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Newest Artisans of the Week

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on November 4, 2010

Help me welcome to some of the newest CustomMade members for this week!

Louis Fry of Louis Fry Craftsman in Wood

“…Made of solid figured bubinga and macassar ebony. Attention has been paid to every detail. It is sturdy, elegant, and built to last for [...]

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New Artisans of the Week

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 21, 2010

Help me welcome to some of the newest CustomMade members for this week!

Dan Mosheim of Dorset Custom Furniture

“…They always seem to have this mysterious sense of substance to them when they are completed. The wood is dark and deep and totally unpredictable in its grain and color. We like the [...]

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Photo Contest 2010! $1,000 grand prize!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight, The Wide World of Custom Making on October 20, 2010

As seen on CustomMade subscriber Hardwood Artisans‘ site.

Hardwood Artisans is hosting its first photo contest. We love our customers and we love great photography. We know that you are creative and talented people. Interior and furniture photography is hard to get right – we know this isn’t easy. We [...]

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Every Newton Gets Hit by a Proverbial Apple

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 19, 2010

We all know the apocryphal tale that surrounds the discovery of gravity. One fateful day, Isaac Newton was perched innocently underneath an apple tree, when all of a sudden a piece of fruit came crashing down onto his head. As he held the apple in one hand and stroked his bruised but busy head in [...]

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New Artisans of the Week

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 18, 2010

Help me welcome to some of the newest CustomMade members for this week!

Matthew & Karine Maynard of Maynard Studios

“Mild steel, Bronze, Brass, Brazilian Cherry, Burled Maple, Copper & Marble. Wire-brushed with clear enamel finish. Forged, welded and lathe turned pieces, hand-formed leaves, inlayed marble accents and burled maple components with [...]

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New Artisans of the Week

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 14, 2010

Help me welcome to some of the newest CustomMade members for this week!

Dan Mosheim of Dorset Custom Furniture

“This macassar ebony case piece with mother of pearl inlay is one of a number of pieces we have made over the years in the Art Deco style … Clement Mere, a French designer from the [...]

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Intarsia with Mike Mathieu

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 13, 2010

This blog was contributed by our own Mike Mathieu of Woodworking Plus in Midlothian, Virginia.  Mike makes amazing works of Intarsia art. Please feel free to leave any questions or comments in the comments field below!

Intarsia - the experience of merging Nature’s beauty with human ingenuity; finding the perfect combination of woods to express [...]

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New artisans of the week

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 8, 2010

Help me welcome to some of the newest CustomMade members for this week!

Ben Raphael of Wooden Hammer LLC‎

“This treehouse, located in Dover, Massachusetts, is nestled 15 feet up in a large old oak tree. The tree house was attached using methods that [...]

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Fabric Swatches and Paint samples – Building Blocks of Custom Furniture Orders

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 7, 2010

CustomMade member Susan Goldstick shares a great publication with us about custom furniture taking its cue from fabric swatches and paint samples and becoming bold colorful and coordinated pieces of furniture. The original article was posted  04/30/2010 on Susans blog. Also check out Susan’s website here. Enjoy!

So what’s all the fuss [...]

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Spanish vs Colonial

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 5, 2010

The following post was contributed by CustomMade’s own Marc Galante!

Due to the proximity of Mexico to the United States, the common history that we have shared with our neighbor to the south, and the great influx of immigrants from Mexico into the U.S., the phrase “Spanish antiques” immediately signifies “Mexican” or “Spanish colonial” [...]

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