Quilted Dogs

Thank u for posting all pics, beautiful work. Have u done any work with the Amish, your work expresses a lot of what I have seen done by Amish. U are so talented in all aspects.

Blue's quilting mama

WOW, these are beautiful!!!!

tlrnhi

OMG!!! I am drooling over that glass armoire!! Can you make one with curved glass? PALEEZE??? <going to find my bib before my shirt gets wet>

Reminds me of the man I saw at the quilt show with the beautiful things he made for quilts. Can't remember his name, but I'm sure there are those on here that have seen him. Just too bad that he's not making the stuff anymore. Would have loved to have had one of his cases.

BARES

Absolutely gorgeous. I love the stained glass and your workshop. The tools and toolboxes are really great. Very effecient. Not many people take the time or have the patience to do such beautiful hand work. You have a great talent.

Gerbie

Wow and you made all of these that you showed in the pictures. I am not just impressed, but flabbergasted. That is absolutely beautiful work and gorgeous furniture. I truly love furniture that is not stained and shows the natural grain of the wood. I have refinished some pieces of furniture you notice I said (refinished) lol that belonged to my grandmother and just used tung oil on them after removing old finish, sanding and steel wooling them. One piece is a big Secretary with a glass door along one side and shelves behind the door, a small drop leaf table, a curio stand with half moon shelves and a mirror behind the shelves, and a strange almost square table for a lamp or something, with a shelf near the bottom. I love them. I can't build anything with wood like you have, but I love refinishing furniture.
Your work is just beautiful and you should be so proud of all of it. I am always impressed with seeing people do hand work like yours and bring back some of the past. I must show your pics to DH tomorrow. Craftsmanship like yours is definitely a dying art. Please pass your expertise on to some of your family members so this type of work will not get lost in our too busy world.

Sienna's GiGi

Your work is awesome! I LIKE!!!

Fixedgearhead

We live in the midst of a large community of The Old Order Amish. They drive by hour house to go to the stores in town every day, in their horse drawn buggies. They are the most conservative of the sects, and use no electricity in their homes and have outside plumbing. Very 19th century. Some do have modern power equipment in their shops, but it is often air powered and running off compressors. That said, they are friendly up to a point, but are rather withdrawn when it comes to interaction on other than a casual basis, with people from outside their little world. Some of them have businesses that deal with outsiders or, "The English" as they call everybody else, but It probably would be a stretch to think that you could work with the Amish. They are very nice folks and good neighbors. Helpful, and caring, but they are totally engaged in their own religious based lifestyle, without all of the religious conversion preoccupation activity of other mainstream Christian religions. Some, those involved in construction, have trucks they buy, but they don't drive them themselves, but hire a neighbor who is likely to be a Mennonite which is an allied group of Anabaptist followers, but what I like to call, "Amish light". Both sects are what are known as Anabaptist, or believers in adult baptism. The Mennonite are a bit more worldly and often indistinguishable from the rest of the general population. They drive cars and wear regular clothes, and live in modern houses. It has been fascinating living within the area of their activity, and it has given me a new appreciation for their steadfast adherence to their chosen Faith. One I don't embrace, but nevertheless, respect for the committed and demanding way they go about their lives. It is not a bed of roses I assure you.
John

pstrwife

speechless. awesome

vondae

Wow. A true master of Wood. You have been blessed with the love of making beautiful creations of all textures. All are masterpieces.

mythreesuns

Yup... looks almost exact to DH work shop... love the furniture pictures. Thanks for sharing.