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Thomas J. Duffy
Thomas J. Duffy is a designer/craftsman whose present work is the conceptualization and creation of curved doors using lasers. Duffy has also crafted one-of-a-kind cabinets, chairs, and other furniture. For many years, Duffy also made St. Lawrence River Skiff, rowing skiffs. One of his furniture works is in the permanent collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. He has exhibited at numerous galleries and other venues. ''The New York Times'' described him as “One of this country’s leading cabinet and chair makers..."New York Times, May 10, 1984, "Finding and Refinishing Rare Bird's Eye Maple," by Michael Varese Biography Since his beginnings in the mid-1970s, Duffy’s work has evolved substantially. His early creations focused on the execution of fine cabinetry using only non-powered hand tools. He now applies laser and computer technology to the meticulous design and construction of radius entry doors. The course of Duffy’s woodworking follows the arc illuminated in †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skiff
A skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes. Many of today's skiff classes are based in Australia and New Zealand in the form of , , and skiffs. The 29er, 49er, SKUD and Musto Skiff are all considered to have developed from the skiff concept, all of which are sailed internationally. The term skiff is also used for a racing shell called single scull for competitive rowing. Etymology The word is related to ''ship'' and has a complicated etymology: "skiff" comes from the Middle English ''skif'', which derives from the Old French ''esquif'', which in turn derives from the Old Italian ''schifo'', which is itself of Germanic origin (German ''Schiff''). "Ship" comes from the Old English "scip", which has the same Germanic predecessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
