My earliest work on file. Gr. 11 high school project in solid walnut. 95 out of 100 points. Oh well! hahaha My fave teacher, Glen McLaughlin said that even though he couldn’t find anything wrong, he never gave 100 points. Boiled linseed oil and rottenstone powder polish – 1964.

Gr. 12 high school project; again 95 of a potential 100 points for the same reason. I gave the table and chair both away in 2005, before heading to BC, away from ON~Terrible :-). Boiled linseed oil and rottenstone powder polish. – 1965.

Walnut baby rattle cut in 2 with thin-kerf bandsaw, then hollowed for 9 corn kernels for implantation – 1973.

Mahogany ‘show-wood’ leg wing-back chair + white ash to be upholstered by others, retailed at Ridpath’s in Toronto.  I teamed with Jack Stanley of Creative Custom Furnishings in the early 1970’s and made frame rails for sofas and chairs which his firm upholstered and finished whatever show wood parts stuck out  – 1973.

Paper label with firm’s name of Wood Synthesis from my philosophy ‘daze’ at university. Prestige pasty as the earliest “signature” for my work – 1974.

Zebrawood high chair. Subliminal “W” leg design predates Waveform by a decade + – 1974.

First zebrano Butsudan + accessories for my LA bro, Theo, circa – 1974.

Turned acorn finial black cherry blanket rail of unfinished bed for my son. A mistake in listening to intuition cost me part of my left hand. Seeing it becomes a reminder to listen to my gut intuition, aka **the 1st thought or feeling** . If you look carefully, you’ll see the underside of the left acorn overcut with the blind stopped dado – 1976.

Cherry end table + a very young enthusiast designer/maker.  My left hand sports the foreshortened ring & baby finger.  I always joked that I could’ve done better work with a full hand! hahaha – 1978.

White oak mirror for my sister, Angela’s 30th birthday – 1979.

My feeble first attempt to develop a marketing idea based on my philosophy background. The company name is a takeoff on the triad: thesis-antithesis-synthesis. My tagline was:”Custom Anything As Long As It’s Wood”. Our home was in the ON hamlet of Moira, a short drive north of Belleville.  Hence the title; The Moira Polish.When you live in a rural backwater, one accepts whatever anyone walking in desires, in order to provide for a developing family – 1974.

African padouk DR table seating for 6. Sorry, no images for the 6 chairs.  Chairs are the most difficult design for a craftsman, because they must be light, sturdy and feel comfortable to sit in. 8-piece suite originally created under commission for Les and Liz Viczstra – 1977.

Baseboard detail for corner African padouk DR cabinet; part of DR suite – 1977.

Walnut stained red oak chest ‘contemporary copy’ from Victoria & Albert Museum, lined with aromatic red cedar with gas filled stay, shelf and lock – 1976.

Red oak blanket box in ‘plain plywood panel’ motif.  Turned bun feet. This reduced the anticipated price – 1977.

White ash + ebony negligee stand – 1975.

Belleville Intelligencer – 1976.

Butternut and black walnut child’s cradle & stand. Whale ribcage motif. Used by 2 of our 3 children and at least 7 other children on loan. I gave it away eventually – 1981.

Twin stand and cradle, all demountable – 1981.

Polishing the stork finials.  Apology to Jewel, but, this is my hand 🙂 – 1981.

Butternut & walnut raised panel cradle and stand detail – 1981.

Single piece 22″ frame ring in yellow birch. Japanese woodblock “print by Nicholas Bechgaard – 1976.

Black oak end grain [member of the red oak family] 48″ OD seats six . . . maybe – 1979.

Companion wish-boned tri-legged chair; black oak end block, both seat and back rail/arms. Very comfortable ‘captain’s’ design – 1981.

Black oak workshop footstool in offcuts from endblock kitchen table – 1979.

Lathe turned hard maple bowl while on holiday in NB at a tech school about 6″ OD – 1981.

Newspaper ad ‘Mot’, NZ – 1982.

Zebrano [zebrawood] & ebony crokinole board – 1985.

The still performing original Waveform loudspeaker in solid black cherry. Polymerized hand rubbed tung oil finish. More on Pt2 of Waveform in articles – 1985.

Second Butsudan in zebrawood & ebony highlights for my bro, Theo with tambour doors – 1985.

Zebrano Butsudan showing tambour doors & carved ebony pulls – 1985.

Ebony incense container and twin candlestick holders – 1985.

Side-lit Gohonzon [not allowed to be shown] calligraphic mandala scroll, inside back of the top cabinet – 1985.

3-12″ red oak boards comprise the tung oiled finished 7′ top of this harvest table – 1987.

Red oak harvest table with ebony accents – 1987.

Solid aromatic red cedar blanker box with 8 raised panels. The workshop became very pungent with all the sawdust, shavings and planed wood, so much so, that it became difficult to breathe.  Woodworkers have the highest incidence of nasal cancer as a group. Oil finished exterior – 1987.

Mostly soft curly maple with some hard curly accents showcase cabinet with curved bevel glass. 1910 Russian/Turkish (?) marquetry & parquetry jewelry cabinet. I sold it on eBay, dividing the loot equally among my 3 children – 1992.

White ash ‘draft horse’ mirror frame with beveled grey glass.  Coloured glass is a mistake for a ‘looking glass’. – 1991.

Lotion soap dispenser for vanity and bottom of ‘draft horse mirror frame all in white ash. The faucet was affectionately known as the testicle taps – 2002.

Deep dish carving on white ash mirror – 1992.

Ensuite African bubinga wood, beehive terracotta plant stand – 1998.

*Double* walnut picture frame + ebony accent. Reflection image is in acrylic by Norman Green, ON – 1994.

Vestibule black cherry side table and round mirror, with ebony, gold and brass inlay. Notice the ‘dbl’ baseboard detail + qtr rnd.  Mirror is from 1985. Table is – 1991.

Hard maple dining room cabinet. Hidden Soss hinges – 1992.

Finished dining room suite of 2 cabinets, and beveled glass table. White felt lined drawer bottoms. Black died wood under gloss catalyzed nitrocellulose lacquer – 1992.