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 Barry Bradley’s love of fine
woodworking has been developing for more than 25 years. Barry is in
his 25th year of teaching Woodworking and currently teaches at
Fredericksburg High School. When Barry moved to the Hill Country,
his love for creating with local woods developed into a fine art. His current wood of choice is Mesquite, yet some of his projects
include Spalted Pecan and Bois d'arc. Barry chooses his works by first
focusing on the raw material to let it reveal its true colors and
unique characteristics.
“I don’t like to mass produce products; many of my pieces are a
one-time project. Coming
up with new pieces keeps me interested and brings new challenges.”
One of Barry’s true loves is building and restoring wooden boats. He
has built,
from the
ground up, numerous canoes
and kayaks from various woods. He has also done ground up
restoration of several antique wooden boats and canoes of all
lengths and designs.
Barry has been in the retail end of woodworking in the
Fredericksburg area for several years. His specialties
include rustic furnishings, mantles and gift items. His goal
is to spend time on individual pieces which have more of an artistic and
sculptural design.
“It
is inspirational for me to have one of my students looking over my
shoulder while I am sketching out a design. I feel that if my
creativity inspires future generations to continue in the craft, I
have been successful.”
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