Cable Half
Blind Dovetail Jig!). Jack also has a nice drawing of his shop layout and
a picture of it. You're gonna drool when you see the double table saws and
common outfeed table set up! Nice work, Jack, for creating a site all
woodworkers will enjoy! (11/17/00)
Darrell Peart,
Furnituremaker, specializes in Arts & Crafts style furniture and
has an affinity too for some Japanese stylings. Check out his page (he has
a really cool slide show with some of his work right on the fron page) and
enjoy the show! (11/17/00)
• Noland
Woodworking, featuring the craftsmanship of Eddie Noland, of Tipton,
Missouri, is now online. You'll find information on all of Eddie's
specialties, including Custom Cabinetry, Antique Reproduction, Glass &
Mirror Etching, Intarsia, Fine Woodworking, Fine Furniture Repair, and
Custom Wood Turning & Fabrication. (11/11/00)
• ~ Natural Tree Furniture
~, "Balancing Nature with Creative Imagination!"
Reclaimed, naturally felled trees and branches handcrafted by artisan
Ray Smith. Environmentally Responsible Designs ~ Specializing in Cat
Tree Furniture. Free form Stick and Twig furnishings for your home,
office, cabin or wherever you'd like to display these works of art.
Kiln dried using mortise and tenon joinery guarantees quality and
integrity with each unique TREE. Custom orders welcomed. (11/6/00)
And I thought I was a busy guy! Jim Rubino, of Obernburg, NY
has two businesses, and subsequently two Web sites to maintain: First is
Windsor Studio where Jim
hand-crafts Windsor Chairs and fine 18th Century reproduction furniture.
He uses traditional joinery and often uses period tools to produce these
fine pieces. And his other business, Fine Jointery Workshops is an
educational woodworking program nestled in the beautiful Catskill
Mountains of New York. They offer workshops for the novice to the
intermediate woodworker. Classes are limited to three persons to insure
quality one-on-one instruction. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
Jim! (9/10/00)
Carleton Woodworking makes custom
fine furniture, cabinetry, and woodturnings. Located in Brooklyn, NY,
owner Kim Carleton Graves is becoming well known in woodworking circles.
He's published an article in Fine
Woodworking Magazine (#142: "Duplicating Spindles by Hand") and is
working on a book for the Taunton
Press due out in the Spring of 2002 entitled "Dining Tables". Part of
Taunton's "Master Craftsman" series, "Dining Tables" will feature the
construction of 10 different tables in a variety of styles. Kim is well
known for his design excellence, craftsmanship and exemplary customer
service. (9/10/00)
Rogue River Studios
specializes in lighting that captures the Arts and Crafts sense of
aesthetics and craftsmanship. Each lamp is hand-crafted, one at a time.
They feature hand-rolled art glass set in wood shades to create a warm and
soothing light. And a deep, rich hand-rubbed finish is applied to enhance
the wood's natural beauty. RRS also features examples of reproduction
Federal period furniture, 1790-1830. This is perhaps historically the apex
of the American furniture artisan. So come on in, and see what these
folks are about. (8/25/00)
Rogue River Studios also participates in theSiskiyou Woodcraft Guild of
southern Oregon and Northern CA. SWG is celebrating 21 years as a
guild, and they've put their years of experience together to create a nice
Web site.
(8/25/00)
Living Tree
Woodworking, Inc., an environmentally sensitive woodworking company
with 18 years of experience serving discriminating clients who require the
finest in workmanship. And that workmanship comes from Nicholas Brown III,
master furnituremaker. Living Tree can provide architectural millwork, any
requested moulding, windows, doors, stairs, custom furniture, fine
cabinetry, veneering, and fine finishing. (8/19/00)
Steve
Maskery, a woodworker
from the UK, has a nice site with a gallery of his projects, and something
you'll probably want to have - for FREE!! Steve has put together an Excel
spreadsheet for calculating compound miter cuts for any angle of tilt and
any number of sides. This neat little tool is bound to come in handy!
Thanks Steve! (8/18/00)
This link is a little different that most we have for furniture
makers, but you've got to check out what Daniel Barrett is doing with -
not wood - iron! Barrett Ironworks
Ltd. has original designs in wrought iron beds, hat-coat and pot
racks, wine racks, tables, bar stools, mirrors, shelves, room dividers,
gates, sculpture, and more. You won't find better wrought iron at any
price. (6/11/00)
Not a commercial site, not trying to sell anything at all, just
showing some of the wonderful work this craftsman from Sweden has made,
take a few moments to relax and look at The Woodworks of Sven
Axel (5/26/00)
Douglas Grant Vincent Fine
Furniture & Design, located in Portland, Oregon, offers a quality
selection of custom chairs and signature pieces. As the designer and
fabricator of fine furniture and cabinetry using superior woods and
veneer, Doug's work stands out in the small shop woodworking community.
