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The Underground Carpenter is owned and operated by Antonio "Devon" Thibeault. (Pronounced "Tee-bow".) I work closely with each client to determine their specific needs and to get a feel for the tastes of my client and what they envision the final result will look like. Then, I design a combination of style, form, and function that not only fits the room, but also fulfills my clients’ needs and desires. I have spent years learning not only the skills of my craft, but also to understand the woods that I use. Wood is a material that continues to react with its environment years after if has been turned into a final product. If you don’t understand these interactions, the piece will warp, crack, or have its glue joints fail prematurely. In virtually every piece that I make, I utilize a combination of modern woodworking methods, power tools, and materials, as well as centuries-old (and proven) hand tool and woodworking techniques. I strive to live up to the Shaker ideal of building pieces of quality so that they last, do not need to be rebuilt in a few years, and require little or no maintence. After all, I never want to have to rebuild my own work. I have had a passion for woodworking since childhood, and have been working professionally in wood since the 1980s, when my first part-time job was working for the contractor that remodelled my parents' house. I have owned and operated my own business since 1997. I began my woodworking training when I was old enough to hand nails to my father. I then spent years furthering that knowledge working on construction crews, learning from more experienced woodworkers. As a voracious reader, I have studied countless books on the subjects of woodworking and design. Finally, trial and error is the way most techniques are embraced or discarded. In 1999, I spent several months of intensive study at the North Bennett Street School (NBSS) in Boston. I studied fine woodworking with Dan Faya, who was also the head instructor at Mike Dunbar’s Windsor Institute; advanced woodworking techniques with Steve Brown, who currently heads NBSS’s Cabinetmaking Program; carving with Janet Collins, who heads NBSS’s Workshop Program; and furniture restoration with Robert Walker, who was a conservator with the Museum of Fine Arts for 30 years. I am a member of several woodworking groups and associations: I look forward to working with you. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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