• TESTIMONIALS •
… I am extremely pleased with the result from your course. The rather subtle patterns in the veneer didn’t really come to light until I applied the Danish oil and then they glowed.
You are an excellent teacher who knows his subject and knows how to pass that information on to your students.
Thank you for a very stimulating weekend which I thoroughly enjoyed, so much so I’m already planning my own box.
Hi Andrew …… it was a great pleasure to meet you too …I had the most wonderful time and enjoyed your course immensely. Thank you so much for a wonderful weekend!
I had a great time with you over the weekend. It was fascinating to see how you create your boxes and how willing you are to encourage others. The mix of people was good too and I think we all got something different from the time.
The level of detail Andrew achieves is astonishing and his design work is second to none. Just look at the ‘coastal’ box (on the cover of his Celebrating Boxes book) and tell me you don’t want one! Congratulations on your site and your workmanship.
Thank you for a fabulous couple of days over the weekend. I enjoyed every minute of it and learnt so so much… I fell in love with your workshop and am inspired to revamp mine now.
Thank you for … a great weekend. I certainly learnt new skills …
I just wanted to say thank you for the course last weekend. I expected just to make a box but I learnt so many things along the way. The time spent on scrapers was particularly helpful. Also, fitting the inlays was very satisfying.
I’m a total beginner, but now I feel a beginner with the confidence and knowledge necessary (here’s hoping) to be able to eventually produce similarly wonderful boxes at home. Or at least get started
Your workshop and location cannot be bettered for ambiance and beauty. I only wish I had started to learn 20 years ago … thanks again, be warned I will be back
[smartHinge] – the hinges fitted perfectly – I will say now the hinges you have developed are the only hinges I will use for any other box I make – they are fantastic.
Thanks again for the first class learning experience, you have opened up a whole world of precision work to me.
Mr. Crawford: As a box maker myself I am very impressed with your work. I work primarily with solid wood, Koa mostly. In my opinion, your work is at a level of artistic expression far beyond slapping some miters joints together and installing hinges.
You have a very special environment you have created that allows you to be both creative – which you naturally are – and to be where you want to be in this increasingly stressful world!! The standard and quality of the work that you teach and produce is exceptional, and certainly sets the bar for any aspiring novices such as myself.
[smartHinge] – What can I say about those hinges? After fitting them I almost felt guilty. Like I had just cheated on an exam. It shouldn’t have been that easy. But it was and they were brilliant.
I just wanted to say thank you for the course last weekend. I expected just to make a box but I learnt so many things along the way. The time spent on scrapers was particularly helpful. Also, fitting the inlays was very satisfying.
your work is very impressive.keep the fire burning .i’m only 16 and i’m doing my technology coursework on jewellery boxes and yours is the 2nd best i’ve seen .good work
For professionals in a hurry, or home woodworkers frustrated by ill-fitting lids, smartHinge is a revelation, a real Eureka moment … worth the cost for a quality result. They will transform your boxes and boxmaking.
… I am really motivated to get myself kitted up over the coming months and start making some wonderful book boxes.