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[Applause] objects what are objects you know
objects what are objects you know
objects what are objects you know objects tell stories objects are
objects tell stories objects are
objects tell stories objects are witnesses to history objects are like
witnesses to history objects are like
witnesses to history objects are like the tip of an iceberg of information
the tip of an iceberg of information
the tip of an iceberg of information look at this drafting instrument set who
look at this drafting instrument set who
look at this drafting instrument set who used it what they design is it still
used it what they design is it still
used it what they design is it still standing who sat at this table what
standing who sat at this table what
standing who sat at this table what great ideas got thrown in the trash
great ideas got thrown in the trash
great ideas got thrown in the trash we never know I’ve had a love affair
we never know I’ve had a love affair
we never know I’ve had a love affair with objects all my life I grew up in
with objects all my life I grew up in
with objects all my life I grew up in Washington DC and my parents would take
Washington DC and my parents would take
Washington DC and my parents would take me to the Smithsonian is a little kid
me to the Smithsonian is a little kid
me to the Smithsonian is a little kid and leave me off that was my babysitter
and leave me off that was my babysitter
and leave me off that was my babysitter the museum I’d walk around I’d push my
the museum I’d walk around I’d push my
the museum I’d walk around I’d push my face against the glass and study things
face against the glass and study things
face against the glass and study things I’d want to learn about them about their
I’d want to learn about them about their
I’d want to learn about them about their history to unwrap them to uncover them
history to unwrap them to uncover them
history to unwrap them to uncover them later as an adult I had to possess them
later as an adult I had to possess them
later as an adult I had to possess them I had to own them I started to collect
I had to own them I started to collect
I had to own them I started to collect but there were those unobtainable –zz
but there were those unobtainable –zz
but there were those unobtainable –zz the things you couldn’t buy the things
the things you couldn’t buy the things
the things you couldn’t buy the things lost to history so I build them this
lost to history so I build them this
lost to history so I build them this architects classroom I actually built
architects classroom I actually built
architects classroom I actually built this there’s I spent 2000 hours
this there’s I spent 2000 hours
this there’s I spent 2000 hours researching it the pictures on the wall
researching it the pictures on the wall
researching it the pictures on the wall the sprinkler heads the light fixtures
the sprinkler heads the light fixtures
the sprinkler heads the light fixtures the blueprint making machinery every
the blueprint making machinery every
the blueprint making machinery every detail the little tables that go up and
detail the little tables that go up and
detail the little tables that go up and down the casters that work but there’s
down the casters that work but there’s
down the casters that work but there’s one big difference than what I do and
one big difference than what I do and
one big difference than what I do and that is I do it in miniature
in a sense I’m the opposite of the
in a sense I’m the opposite of the artist class Oldenburg he takes everyday
artist class Oldenburg he takes everyday
artist class Oldenburg he takes everyday objects and blows them up huge and I
objects and blows them up huge and I
objects and blows them up huge and I take strange little things and shrink
take strange little things and shrink
take strange little things and shrink them down he does things for public I do
them down he does things for public I do
them down he does things for public I do it for private i miniaturize everything
it for private i miniaturize everything
it for private i miniaturize everything the skate key it actually works
the skate key it actually works
the skate key it actually works everything works and why miniatures
everything works and why miniatures
everything works and why miniatures miniatures have been around since the
miniatures have been around since the
miniatures have been around since the beginning of time I could use this whole
beginning of time I could use this whole
beginning of time I could use this whole talk to talk about why miniatures you
talk to talk about why miniatures you
talk to talk about why miniatures you either get it or you don’t
either get it or you don’t
either get it or you don’t it really is that simple but when you
it really is that simple but when you
it really is that simple but when you think about it the Egyptians had
think about it the Egyptians had
think about it the Egyptians had miniatures the ancient Chinese the
miniatures the ancient Chinese the
miniatures the ancient Chinese the Renaissance architectural models the
Renaissance architectural models the
Renaissance architectural models the baubles of this in the Baroque period in
