Andy Brownell

Andy has had a life-long passion for building things. Yankee ingenuity,
and a family history of antiques were fostered in his father's basement shop,
and then in high school wood class. He learned to appreciate and apply the finer
skills of furniture making through a weekend apprenticeship with Jeff Miller (J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture) in Chicago, IL. This eight year experience gave him an understanding of hand and power tools, but more importantly, nuance of design, and the attention to detail and finish needed in fine, hand-made custom furniture. In a world of mass-produced knock-offs and particle board junk, Andy has made it a personal mission to help his generation appreciate great furniture and eventually craft every piece of furniture in his home.

By andy_blogger on 11/2/2009 8:45 PM

The giant 15 foot board of Sapele I found about a month ago is slowly starting to take shape into my next project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 10/29/2009 7:49 PM

I've had some time to pull together some pictures from a lumber supplier here in Cincinnati I discovered a few weeks back, and am working on some pretty sweet saw horses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 10/25/2009 7:40 PM

Wrapping up a project that has been lingering around the workshop for longer than I liked. But they're finally finished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 10/11/2009 7:38 PM

As the weather begins to cool here in Cincinnati, more time seems to be spent indoors. Less yard work, allows me to really begin to focus on a number of projects. Mainly getting some of those complete that I’ve been putting off, along with getting inspired to start some new ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 9/30/2009 6:43 PM

With a little digging and some luck, lumber sources come out of the woodwork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 9/13/2009 8:53 PM

Spending some time with Geroge, I make a return trip to purchase some walnut, and learn about another woodworking adventure opportunity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 9/5/2009 8:24 PM

As a woodworker hobbyist, I am always hard pressed to find a decent source of lumber at a reasonable price.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 8/31/2009 8:30 PM

A slight delay in continuing my projects from the WIA event leads to one of the best (and easiest) project memories to-date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 8/25/2009 8:42 PM

In closing my posts for the event, a few thoughts on what the event meant to me and some others as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By andy_blogger on 8/20/2009 9:05 PM

Once the conference began, crowds continued to move in and out of the marketplace between lectures and demos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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