Popular Woodworking 2000-04 № 114, страница 37

Popular Woodworking 2000-04 № 114, страница 37

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Build one eyecatching unit or all three to

create the perfect place to display art, pottery or a book collection.

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Photo by Mark Alexander Photography

s a woodworker there is a certain freedom in being able to design . and build anything for yourself that you want. Sometimes you see a piece that you like and it sets your design juices flowing. Other times it takes only an amazing piece of wood or a really great looking door handle to make you put pen to paper and start drawing. But the freedom is there. When you decide to turn your talents towards making a living, however, some of that freedom disappears. Now it's the customer's freedom that you respond to. They see the piece of furniture or the door handle, not you. I consider myself lucky when a customer gets that urge, then turns to me to turn his or her "sighting" into a piece of furniture just for them.

by Mark Kessler

Mark Kessler is a graduate of the Genoa Institute for Furniture Design and Construction and owns Furniture by Design in Cincinnati, Ohio, which specializes in custom contemporary designs.

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