Richard Jones Furniture

Cut & Dried: A Woodworker's Guide To Timber Technology

I am the author of this book which is available through the publisher Lost Art Press and additional sources listed below.

• This website showcases my furniture design and build projects, as well as related woodworking, primarily joinery. In addition there is a selection of my articles on a variety of woodworking subjects. 

• Furniture designed, made and shown at exhibitions and galleries.
• Commissioned one-off design and make items and batch design and make projects.
• Supervisory and management positions in wood based production environments,  including furniture, and joinery manufacture for museums, retail outlets, long-term and short-term exhibitions and/or expositions, trade events, etc,  coupled with extensive experience in senior roles in the Higher Education sector.
  
• Consultancy and advisory roles on furniture and joinery design and its manufacture including devising technical solutions, estimating, and project management.
• Advice and guidance on timber technology issues, and occasional provision of expert opinion in legal disputes.
• Tailored learning material for teaching sessions, lectures, speaking engagements, and seminars. Preparation for and delivery of training on a wide range of furniture related topics drawing upon my many years as a qualified professional furniture designer maker, as well as my experience working in the education sector.
• Additional roles I sometimes undertake are those of a juror in furniture competitions and to sit on exhibition selection panels.
• Writing. Numerous articles on furniture subjects have been published in trade journals in both the UK and the USA. Links to a small selection of these articles can be found in the Articles section.
  

• I can provide a range of expertise on furniture, joinery and related woodworking issues. Services available range from the high quality making of items from basic machining, to workbench, to wood finishing. I can provide help with design research and development, estimating costs and/or time, technical advice on processes and procedures, and project planning in order to improve production of  furniture and joinery. I also undertake occasional teaching of furniture and joinery subjects, and  provide expertise on timber technology issues. I can help those experiencing problems with their products, such as joinery failure, finishing or polish issues and insect infestation, to providing qualified expert professional opinion in disputes between a client and a furniture supplier/maker.

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