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original chair designs for gallery show

Chairs from Scrap, Firewood, and Rejects

Posted Mar 20, 2026

Our contributions to the Project Art gallery showing.

Staff in the Shop with a Phillips Table

John Kilbourn's Comments on the Business of Making

Posted Oct 09, 2024

A woodworking colleague found a musing on the website and sent us his comments.

Texas Furniture by Lonn Taylor

Texas Handmade Furniture

Posted Mar 04, 2020

Lonn Taylor's book on the subject has been an inspiration.

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