Blog Posts about Craig Thibodeau

Fine Woodworking Magazine's Blog Post About Inlay-Arts.com

FineWoodworking.com just published a post about Inlay-Arts.com on their “The Editor’s Mailbox” blog. Fine Woodworking.com’s Web Producer, Ed Pirnik, wrote the post for the blog as well as a post on the Fine Woodworking Facebook page. [ "A New Home For Mouth-Watering Marquetry".]     Arthur Kim Dodge’s new website on Inlay Arts certainly goes a long…

Craig Thibodeau's New Marquetry and Parquetry Pieces – Part 2-of-3

Part 2 – Parquetry Pieces Craig Thibodeau recently posted a few new Parquetry projects to the portfolio section of the website (www.CTFineFurniture.com) that are worth a look. First is the final piece in a five piece bedroom set designed by the client in collaboration with one of the galleries that sells his work*.     I…

Craig Thibodeau's New Marquetry and Parquetry Pieces – Part 1-of-3

Part 1 – Blanket Chests    The design of the Gladiola Blanket Chest came from my desire to move away from Dogwood flower marquetry and curved panels and instead make something using only straight lines and new floral imagery.  The white Gladiola flowers seem especially dramatic against the darker background of the Tineo veneer and…

Craig Thibodeau's Dogwood Marquetry Buffet

Craig Thibodeau’s expanding design vocabulary Craig Thibodeau sent photos of his new ‘dogwood marquetry buffet’, so I’ll focus this post on Craig’s dogwood theme – a fine example of marquetry’s affinity for natural imagery. In a recent post – Craig Thibodeau’s Art Deco Chess Table – I presented some of his Art Deco pieces. Silas…

Craig Thibodeau's Art Deco Chess Table

Craig Thibodeau’s Woodworking Vocation Craig Thibodeau grew up around woodworking and enjoyed it as a hobby. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering and started a career in industrial product design. However, after his children were born, his hobby became a home-based vocation and his workshop became a professional studio. To intensify and deepen this…