| About Dan L. Hamilton |
| Dan L. Hamilton -at the age of 52- is a premier furniture maker and restorer, specializing in 18th century furniture. His experience is vast. In his younger years he worked on wood as a carpenter at his father's wood working company in Eastern Kentucky; then, advanced to cabinet making, where he practiced the true meaning of relentless precision, and subsequently graduated as a furniture maker and restorer of fine antique furniture, which he practices today. His knowledge is immense, for, not only he "knows how" in every area of wood working and methods, but has a thorough knowledge of woods, how they react, which to choose for the job, et cetera. |
| Additionally, Dan Hamilton is in a constant state of learning, because he is keenly interested in woodworking, which is a multifaceted field that requires constant research about carving or methods of English and French shellac polishing, for example, or coloring, period furniture construction methods, and much more. Paraphrasing the legendary Greek Philosopher Socrates: All I know is that I know nothing or put another way, the more I learn the less I know about everything. Dan Hamilton, too, realizes the endlessness of knowledge in his field, which brings to mind the crass mistake that someone who may be in possession of a fine piece of furniture or antique could make simply by failing to trust it to an expert restorer. |
| Dan Hamilton has been commissioned to restore pieces for historical societies, and his furniture making appeared in books and national magazines, withal. (*) Additionally, he is an avid participant of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) 18th Century Furniture Seminars, and member of The Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM). |
| See ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN, Seventh & Ninth Annual Editions. |
| BUILT-IN FURNITURE, Jim Toplin, Taunton Press, 1997 |
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| Tel: 843-812-9881 E-mail: dlhamiltoncirca1762@yahoo.com website: www.dlhamiltoncirca1762.com By Appointment Only |