Mr. Krenov’s knives and planes adhered to the natural contours of the wood and the patterns of its grain. He loved curves, and was known for creating door panels with concave, billowing shapes, like sails in the wind. David Welter, the shop technician for the woodworking program, was Mr. Krenov’s credo “that the work had life in it.” “It wasn’t about showing off technique as much as about having a personality in the work,” Mr. Welter said in a telephone interview last week. “He worked with material rather than on material; it wasn’t a matter of conquering the wood. He had just a killer instinct for wood combination, the colors and textures, melding them to make works with an elegant simplicity.” http://jameskrenov.com/images/kremarbl_white.jpg http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-james-krenov-11905 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/us/20krenov.html?_r=0