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).
oak, custom brass repairs, 2024


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

woodworking, joinery, lathe, tree felling, materials sourcing, hand tools, finishing.
hyper-local black birch, 2022


No-function robots inspired by fire hydrants spotted in the wild.

bridgeport mill, tap and die, custom tooling, surface finishing, assembly techniques.
aluminum and steel, 2023


Cute little side table with a turned bowl in the center.

woodworking, joinery, lathe, milling and processing, structures, hand tools.
ash, 2022


Two early 20th century chairs from a Rhode Island beach house. Re-caned using local sugar kelp and bioplastic. This is a repair.

repair, biomaterials, re-caning.
kelp, bioplastic, reed, brass, 2024





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Contact: ethanfhoward@gmail.com

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