himself how to turn, working
through the center’s back issues
of
Fine Woodworking
and
Wood-
shop News.
Through the maga-
zines he came to know the work
of legendary woodworkers
such as Ed Moulthrop, David
Ellsworth, and Rude Osolnik.
In 1995, he went to New
York to work with Tyler Hays,
and out of that partnership
came BDDW (incorporated in
J999), where he applied his
woodworking skills and archi-
tectural eye to furniture. One of
the company’s earliest successes
was a turned stool, or “stump,”
a loose riff on Charles and Ray
Above: Vogel explores
an array of shapes and
sizes in his work. These
maple, sycamore, and
catalpa vessels range
from 7 to 20 inches tall.
Left: A catalpa bowl
with plinth, just after its
rough turning stage. The
bowl is 22 inches across.
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