baubles of this in the Baroque period in
baubles of this in the Baroque period in the nineteenth century there’s patent
the nineteenth century there’s patent
the nineteenth century there’s patent models and teaching tools there’s
models and teaching tools there’s
models and teaching tools there’s Faberge every culture has had miniatures
Faberge every culture has had miniatures
Faberge every culture has had miniatures and we’ve all loved him one of my
and we’ve all loved him one of my
and we’ve all loved him one of my favorite was Queen Mary’s dollhouse in
favorite was Queen Mary’s dollhouse in
favorite was Queen Mary’s dollhouse in the 1920s the people in England got
the 1920s the people in England got
the 1920s the people in England got together to build the Queen a dollhouse
together to build the Queen a dollhouse
together to build the Queen a dollhouse and authors like Kipling he wrote an
and authors like Kipling he wrote an
and authors like Kipling he wrote an original book for it as did others
original book for it as did others
original book for it as did others rolls-royce built the cars Purdy the
rolls-royce built the cars Purdy the
rolls-royce built the cars Purdy the shotguns and this kind of thing
shotguns and this kind of thing
shotguns and this kind of thing impressed me as a little kid and Here I
impressed me as a little kid and Here I
impressed me as a little kid and Here I am at 11 and we see two things in common
am at 11 and we see two things in common
am at 11 and we see two things in common here one I like miniature objects small
here one I like miniature objects small
here one I like miniature objects small things and two I like to collect I was
things and two I like to collect I was
things and two I like to collect I was the strange little kid that would drag
the strange little kid that would drag
the strange little kid that would drag home a TV or a broken lawnmower out of
home a TV or a broken lawnmower out of
home a TV or a broken lawnmower out of someone’s trash and I made it run again
someone’s trash and I made it run again
someone’s trash and I made it run again I take it apart and it would run by the
I take it apart and it would run by the
I take it apart and it would run by the time I was a teenager I was taking cars
time I was a teenager I was taking cars
time I was a teenager I was taking cars apart and I was the street racer that
apart and I was the street racer that
apart and I was the street racer that Bruce Springsteen sang about
Bruce Springsteen sang about
Bruce Springsteen sang about I had this little corner workshop and I
I had this little corner workshop and I
I had this little corner workshop and I learned that what I wanted that I
learned that what I wanted that I
learned that what I wanted that I couldn’t buy I could build and I learned
couldn’t buy I could build and I learned
couldn’t buy I could build and I learned to build anything I wanted and when I
to build anything I wanted and when I
to build anything I wanted and when I was 21 I thought you know I’ve always
was 21 I thought you know I’ve always
was 21 I thought you know I’ve always liked that miniature stuff I want some
liked that miniature stuff I want some
liked that miniature stuff I want some of that and I wanted a little desk and
of that and I wanted a little desk and
of that and I wanted a little desk and my mother got this piece of junk mail in
my mother got this piece of junk mail in
my mother got this piece of junk mail in the mail with a little desk on it I knew
the mail with a little desk on it I knew
the mail with a little desk on it I knew nothing about furniture but I built that
nothing about furniture but I built that
nothing about furniture but I built that little desk and I showed it to other
little desk and I showed it to other
little desk and I showed it to other people and they wanted little desks so
people and they wanted little desks so
people and they wanted little desks so the next thing I knew I was in business
the next thing I knew I was in business
the next thing I knew I was in business making little furniture and this really
making little furniture and this really
making little furniture and this really brought together of my lifelong
brought together of my lifelong
brought together of my lifelong interests my life at that point which
interests my life at that point which
interests my life at that point which were making things history and small
were making things history and small
were making things history and small things and I got to make them work this
things and I got to make them work this
things and I got to make them work this clock kept time the locks worked in 40
clock kept time the locks worked in 40
clock kept time the locks worked in 40 years later I’m still making these
years later I’m still making these
years later I’m still making these things and I’m very lucky my work is in
things and I’m very lucky my work is in
things and I’m very lucky my work is in private and public collections all over
private and public collections all over
private and public collections all over the world I have to give a great deal of
the world I have to give a great deal of
the world I have to give a great deal of thanks to my parents they were a little
