Combray Furniture Studio
Friday, September 18, 2015

New Website!

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My hit-or-miss approach to blogging during the past couple of years has nothing to do with lack of activity.  In reality I've just becom...
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Monday, December 8, 2014

Sunday Toolfoolery - My Ever-Evolving Router Mortise Jig

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Most of the time I enjoy fully immersing my head and hands in the work of furniture building.  But with when faced with a set of rote tas...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Collaborating on an Arts and Crafts Coffee Table - Building the Base

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One of the enjoyable things about building in the arts and crafts style is that you are offered a wide variety of joinery options.  As I ...
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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Collaborating on an Arts and Crafts Coffee Table - Gluing Up the Top with Breadbord Ends

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Arranging and finishing a quarter-sawn white oak top offers a set of unique challenges.  Unless you have a large inventory of stock to d...
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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Collaborating on an Arts and Crafts Coffee Table - Concept and Design

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Drawing from a number of sources, I built this model to get us started. I have a friend who has some woodworking experience and is in...
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Building a Lutyens Garden Bench -- Assembly and Completion

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This bench has sat around the shop, half-completed, for more than a year now.  I guess there is something to be said about deadlines dr...
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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Sunday ToolFoolery- My Festool Domino Work Triangle

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I've never been one to engage in the bloodsport that is the handtool-vs-powertool debate.  We each come to the craft from a different...
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Christopher
I build bespoke furniture in the English and American Arts and Crafts tradition. I refer to my work as "vernacular" -- working furniture that is to be enjoyed and passed down to the next generation. I accept commissions for original designs as well as historically accurate mission, Shaker, prairie, and Cotswold pieces.
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