BStev

Really like the flowers and butterflies. I have done a bit of marquetry but this is at a totally different level than what I can do, beautiful. What is the reconstituted stone like to work with and where do you get it?

I think it's beautiful. I have a picture of H.O.Studleys tool chest and for some reason they called it a tool chest even though it seems to hang on a wall. It also has unneeded decoration and exotic materials and probably took way to long to build. But it is beautiful nonetheless. As is his workbench which also has all the same unnecessary additives but I would be happy to have one or both in my shop. Bob

Wow, I couldn't disagree more with Tom on this one. No woodworker is forced to read FWW just like no art furniture person is forced to read American Craft; which is the premier magazine for people like Tom to feature his work. I am not an art furniture fan by any means so I don't read American Craft anymore and therefore am not influenced by it. The same should go for an art furniture maker, if you don't like what FWW presents, don't read it. Save the complaining for something worthwhile. Perhaps I should complain that American Craft rarely features functional work but instead focuses on non functional art oriented work that is disguised as furniture; craft that wants to be art. Perhaps they should change the magazine title to American Art rather than American Craft. FWW probably doesn't feature art furniture because the market for it is so small it is not worth catering to. Like Asa said, FWW is a business, not a non profit tasked with providing a clear unbiased view of every corner of the woodworking world. Maybe Tom should put his money where his mouth is and make his own art furniture magazine to cater to that market and see how long it stays in business.
Bob

I just heard of a guy that lost one of his fingers to a jointer when his glove got pulled into the cutter, he was lucky to not lose more. I wear gloves in the shop all the time but take them off whenever I am using larger power tools. They are great for moving rough stuff and even better for sanding to keep from wearing down your hands but probably not so much for power tool use.

It seems the same makers are featured in every one of these 'Studio Furniture' books that comes from any museum. Not that I don't appreciate their work but it was good 20 years ago and some of the work featured is actually from 20 years ago. Isn't there anyone else that is worthy of this kind of showcasing, maybe someone that hasn't been around for quite so long? How about a book on the generation of makers that came after all these big names? I love to see quality work by any maker but how about something new from someone new. Hasn't Wendell Castle trained a couple makers, where is their work? To me it is just the same stuff in the same type of book from 20 years ago.
Bob

Kevin,
Really like your work, any chance you could post pictures that show the entire piece for this and your other work also?
Bob