thanks to my parents they were a little
thanks to my parents they were a little unconventional they didn’t make me go
unconventional they didn’t make me go
unconventional they didn’t make me go get a real job they thought fine I’m
get a real job they thought fine I’m
get a real job they thought fine I’m gonna do that in the basement whatever I
also have to thank all the people along
also have to thank all the people along the way that believed in my work and
the way that believed in my work and
the way that believed in my work and supported I could have never done it
supported I could have never done it
supported I could have never done it without them in back in my 20s I won I
without them in back in my 20s I won I
without them in back in my 20s I won I kept thinking about that Queens
kept thinking about that Queens
kept thinking about that Queens dollhouse so I built a dollhouse for
dollhouse so I built a dollhouse for
dollhouse so I built a dollhouse for myself and I built two of these it was
myself and I built two of these it was
myself and I built two of these it was called twin manors and there’s 75,000
called twin manors and there’s 75,000
called twin manors and there’s 75,000 pieces in this what you’re seeing is a
pieces in this what you’re seeing is a
pieces in this what you’re seeing is a foot high a mere 12 inches this is the
foot high a mere 12 inches this is the
foot high a mere 12 inches this is the stairway there’s a thousand pieces there
stairway there’s a thousand pieces there
stairway there’s a thousand pieces there this is the drawing room and the people
this is the drawing room and the people
this is the drawing room and the people here at Kansas City were really lucky
here at Kansas City were really lucky
here at Kansas City were really lucky because this house the architects
because this house the architects
because this house the architects classroom a lot of other things I’ve
classroom a lot of other things I’ve
classroom a lot of other things I’ve made and most important the work of
made and most important the work of
made and most important the work of hundreds of other craftsmen thousands of
hundreds of other craftsmen thousands of
hundreds of other craftsmen thousands of pieces are all on public display at the
pieces are all on public display at the
pieces are all on public display at the National Museum of toys and miniatures
National Museum of toys and miniatures
National Museum of toys and miniatures down by the flosser
down by the flosser
down by the flosser so go see it
what is it about these people making
what is it about these people making miniatures you know in a sense we’re
miniatures you know in a sense we’re
miniatures you know in a sense we’re control freaks you know we can freeze
control freaks you know we can freeze
control freaks you know we can freeze time we can control an environment you
time we can control an environment you
time we can control an environment you know the dishes never get dirty in this
know the dishes never get dirty in this
know the dishes never get dirty in this room people asked me they said do you
room people asked me they said do you
room people asked me they said do you make things for the movies no I don’t in
make things for the movies no I don’t in
make things for the movies no I don’t in the movie model business if the camera
the movie model business if the camera
the movie model business if the camera doesn’t see the left side they don’t
doesn’t see the left side they don’t
doesn’t see the left side they don’t build them not only would I build the
build them not only would I build the
build them not only would I build the left side but I build the way it has to
left side but I build the way it has to
left side but I build the way it has to be built if this little cabinet the
be built if this little cabinet the
be built if this little cabinet the spice cabinet has dovetailed frame i
spice cabinet has dovetailed frame i
spice cabinet has dovetailed frame i dovetail it if the drawers are
dovetail it if the drawers are
dovetail it if the drawers are dovetailed i dovetail those if the lock
dovetailed i dovetail those if the lock
dovetailed i dovetail those if the lock works
works
works I make microscopic parts for that lock
I make microscopic parts for that lock
I make microscopic parts for that lock and when this piece is all together it’s
and when this piece is all together it’s
and when this piece is all together it’s only an inch and a quarter high and none
only an inch and a quarter high and none
only an inch and a quarter high and none of that work shows but it has to be
of that work shows but it has to be
of that work shows but it has to be there that’s the only way I know how to
there that’s the only way I know how to
there that’s the only way I know how to make things is the authentic accurate
make things is the authentic accurate
make things is the authentic accurate way and everything I do you know people
way and everything I do you know people
way and everything I do you know people wonder about the materials and I
wonder about the materials and I
wonder about the materials and I jokingly say I’m a woodworker but no
jokingly say I’m a woodworker but no
jokingly say I’m a woodworker but no trees ever been cut down because of me
