On countless occasions, I glance at your paper's editorial pages and cartoons to see if anything has changed. Sadly, I quickly laugh and move on to the Sports section. May 15 was different, however, as Chris Obrion's editorial cartoon "The Last Nail" epitomized how wrong the paper's opinions can be.
When he opened his own woodworking shop more than two decades ago, Christian Becksvoort sought to make furniture so exquisite that people would call it art. Today, having accomplished that goal, he's more interested in figuring out how to streamline his business. I can do this in the dark," he says of his furniture-making work. "It's the business that keeps me on my toes.
LEWISTON - Finding straight lines among the sweeping curves of John Stass wooden creations can be futile. Guitar and music stands sit upon gentle arcs of cherry. Desk drawers open at acute angles. The sculpture-like aesthetic, which Stass calls "Zen-like," was always intended. Now it's by design.
Beds, dinner tables, pianos, and sofas are just a few things that "Furniture for a Cause" can resell to the people of San Antonio and to those transitioning from being homeless to having a home. The community has helped us greatly," said Mike Edelmann, general manager for the store. "There have been many donations that keep us going. For that we are grateful. With over 25,000 homeless in San Antonio, "Furniture for a Cause", definitely has a place to create positive changes.
Appalachian Power Co.'s 25 percent rate increase could send some of Virginia's few remaining furniture-making jobs elsewhere, manufacturing executives told the State Corporation Commission on Wednesday. Doug Bassett, vice president of sales for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture in Galax, said his company has survived the onslaught from cheap-labor imported furniture in the U.S. market.
Some retirees spend their time on the golf course. Others might take up photography. Christian Poindexter does both - when he's not making furniture, that is. In the basement workshop of his home - a sunny, spacious place with tools that would make professional carpenters drool with envy - the former chairman of Constellation Energy Corp. painstakingly fashions pieces such as a walnut silver chest, a block-front mahogany chest, and a grandfather-type clock that stands higher than his head.
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