Popular Woodworking 2003-06 № 134, страница 37

In the assembly room, more templates dot the walls, while partially assembled pieces wait for the next step.A 10" cabinet saw sits amidst rough-sanding machines, including an edge sander, large disc sander, spindle sander and contour sander.

tle more than a year ago, and to who else, but a former customer.

Maloof had built a dining table for a couple early in his career and throughout the years they'd stayed in touch. Beverly and her husband had divorced over time, and then Maloof's first love, Alfreda, "had to leave" as he explains her 1998 death.

Some time later, Beverly "invited me to her house for lunch and I couldn't see the grain through the finish (in the table he'd made). It looked awful. So I told her I'd come

As Johnson and White fit the back splat on a love seat, you might think they're getting close to being done. There's still many hours of sanding and shaping before this piece will bear the Maloof maker's mark.

by and pick it up and redo it for her. I did, and I think that's the reason she married me."

Maloof continues to take orders on new furniture pieces and has about a four-year waiting list at this time. With his newly formed Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for the Arts and Crafts (see the story at right for more details), his plate is full, but his work will continue to delight and dazzle generations to come. PW

— David Thiel, senior editor

MALOOF FOUNDATION

The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation, established in 1994, is committed to creating a pre-eminent center that preserves the Maloofs' legacy and fosters the arts and crafts movement. The work of the foundation recognizes the ever increasing role of the crafts in our world of machine-made products - the reconnecting of human values with natural forms and materials.

A principal responsibility of the foundation is protection and conservation of the art, furnishings, structures and grounds entrusted to it. The foundation is also making the Maloof Center available to the public, artists and researchers, and developing a variety of programs, including visiting craftsmen, workshops and arts and crafts exhibits.

Sam Maloof continues to create furniture at the new site and add to his fine art collection that encompasses work from all media, including many renowned artists such as Maria Martinez, Millard Sheets, Paul Soldner, Kay Sekimachi and Bob Stocksdale.

Friends' contributions help conserve and maintain the foundation's art collection, structures and grounds, as well as support foundation programs that seek to create an awareness of the way in which crafts enrich our culture.

To learn more about becoming a member of the Maloof Foundation, or to get tour information, contact them at:

P.O. Box 397,Alta Loma, CA 91701 909-980-0412 or e-mail at Malooffoundation@earthlink.net

To learn more about Sam Maloof's remarkable life and his woodworking, visit his web site at sammaloof.com/gallery.htm. Or we suggest:

"Sam Maloof, Woodworker" by Sam Maloof

Published by Kodansha International

"The Furniture of Sam Maloof" by Jeremy Adamson Published by The Smithsonian American Art Museum