trees ever been cut down because of me
trees ever been cut down because of me cuz I only use two board feet of wood a
cuz I only use two board feet of wood a
cuz I only use two board feet of wood a year I seek out the little runt of a
year I seek out the little runt of a
year I seek out the little runt of a tree that grew in the shadows of the big
tree that grew in the shadows of the big
tree that grew in the shadows of the big tree that for 300 years was in the shade
tree that for 300 years was in the shade
tree that for 300 years was in the shade and it has very fine grain wood here
and it has very fine grain wood here
and it has very fine grain wood here this tabletop or table bottom actually
this tabletop or table bottom actually
this tabletop or table bottom actually from a Danish tea table is made from a
from a Danish tea table is made from a
from a Danish tea table is made from a 400 year old piece of you would with a
400 year old piece of you would with a
400 year old piece of you would with a scale not and that oxidized finish and
scale not and that oxidized finish and
scale not and that oxidized finish and not only do I capture the materials I
not only do I capture the materials I
not only do I capture the materials I capture the toolmarks the original
capture the toolmarks the original
capture the toolmarks the original craftsman would have left and everything
craftsman would have left and everything
craftsman would have left and everything has to work an architect’s table an
has to work an architect’s table an
has to work an architect’s table an english-style drafting table from the
english-style drafting table from the
english-style drafting table from the 18th century you unlock it you pull out
18th century you unlock it you pull out
18th century you unlock it you pull out the front you slide the desk back you
the front you slide the desk back you
the front you slide the desk back you lift up the top the book grasp pops up
lift up the top the book grasp pops up
lift up the top the book grasp pops up automatic there’s mechanisms to lock it
automatic there’s mechanisms to lock it
automatic there’s mechanisms to lock it there’s mechanisms to hold it in place
there’s mechanisms to hold it in place
there’s mechanisms to hold it in place it has a little ink drawer to keep the
it has a little ink drawer to keep the
it has a little ink drawer to keep the ink from filing your papers the little
ink from filing your papers the little
ink from filing your papers the little candle slides pull out so your candles
candle slides pull out so your candles
candle slides pull out so your candles don’t put a shadow on your drawing
don’t put a shadow on your drawing
don’t put a shadow on your drawing casters that work details it’s all about
casters that work details it’s all about
casters that work details it’s all about the details they matter and the research
the details they matter and the research
the details they matter and the research you have to research you can’t build
you have to research you can’t build
you have to research you can’t build something unless you know what you’re
something unless you know what you’re
something unless you know what you’re building this 18th century French
building this 18th century French
building this 18th century French spinning wheel I had the original in
spinning wheel I had the original in
spinning wheel I had the original in front of me you’d think that’s all I
front of me you’d think that’s all I
front of me you’d think that’s all I need but no I went to the original book
need but no I went to the original book
need but no I went to the original book that the maker of the original spinning
that the maker of the original spinning
that the maker of the original spinning wheel would have used this is bears
wheel would have used this is bears
wheel would have used this is bears Euron’s book of 1792 it describes it
Euron’s book of 1792 it describes it
Euron’s book of 1792 it describes it from that I made a drawing and I do my
from that I made a drawing and I do my
from that I made a drawing and I do my drawings with pen and ink still I miss
drawings with pen and ink still I miss
drawings with pen and ink still I miss the drawings in scale and scale is
the drawings in scale and scale is
the drawings in scale and scale is nothing but a proportion between the
nothing but a proportion between the
nothing but a proportion between the full-size item and the miniature and I
full-size item and the miniature and I
full-size item and the miniature and I might work to three decimal points but
might work to three decimal points but
might work to three decimal points but the eye is the final judge the part you
the eye is the final judge the part you
the eye is the final judge the part you have to make it look right if it doesn’t
have to make it look right if it doesn’t
have to make it look right if it doesn’t look right why bother and here’s the
look right why bother and here’s the
look right why bother and here’s the wheels for that the smallest one has to
wheels for that the smallest one has to
wheels for that the smallest one has to have 16 pieces in each and the smallest
have 16 pieces in each and the smallest
