My wonderful clients Heather and Chad recently had a dinner party and took a moment to capture pictures of their new dining room table and chairs I recently delivered. Solid cherry tabletop made from recovered cherry trees that fell during…
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And finally, its time to actually create the pen. If you’ve been reading along, you’ve seen how I’ve gone from a block of wood to smaller pieces of wood, to holes drilled by my son, gluing with my daughter, and finally…
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So after doing all the work to get to this stage, its time (finally) to actually MAKE the pen. The pens are squared up using a special tool, and mounted on the lathe. I then begin to cut the pens….
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For the gifts for the Ottawa’s Viennese Winter Ball, I’ve talked about the ‘easy’ parts of making a set of pens so far. But then it gets sticky. As in glue. Over the fifteen plus years that I have made pens,…
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Working on a large commission like for the Viennese Winter Ball requires organization. When I’m making one or two pens for a client, I can be extremely specific about the piece of wood, but I do not need to be quite as…
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As I mentioned yesterday, the lovely team at Ottawa’s Viennese Winter Ball selected me as the gifts sponsor. So why a beautiful wooden bodied pen as a gift? Lets start with the basics. Rather than something made anonymously in a factory in…
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The lovely folks at the Viennese Ball Ottawa’s Viennese Winter Ball, were kind enough to accept my proposal of custom made pens as gifts for the young men and ladies currently working on their dance skills for the magical evening of…
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I’m running out of woodworking season while I catch up on commissions and orders. And, to be honest, the woodworking space of the house is a lot more fun than hours on the webpage.So: I’m going to post a bunch…
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Why have I created Distinctive Woodworking? Custom furniture has developed an undeserved reputation for being too expensive: leading people to think they can only afford cheap particle board and plywood furniture from places like Ikea. The result? Furniture that only…
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Thanks for coming to have a look. Distinctive Furniture is about quality hand made furniture made from locally and responsibly sourced woods at a price that more people can afford. My goal: to ensure that more people can enjoy a quality piece…
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