Los Osos Woodworking

Rich Farwell, owner of Los Osos Woodworking, has been at it for a while.

Starting in Junior High, in the late '50s, I made my first project. It was a saltbox: 3/8" solid wood, butt joints and a lid hinged using two small brads. It was a nice little Shaker style box designed to hang from a nail on the wall.

"But who knew from salt boxes? to me a salt box was round and said 'When it rains, it pours'".

After a very long hiatus that covered high school, work in photography, Vietnam, a degree in business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, marriage to his sweetie Debbie, and the birth of their two children, Richard got back at it.

With two years of working in a one-car carport and doing craft shows under his belt, he got lucky and was accepted into the brand new Fine Woodworking program at College of the Redwoods (1981 thru 1983). "I thought I knew a lot and did good work, but the Fine Woodworking program led by James Krenov really taught me how to achieve fine craftsmanship."

It was three more years in the carport and working for others part time before Richard moved to a commercial space in 1987 where he's owned and operated Los Osos Woodworking for 23 years.

"Shop work has cut a wide swath over the years, but in recent years I've moved to slightly smaller work such as tables, case goods dressers and the like, and lighting. Starting in 1998, I began making Frank Lloyd Wright designed lamps for a Japanese company in Los Angeles. The Wright lamps have led me to develop a line of Craftsman style lamps using Cherry, exotic veneers, and hand painted silk.

• Richard Farwell

  • Los Osos Woodworking
  • 2129 Fairchild Wy #1B
  • Los Osos, CA 93402
• www.losososwoodworking.com/
• slowoodworker.wordpress.com/

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1 Recommendation

• Rich Farwell has created several pieces for me over the years. They include: a solid teak coffee table; an oak vanity; built in closets and dresser; a queen size head... show more +

  Recommendation by Crissa Hewitt

• Rich Farwell has created several pieces for me over the years. They include: a solid teak coffee table; an oak vanity; built in closets and dresser; a queen size headboard; and a 13 foot long built in cherry desk with inlaid granite. The vanity has curved doors that are built with individually shaped slats (akin to a barrel) so as to allow for ventilation. The closet doors, though not curved, repeat this motif. The dresser drawers have curved fronts and operate on glides that work really easily. Wonderful. His most recent accomplishment for me is the desk. I wanted curve shaped slabs of granite (simulating a river) to sit in a recessed cavity so that the final surface is flush with the wood that surrounds it. Because of the office needs, I planned out drawers and sliding trays so that supplies and printers etc. could all be stored below the desk top. Because of the top, this was quite a challenge, but Rich pulled it off and peoples' jaws drop when they see it. With his many years of experience, he is a good problem solver and knows how to take care of details. His craftsmanship is superb and he will do his best to create work to satisfy your needs. This combined with his gentleness and humility make him a joy to work with. I do not go to him for quick work; I rely on him for quality and beauty. I recommend him highly and without reservation. Crissa Hewitt, silversmith/sculptor, San Luis Obispo, CA show less -

  Recommendation by Crissa Hewitt

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• Just Another Sconce
• Scholar's Stone
• Craftsman Wall Sconce
• Craftsman Wall Sconce
• Night Light
• Night Light
• Night Light
• Night Light
• Teak Coffee Table
• Craftsman Wall Sconce
• Frank Lloyd Wright inspired lighting - One
• Frank Lloyd Wright inspired lighting - Two
• Hot Mottled Makoré Coffee Table
• Craftsman Niche
• Chairside Table of Doussié and Ebony