The Stephen Proctor Project

The Stephen Proctor Project is considering a book on the work and techniques of the aforementioned village carpenter extraordinaire. Currently, the best written coverage of Stephen's work is a short chapter in The Difference Makers (30 Contemporary Makers, 30 Remarkable Stories) by Marc Adams.

One concept for the proposed book (shown below) is to show "how Stephen makes this" for several key pieces. Art fans and collectors will get a chance to see the creativity and fine skill embodied in Stephen's work. Woodworkers will see how Stephen approaches these challenges and get ideas for how to elevate their own work, along with techniques and tips.

We are also exploring a concept for a wider retrospective on things that are hard to make, reaching back to include work in Wendell Castle's studio and beyond.

Intro

Stephen Proctor's short biography, including pieces along the way, along the lines of the "Village Carpenter Extraordinaire" presentation he has done at Marc Adams and other schools.

Photo of an array of wooden table legs of various curved and tapered shapes.

Shapely Legs

Making exceptional tables and other furniture by incorporating interesting shapes. Cone, tapered and curved octagon, ball, ballerina. Tools and tuning are introduced along the way.

Close-up photo of long, thin, curved boxes with lids off, with curved chopsticks that could be stored in the boxes.

Bent Boxes

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Detail photo of a small pedestal table made of wood, but shaped so the wooden top looks very like a creased, draped table cloth.

Trompe l'oeil table

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Photo of a wooden cabinet with one door open and showing shelves inside. The doors are shaped with a bulge at the bottom like a person's pot belly.

Belly cabinet

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Detail photo of a large wooden vessel, tray, or bowl with long, deep curved troughs inside and thin, wavy sides.

coved vessel

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Photo of a page from a sketchbook, showing different rough concepts for curved, twisted, and tapered columns that could be complex cabinets.

outro

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