have 16 pieces in each and the smallest one is smaller than a dime and that
one is smaller than a dime and that
one is smaller than a dime and that steel shaft is threaded the end of that
steel shaft is threaded the end of that
steel shaft is threaded the end of that screws on and that thread is 0.3
screws on and that thread is 0.3
screws on and that thread is 0.3 millimeters that’s about 4 thicknesses
millimeters that’s about 4 thicknesses
millimeters that’s about 4 thicknesses of a human hair and here’s the finished
of a human hair and here’s the finished
of a human hair and here’s the finished spinning wheels and they’re in 1/12
spinning wheels and they’re in 1/12
spinning wheels and they’re in 1/12 scale or 1 inch and 1/6 and the full
scale or 1 inch and 1/6 and the full
scale or 1 inch and 1/6 and the full size and as a reminder of how small it
size and as a reminder of how small it
size and as a reminder of how small it is this is it that’s my thumb I’m
is this is it that’s my thumb I’m
is this is it that’s my thumb I’m actually most people would be freaked
actually most people would be freaked
actually most people would be freaked out by this but I’m at my most restful
out by this but I’m at my most restful
out by this but I’m at my most restful when I’m sitting at my workbench working
when I’m sitting at my workbench working
when I’m sitting at my workbench working to me it’s a very calming thing and
to me it’s a very calming thing and
to me it’s a very calming thing and people say well where do you get the
people say well where do you get the
people say well where do you get the patience for this there so it’s real
patience for this there so it’s real
patience for this there so it’s real simple I don’t go to meetings I don’t
simple I don’t go to meetings I don’t
simple I don’t go to meetings I don’t answer the phone and I never write memos
you know all artists that all craftsman
you know all artists that all craftsman have a thing about their tools and I’m
have a thing about their tools and I’m
have a thing about their tools and I’m no different when I was 15 I worked in a
no different when I was 15 I worked in a
no different when I was 15 I worked in a hardware store and I used to bring home
hardware store and I used to bring home
hardware store and I used to bring home half my paycheck in screwdrivers and
half my paycheck in screwdrivers and
half my paycheck in screwdrivers and pliers and later I built miniatures of
pliers and later I built miniatures of
pliers and later I built miniatures of tools I still do this is a little tool
tools I still do this is a little tool
tools I still do this is a little tool chest I made everything in it and it all
chest I made everything in it and it all
chest I made everything in it and it all works that saw has teeth you can’t see
works that saw has teeth you can’t see
works that saw has teeth you can’t see them there’s 160 teeth to the edge but
them there’s 160 teeth to the edge but
them there’s 160 teeth to the edge but you can feel them and things like the
you can feel them and things like the
you can feel them and things like the plane actually works and I have a whole
plane actually works and I have a whole
plane actually works and I have a whole dish of these on my workbench that I use
dish of these on my workbench that I use
dish of these on my workbench that I use all the time I mean how else am I gonna
all the time I mean how else am I gonna
all the time I mean how else am I gonna play in a little piece of wood but tools
play in a little piece of wood but tools
play in a little piece of wood but tools are more than just funny little things
are more than just funny little things
are more than just funny little things you know I think some there’s a 17th
you know I think some there’s a 17th
you know I think some there’s a 17th century hand vise and when I’m using
century hand vise and when I’m using
century hand vise and when I’m using this I think of a musician playing a
this I think of a musician playing a
this I think of a musician playing a Stradivarius violin he’s making art with
Stradivarius violin he’s making art with
Stradivarius violin he’s making art with art and I get something from using these
art and I get something from using these
art and I get something from using these old tools there’s an energy from them
old tools there’s an energy from them
old tools there’s an energy from them and the store has started when when I
and the store has started when when I
and the store has started when when I was first starting to build miniatures I
was first starting to build miniatures I
was first starting to build miniatures I was at a flea market and I bought a
was at a flea market and I bought a
was at a flea market and I bought a watchmakers tool catalog to the 1920s
watchmakers tool catalog to the 1920s
watchmakers tool catalog to the 1920s for $2 and I wanted everything in it and
for $2 and I wanted everything in it and
for $2 and I wanted everything in it and I sort of did that but I had no idea
I sort of did that but I had no idea
I sort of did that but I had no idea that was going to cost me hundreds of
that was going to cost me hundreds of
that was going to cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next 40
thousands of dollars over the next 40
