A visit to a luthier’s shop and the making of a guitar
Ariel Schweitzer is an Israeli luthier and woodworker. He recently finished building a guitar. Viewing the picasa album that he created about his project left me in awe. The [...]
Wood-turning process leftover becomes high art
My Art piece is the first to be bid on at the breakthrough "Cores" show & auction by the Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia. Fifty renowned artists were invited to make a piece [...]
Actor Brad Pitt to become a furniture designer
Actor and film producer Brad Pitt, together with Studio Furniture maker Frank Pollaro are to launch a new line of high-end furniture. [...]
Choreography for woodworkers
This clip of video art is fantastic! it is so well choreographed that I am sure you will replay it at least three times as I did. Instead of dancers, the makers of this video used [...]
Restoration of a teak sofa – part 3: Finishing the repair
After most of the ledge length was shaped I began dealing with a broken sloped part of the ledge. Using a chisel I cut out a basin for a small piece of teak. I glued the piece [...]
Restoration of a teak sofa – part 2: repair of a missing ledge begins
It seems that the same arm rest from my previous posting (Skin patching) was possessed by some sort of a woodworking demon, otherwise I can't explain why it suffered from so many [...]
Restoration of a teak sofa – part 1: Skin implant
Part of my responsibilities in my day job are to restore teak and mahogany furniture. I joke about it and say that my roles is almost like a plastic surgeon. Furniture that [...]
Chronicle of Consumption
One of the pieces in my current show is called Chronicle of Consumption. It consists of a video clip and two still images that show the fate of a beautiful case of drawers that had [...]
Be my guests: visit my show in New York City.
re-FORM, a show exhibiting many of my current pieces is on display in Manhattan's Casa Frela gallery on 119th Street. In the show you can find furniture, sculpture, video [...]
Tossed away furniture looking for a new home on a sidewalk near you.
Whether you live in a big city, the suburbs, or the country side, you have probably noticed that people trash more then they should – tossing away objects, materials, and [...]
Make a smart vise jig part 2: from sketchs to reality
After contemplating all my different design ideas, I decided to start with the basics and make a prototype. This called for a a simple piece of wood shaped like see-saw. [...]
Make a smart vise jig part 1: Clamping taper parts in a bench vise
Over a year ago I had to clamp three tapered table legs in a vise for planing. Anyone who has had to clamp tapered parts in a vise knows that you must support the part with a wedge that matches [...]
