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Does this Entasis Make Me Look Fat?
Well no, dear, the curvaceous tapering just makes you look muscular. Or maybe it's just an optical illusion. Or maybe the builders knew that the swelling, though slight,…
Morning Sun, front and back
Morning sunlight streamed through the back kitchen door and something about the light gave me pause to look more carefully at the design of the door itself. An…
Da Vinci’s Teacher
This short video clip is a sample of what Jim Tolpin and I are putting together for our soon to be released on-line design workshop. This is one…
If Doors could Talk
I’ve been thinking a lot about doors for an upcoming “Design Matters” column for Popular Woodworking Magazine. A good door design satisfies our demands for function as well…