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Masterful Production: The evolution of Brad Smith's ax-handle stool
"Almost every process in Smith’s shop relies on common tools, with one amazing exception. After buying hundreds of ax-handles, Smith bought the machine that makes them, this automated lathe built in Cincinnati around 1900." Read more
Profiles: Brad Smith
Nearly all of his work is distinctly contemporary, but with identifiable links to the past. His machinery is surprisingly low-tech, and much of it customized by Brad himself. In the back corner lurk his two axe handle lathes, ancient beasts (circa 1920) that Brad uses to crank out the legs for his chairs, stools, bedposts, and more. Read more
Bradford Woodworking
From a Pennsylvania couple finally putting their farmstead upbringing to work, BW incorporates "off the shelf" farming tools into handsomely creative furniture, effectively making "something special out of something ordinary", or what Ken Griffey, Sr. calls "procreation". Read more
The Masters of Wood
Jazz up your entryway with the Pitchfork Bench and Coat Tree from Brad Smith at Bradford Woodworking. Metal tines go directly into the solid cherry back of the bench; the contoured seat is also cherry. Legs are made of ash turned on a century-old lathe that leaves a rippled effect. Read more
Artisans on Display
Browse hand-crafted furnishings for your home at Philadelphia’s 23rd Street Armory. Read more