thousands of dollars over the next 40 years and I amassed a huge tool
years and I amassed a huge tool
years and I amassed a huge tool collection and now I’ll end things to
collection and now I’ll end things to
collection and now I’ll end things to places like the Smithsonian my workshop
places like the Smithsonian my workshop
places like the Smithsonian my workshop is a mixture of new and old tools and
is a mixture of new and old tools and
is a mixture of new and old tools and when I say new we have to put that in
when I say new we have to put that in
when I say new we have to put that in sort of perspective because the newest
sort of perspective because the newest
sort of perspective because the newest machine down here is from 1968
machine down here is from 1968
machine down here is from 1968 there’s no CNC computer driven there’s
there’s no CNC computer driven there’s
there’s no CNC computer driven there’s no 3d printers nothing like that to me
no 3d printers nothing like that to me
no 3d printers nothing like that to me those tools have no soul so I don’t use
those tools have no soul so I don’t use
those tools have no soul so I don’t use them I’m old school and I’m so old
them I’m old school and I’m so old
them I’m old school and I’m so old school that when the National Park
school that when the National Park
school that when the National Park Service wanted to restore Thomas Edison
Service wanted to restore Thomas Edison
Service wanted to restore Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers workshop they
and the Wright brothers workshop they
and the Wright brothers workshop they came to me because I used the same tools
came to me because I used the same tools
came to me because I used the same tools they do so I helped with that
when I was the kid I was looking through
when I was the kid I was looking through the glass pushed you know at the objects
the glass pushed you know at the objects
the glass pushed you know at the objects now the museum’s take them off display
now the museum’s take them off display
now the museum’s take them off display and say do you want to see this and
and say do you want to see this and
and say do you want to see this and handle it so I’ve been really fortunate
handle it so I’ve been really fortunate
handle it so I’ve been really fortunate to get to handle some of the most
to get to handle some of the most
to get to handle some of the most amazing objects in the world and this is
amazing objects in the world and this is
amazing objects in the world and this is a 300 year old ivory turning and I’m
a 300 year old ivory turning and I’m
a 300 year old ivory turning and I’m fascinated by these they were done on a
fascinated by these they were done on a
fascinated by these they were done on a machine called a rose engine I had to
machine called a rose engine I had to
machine called a rose engine I had to have one this one I had FedEx from Paris
it’s like a three-dimensional spirograph
it’s like a three-dimensional spirograph it’s a lot of fun
it’s a lot of fun
it’s a lot of fun I made this Wasel Bowl with it fancy
I made this Wasel Bowl with it fancy
I made this Wasel Bowl with it fancy name for a punch bowl it’s about an inch
name for a punch bowl it’s about an inch
name for a punch bowl it’s about an inch and a half high this is in the Art
and a half high this is in the Art
and a half high this is in the Art Institute of Chicago you know what I’ve
Institute of Chicago you know what I’ve
Institute of Chicago you know what I’ve learned in all doing this I like to
learned in all doing this I like to
learned in all doing this I like to share and I love to teach people how to
share and I love to teach people how to
share and I love to teach people how to do things and try to get them to do what
do things and try to get them to do what
do things and try to get them to do what they thought was impossible in this
they thought was impossible in this
they thought was impossible in this thing I’ve had with museums all my life
thing I’ve had with museums all my life
thing I’ve had with museums all my life has just been so much fun a few years
has just been so much fun a few years
has just been so much fun a few years ago the Nelson borrowed some pieces that
ago the Nelson borrowed some pieces that
ago the Nelson borrowed some pieces that I had made and one was this little box
I had made and one was this little box
I had made and one was this little box I love making boxes my mother did the
I love making boxes my mother did the
I love making boxes my mother did the needlepoint on it and I built the box
needlepoint on it and I built the box
needlepoint on it and I built the box and I teased her I said who would have
and I teased her I said who would have
and I teased her I said who would have thought the needlepoint you did at your
thought the needlepoint you did at your
thought the needlepoint you did at your dining room table would be ennum you in
dining room table would be ennum you in
dining room table would be ennum you in the little box your kid built the
the little box your kid built the
the little box your kid built the basement would be in a museum with
basement would be in a museum with
basement would be in a museum with famous paintings on the wall with the