(5/20/00)
Jim's Woodworking, of
Milton, WI, designs and builds hand-crafted, custom furniture that fits
your specific needs. Have an idea for your home, but not sure who to call
or how to handle it? How about indoor/outdoor furniture, a desk, a display
cabinet or an unusual project? Jim will build and design what you need for
the space you have. With a custom design to fit your needs you can have
the product you want, instead of settling for trying to make a
mass-produced item do the job. See some of his work and read his customer
of the month showcase. You could be the next! (1/22/00)
FunctionalArts.com
is a privately owned Vermont Company committed to providing customers with
the largest selection of handcrafted fine furniture and accessories
available. They feel that craftsmanship, style and quality are the most
important elements in buying a piece of furniture. With this in mind they
have invited some of the finest artist from across the country to
represent these ideals. FunctionalArts.com works to create an environment
where the best craftspeople can do outstanding work without having to
worry about marketing and sales. They have established a marketplace were
the consumer benefits from an interactive learning environment made
possible through partnerships with leading experts in the field.
FunctionalArts.com gives the consumer access to a variety of tools
compiled to help them make an educated buying decision: a glossary of
furniture and design terms, interior design advice provided by
their affiliated interior designer, Fina Johnson, a wood and stain
reference tool provided by Minwax®, and "Ask the Expert" advice.
FunctionalArts.com is a place where the best artists have the freedom to
create pieces that they want and the customer can find furniture they are
looking for. (1/22/00)
Casey Design, a custom
woodworking business operated by Steve Casey, specializes in home theater
and entertainment center cabinetry. Steve is a hands on designer/craftsman
with over twenty-two years experience designing and fabricating custom
wood projects. Casey also provides a full range of custom woodwork
including; fine custom furniture and cabinets, original art, art furniture
and custom millwork. Examples of past projects are available in each of
the galleries at his site as well. (1/15/00)
Roy Mrock, owner and chief craftsman of Creative Woodworking, of Spruce Pine,
AL, makes Custom Hand-Made Alabama Mountain Oak Swings. Roy is the third
generation of this old-world art and continues to make the finest swings
you'll find anywhere except perhaps my grandfather's porch! (1/8/00)
RJ Spomer, owner of RJ Fine
Woodworking, of Memphis, TN, has a great site where you can view his
work and see pictures of his shop, and a list of the tools he has in it.
(I love to see what the other guy has!) Also, of great interest to many of
you, RJ was not satisfied with the ww magazine indexes available on the
Web so, by golly, he went out and made one himself! And it is an excellent
site where you can search your favorite magazine indexes by keyword. Click
here to go to his index
search page. (1/8/00)
The Australian Wood Art
Gallery features some of the most stunning pieces I have ever seen!
With their philosophy: show off the natural beauty of the wood,
preserve this rare and precious resource in unique and functional
pieces, continually evolve design challenges, and to receive and give joy
in this pursuit, I'd say these artists have reached their Nirvana.
They accept personal, corporate and investment commissions and welcome
each new challenge. (12/26/99)
Robert M. Gasperetti: Furniture
Maker of Danby, Vermont, has been handcrafting quality made furniture
since 1979. Unlike mass produced and limited production furniture,
Robert's pieces are one of a kind, made precisely to suit the clients'
needs. Working with mostly the Shaker style and Arts & Crafts style,
Robert certainly appears to have the magic touch! Visit his site (also
finely crafted!) to learn more about Robert and the beauty of custom
furniture. (12/26/99)
Stephen Maclean, of Australia, has a neat site for his Sculptables company.
