Custom chair repair using brass bowties and exposed joinery. Damage left visible as part of the design.

rhino, fusion 360 (cnc toolpaths/machining), tormaq cnc, finishing (wood+metal).


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oak, custom brass repairs, 2024

Three felled Birch trees felled 40 miles away. An inquiry into environmentally cognizant, hyper-local furniture.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, tree felling, materials sourcing, hand tools, finishing.

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hyper-local black birch, 2022

A table for a patio.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, milling and processing, structures, hand tools.

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mahogany, 2023

18 inch tall side table with a turned bowl in the center.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, milling and processing, structures, hand tools.

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ash, 2022

Two early 20th century chairs from a Rhode Island beach house. Rather than re-caning the chairs, local sugar kelp welded together with bioplastic makes the seats functional again. This is a repair.

repair, biomaterials, re-caning.

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kelp, bioplastic, reed, brass, 2024




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Contact: ethanfhoward@gmail.com
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