It finally happened
For years now – actually for decades – we have been heaping derisive laughter on the cheap ready-to-assemble cabinetry and furniture that has flooded the market. It has been discussed…
For years now – actually for decades – we have been heaping derisive laughter on the cheap ready-to-assemble cabinetry and furniture that has flooded the market.
It has been discussed to the point of nausea. Particleboard clad in "wood grain" vinyl, assembled by the end user with knockdown hardware that might or might not actually fit together.
We have often told customers who stooped to mentioning this inexpensive alternative when negotiating the price of our much more costly, custom built woodwork that they would be better off to simply use the cardboard carton and dispose of the contents rather than the other way around.
The other night, I was sitting on the sofa with my wife, surfing the internet, when we came across this:
I could go on a tear here but I think this speaks for itself.
D.D.
David DeCristoforo possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture, high-end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His experience in professional woodworking spans a period of 35 years. For the past 20 years David DeCristoforo Design has been located in Woodland, California. During this time David's shop has ranged in scope from a "full on" cabinet production shop with as many as 15 employees to a small fine furniture and custom millwork shop, working with his son, David RBJ, a highly skilled maker in his own right.