"Well, I’m an amateur and I always will be. That’s the way I want to die. I’m an amateur by nature and I’m an amateur in fact. And David Pye wrote somewhere that the best work of this century would certainly be done by amateurs. "
George Nakashima
"The love for the nature of teak and walnut can best be obtained by working with the material; by cutting, planing, scraping and sanding the wood. The hours spent by the true craftsman in bringing out the grain, which has long been imprisoned in the trunk of the tree, are themselves an act of creation."
Sam Maloof
"So much furniture today is so awfully cold. It's meaningless really. I feel strongly that one of the most important things about a piece of furniture, is the soul the woodworker invested in it."
"Working towards perfection has to be a part of anything one does. You've got to put yourself into it."