Sculptables creates beautiful furniture made from a single piece of wood
from the trees cut in his area. To be honest, I don't know whether to call
Stephen an Artist or a Furniture Maker! But whatever the case, he is a
fine craftsman who is doing a wonderful thing in preserving these precious
trees that must be removed for the ever expanding urban development of
rural Australia. (12/4/99)
J. Miller Handcrafted
Furniture is a site where you can view images of some of the
beautifully crafted furniture of J. Miller. See something you like, you
can also buy it. But best of all, J. Miller offers a comprehensive
selection of woodworking classes, including: Table Making, Slat-back chair
construction, dovetails, mortice and tenon, and router master and table
saw master classes. All the classes are resonably priced and appear to be
very well assembled to help make you a master woodworker! (9/25/99)
Bill Russell Studio,
specializes in hand-painted finishes for furniture, accessories and
architectural detail. They can provide custom designed finishes for old or
new objects. Both water and oil based techniques are available for
glazing, graining, marbling, leafing, crackling and patinating. They also
offer custom color matching services which along with the above
techniques, can create anything from a traditional to an
ultra-contemporary look. Folks, you can't do in your garage what Bill's
people can do! :-) (9/4/99)
Jim Barry, of Gander, Newfoundland CANADA, is the
Woodchuck
Canuck. Jim offers a look at some of his projects, and other
interests. (7/2/99)
Der Holtzmacher, Ltd. (The
Woodworker) specializes in custom designed furniture and cabinetry,
liturgical furnishings, interior and exterior wood doors, and historical
replication and restoration. They will work from your designs or they will
custom design to your specifications. (7/21/99)
Specializing in the design and production of hand made, original
lighting crafted from a unique selection of coastal British Columbia
indigenous woods, copper, art glass and...passion, the work of Graham H. Gregory Design
Ltd., is inspired by the Prairie school of American architecture with
some Japanese influences. (2/7/99)
Called "a first-rate artist" by The New York Times and
creator of "the furniture of dreams" by The Designer,
George Berry has also received
glowing reviews in The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Magazine, Southern
Homes, Craft Horizons, Modern Style and Fine Woodworking
Magazine. World famous architect Richard Meier said Berry
designed and built "the handsomest cabinets I have ever seen."
Check out the home page of this marvelous craftsman! (1/14/99)
Stacy's Custom
Woodworking features Handcrafted Gifts & Personal Heirlooms,
including Humidors, Music Boxes, Hope Chests and some really nice
turnings. (1/29/99)
D. Andrew Kates,
Cabinetmaker, is a builder of fine handmade furniture. Specializing in
primitive, Shaker, Queen Anne, and related furniture from the 18th &
19th century, with the occasional Windsor chair and Mission piece thrown
in, all his furniture is hand made and available in a variety of woods and
finishes. (1/9/99)
Mark Grealy, owner of Custom Quality
Designs, specializes in Arts and Crafts style projects. Mark has been
developing his woodworking abilities for over 25 years. This, along with
being a qualified journeyman in bench work and jointery has resulted in a
creative, unique and high quality portfolio including traditional
and modern designs along with his Arts and Crafts pieces. (1/9/99)
Michael Byck,
Designer/Craftsman, shows us a selection of his work. Beautifully designed
furniture with a master craftsman's touch for sure! (12/14/98)
Inspired by artisans like James Kreno,
Richard Audet, Fine Furniture Maker, has an eye for lines and curves
that sets his work apart from most others. Were he working with words
rather than wood, he would most certainly be a poet! Take a look at some
of the pieces he builds and judge for yourself. (10/20/98)
Jeff Trapp, rated "One of America's 200 Best Craftsmen" by Early
American Homes Magazine, has a site featuring his magically crafted
Jeff Trapp Windsors. Jeff
is a one man chairmaking shop in Madison, Wisconsin and creates each chair
by hand - starting with selecting and felling the tree each will be made
from! Wow! Jeff is an expert at the 300 year history of chair making and
even offers one-on-one classes in Windsor construction and technique.
(10/9/98)
Interested in buying quality made Windsor Chairs, Tavern Tables, or
other Reproduction Furniture from a truly talented woodworking artist?
The Chairwright is the place to
go. Their Windsor chairs are handmade using 18th century tools and
techniques. They make bow back, comb back, and continuous arm Windsor
chairs. They also make a continuous arm Windsor youth chair and Windsor
style cradle. Their furniture collection includes tavern tables with
company boards, colonial corner cabinets, and hope chests made with the
same craftmanship and quality that goes into all their beautifully crafted
furniture. (9/19/98)
Jeffrey Hayes,
Ltd offers custom fine woodworking, original furniture design,
craftsmanship, quality veneer work, and more from his woodworking studio
in Des Moines, Iowa. Browse his site to learn about his company and to
view pictures of his work- bookcases, buffets, cabinets, chests, clocks,
desks, entertainment centers, end tables, and hall tables. Jeff has some
spectacular, non-traditional pieces that resemble art more than anything;
I like his refreshing style a lot as I'm sure you will too! (5/14/98)
The J. A. Thurston Company
is a specialty wood manufacturer featuring solid New England hardwood
products including dowels & dowel rod, glue pins, and turnings of
every kind. They also manufacture their own line of chairs, bar stools and
kitchen accessories, and all of this is available from their Web site.
