"There is a permanence to wood yet also a fragility. It gives so much and asks for so little."
The hands behind Deperio Woodworks spent a career in medicine. The same instincts now go into resuscitating furniture.
"There is a permanence to wood yet also a fragility. It gives so much and asks for so little."
As the son of a Navy cook and an aspiring painter, I understand the importance of grit but also creativity.
I spent the majority of my career in medicine, shifting from inner city clinics, to the emergency room, and spending my clinical twilight in the federal government. Grit and creativity have guided my clinical career, and they have also been the foundation for my transition to woodworking.
There is no greater joy than resuscitating furniture and passing it on to others.
There is a permanence to wood, yet also a fragility. It gives so much and asks for so little. It is this delicate balance that makes woodworking so satisfying.
In the current world of obsolescence, it is reassuring that I can play even a small part to keep these pieces alive.
Most projects begin as something tired or overlooked. This one started as a crowded home office and became a built-in cherry study, every shelf, cabinet, and surface crafted and finished on site.
A solid desk top, hand-finished outdoors to bring out the grain.
Base cabinets built and dry-fit before finishing and install.
Shelving fitted to the wall, on site, where it would live.
A worn sideboard taken down to bare maple, then refinished to a warm, living tone. Drag to compare.
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Restorations, repairs, and custom commissions, considered case by case throughout the DMV.
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