Video: cutting a herringbone field, filmed at the bench
Cutting a herringbone field
4 min
Two hundred pieces cut, numbered, and dry-fitted before any glue. The part most people assume is done by machine.
The Work
Films from the bench
No voiceover, no music bed, no sped-up montage. Tools, wood, and the sound of the shop.
Video: fitting intarsia, filmed at the bench
Fitting intarsia
6 min
Shaping each piece on the sander until the seams disappear and the surface reads as one carved object.
Video: ebonizing oak, filmed at the bench
Ebonizing oak
3 min
Iron and tannin instead of paint. The grain stays readable under the black, which is the whole point.
Video: crating a finished piece, filmed at the bench
Crating a finished piece
2 min
How a 30-pound panel survives a freight truck: a crate built for that specific piece.
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