(5/1/98)
Robert Spangler, Furniture Maker
combines classical American furniture design with that of Asian furniture
and his own sense of style to create, what I think you'll agree, is an
exceptional style that only the finest craftsman could create. Take a look
at his featured items and tell your friends you know where they can get
that piece of classical American art they've been searching for!
(3/20/98)
Windwood
Custom Woodworking is a small shop owned by Rick Hartigan of
Cincinnati, Ohio. He has images of many of his large furniture pieces and,
from the looks of the photos, he is an extraordinary craftsman.
(12/07/97)
Craftsman Design
& Consulting is owned and operated by Robin Kirk, Custom
Woodworker, specializing in Architectural, Ornamental, and traditional
Woodworking in Redding, CA. (12/04/97)
The Craftguild Artisan
Portfolios -- "Where Buyers & Makers of Fine Craft Meet" (5/15)
Swartzendruber Hardwood Creations
produces handcrafted custom furniture, each piece made one at a time by
one of ten master craftsmen. They maintain an extensive site of Prairie
style furniture inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Beautiful furniture is all
I can say! (4/15)
Michael Mueller,
Cabinetmaker, specializes in cigar humidors. Check out examples
of his work. (4/9)
Bonaventure Furniture
features several lines of handsome and unique furnishings. (3/29)
Ted Whittenkraus has developed a new site called CustomMade.com. This site is
intended to "Help people who need woodworkers find woodworkers who
need people." If you are someone looking for a furniture maker to
build your custom project this is a good resource to start with. (3/7)
B.H. Davis Company is a small
manufacturer of curved mouldings and other radius millwork, producing
up to 1200 curved pieces per year. You will see some examples of this
extraordinary work at their website. (11/16)
For the past ten years
River Bend Turnings has been producing quality custom wood turnings.
Check out their page to see what supplies and services they offer. (8/20)
Richard Dininny, Cabinetmaker
has been building meticulously handcrafted fine furniture for 30 years.
Check out his page and take a look at the images of his Chippendale
and Queen Anne period pieces. (7/17)
WorkingBetter.com is
committed to serving the needs of woodworkers and those who appreciate
fine wood furniture and cabinetry. WorkingBetter.com caters to customers
who are seeking one-of-a-kind custom furniture, and for those interested
in research and development of new software products for the home and
small business woodworker. (7/9)
Check out the page of Sal
Maccarone, a woodworker and artist with a degree in sculpture from
San Jose State University in California. Twenty-five years in the business of
making furniture, fixtures, built-ins, and sculpture for both commercial
and private concerns. Also an expert on woodworking power tools, and the
author of "Tune up your tools" a workshop maintenance and safety handbook. A
teacher, Sal makes himself available for woodworking seminars and classes. His
Woodwork & Design Studio is located in Port Townsend, Washington.
(7/9)
Paul Pezalla's Prairie
Woodworking, is a one-man shop in Oak Park, Illinois, that specializes
in wooden radiator enclosures. Some nice images to see. (3/14)
I get a lot of request for information about Stickely
furniture. L. & J.G.
Stickely Inc. has a new web page that focuses on the historic quality
of their Arts & Crafts designed furniture. You won't get any plans
from this site but there is a section on construction features that
includes nice drawings of joints and other details. (3/11)
David H. Geyer -
Woodworker, has a new page with images of some of his small to medium
sized pieces of exceptionally high (heirloom) quality. Ordering
information is available at his site. (2/21)
Hamilton/Roberts
Designs has a home page which features their production of wooden
containers of various configurations. (1/26)
Peter Lowe, Fine
Wood Sculptor and Woodturner has a new page in Australia which features
some of his beautifully crafted pieces. I really like his taste in web
page colors too! (12/29)
Steve Postma, Furnituremaker
and Design Unbelievable craftsmanship makes Steve's work more like art
than furniture!
If you are thinking about changing the look of
your kitchen cabinets, be it building new ones or simply remodling or
repainting the existing ones. Or if you are interested in opening your own
cabinet shop, Rideau
Cabinets of Russell, Ontario, Canada, has a new book written by their own
Danny Proulx on the subject. They also offer !
Take a look at the fine
pieces in the Gallery of Work
of John Hein, Studio Furnituremaker.
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