famous paintings on the wall with the
famous paintings on the wall with the guiding things of gold jewel box but the
guiding things of gold jewel box but the
guiding things of gold jewel box but the guiding thing about what I do is each
guiding thing about what I do is each
guiding thing about what I do is each piece has to be better in some way than
piece has to be better in some way than
piece has to be better in some way than whatever you did before you never do the
whatever you did before you never do the
whatever you did before you never do the same you have to do better and people
same you have to do better and people
same you have to do better and people often ask me will what’s your favorite
often ask me will what’s your favorite
often ask me will what’s your favorite piece we’ll the answer is always the
piece we’ll the answer is always the
piece we’ll the answer is always the same my favorite piece is the next piece
same my favorite piece is the next piece
same my favorite piece is the next piece I do I just have to get better
I do I just have to get better
I do I just have to get better the latest box I’ve done was this Dutch
the latest box I’ve done was this Dutch
the latest box I’ve done was this Dutch strongbox
strongbox
strongbox there’s hundreds of pieces of marquetry
there’s hundreds of pieces of marquetry
there’s hundreds of pieces of marquetry of which 80% is covered over with the
of which 80% is covered over with the
of which 80% is covered over with the fancy brasses it sits on a base by my
fancy brasses it sits on a base by my
fancy brasses it sits on a base by my friend Lloyd McCaffrey and when you
friend Lloyd McCaffrey and when you
friend Lloyd McCaffrey and when you unlock it it’s filled with secret
unlock it it’s filled with secret
unlock it it’s filled with secret compartments and little drawers the last
compartments and little drawers the last
compartments and little drawers the last piece I’m going to show you is this
piece I’m going to show you is this
piece I’m going to show you is this microscope
microscope
microscope and this was made of pure gold and the
and this was made of pure gold and the
and this was made of pure gold and the barrel is Chagrin which is sharkskin and
barrel is Chagrin which is sharkskin and
barrel is Chagrin which is sharkskin and it’s a copy from one that pests malt
it’s a copy from one that pests malt
it’s a copy from one that pests malt made for Louis the 15th and all of the
made for Louis the 15th and all of the
made for Louis the 15th and all of the royal courts had people called
royal courts had people called
royal courts had people called mechanisms which in a sense is what I am
mechanisms which in a sense is what I am
mechanisms which in a sense is what I am and it has nothing to do with car
and it has nothing to do with car
and it has nothing to do with car mechanics they didn’t have cars it’s
mechanics they didn’t have cars it’s
mechanics they didn’t have cars it’s it’s about mechanics and engineering art
it’s about mechanics and engineering art
it’s about mechanics and engineering art and science all rolled into one and
and science all rolled into one and
and science all rolled into one and that’s what I do and to me part of the
that’s what I do and to me part of the
that’s what I do and to me part of the whole thing of doing these miniatures is
whole thing of doing these miniatures is
whole thing of doing these miniatures is the discovery of how and figuring out
the discovery of how and figuring out
the discovery of how and figuring out how to make these and one of the things
how to make these and one of the things
how to make these and one of the things I learned in this you can’t polish pure
I learned in this you can’t polish pure
I learned in this you can’t polish pure gold if you do you touch it and it goes
gold if you do you touch it and it goes
gold if you do you touch it and it goes flat and I read the old text and it said
flat and I read the old text and it said
flat and I read the old text and it said you burnish it with the tooth of a wolf
you burnish it with the tooth of a wolf
you burnish it with the tooth of a wolf I was fresh out of wolves however
I was fresh out of wolves however
I was fresh out of wolves however however I had my puppy’s teeth as she
however I had my puppy’s teeth as she
however I had my puppy’s teeth as she lost them and dropped them around the
lost them and dropped them around the
lost them and dropped them around the house I picked them up and this was
house I picked them up and this was
house I picked them up and this was burnished with puppy’s teeth so this
burnished with puppy’s teeth so this
burnished with puppy’s teeth so this world of discovery to me is all very
world of discovery to me is all very
world of discovery to me is all very very personal and really in these last
very personal and really in these last
very personal and really in these last 40 years
40 years
40 years well all I’ve really been doing is
well all I’ve really been doing is
well all I’ve really been doing is making beautiful objects to keep
making beautiful objects to keep
making beautiful objects to keep people’s eyes happy thank you very much
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