Apparently, when one door closes, it may close for good.
At the least that’s the view of veteran refurbisher Ferdinand Tschinkel, who has been woodgraining doors in Ridgewood, Queens, for greater than 30 years. He first learned the technique in Austria and has since adapted the craft to color a whole lot of doors within the neighborhood that he has called home for greater than half a century.
Despite being determined to maintain at it — for so long as he can walk — Tschinkel is anxious concerning the lack of successors for his trade. With a purpose to attempt to drum up some latest recruits, one other design-minded local operation — the directional design studio KarlssonWilker — has debuted the “Ridgewood...
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