▁Times , ▁and ▁the ▁A IA ▁Journal ▁have ▁also ▁profile d ▁D uff y ▁and ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁National ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁National ▁recognition ▁of ▁D uff y ’ s ▁wood working ▁dates ▁back ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Michael ▁Var ese ▁wrote ▁the ▁following ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times : ▁“ Th omas ▁D uff y ▁of ▁Og dens burg , ▁N . Y ., ▁one ▁of ▁this ▁country ' s ▁leading ▁cabinet ▁and ▁chair ▁mak ers ▁working ▁with ▁figured ▁map le ▁along ▁traditional ▁lines , ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁wood ▁using ▁the ▁‘ window ’ ▁method . ▁ ▁Ar med ▁with ▁a ▁h atch et ▁and ▁a ▁can ▁of ▁tree - w ound ▁paint ▁he ▁moves ▁among ▁the ▁map les , ▁removing ▁ 3 ▁or ▁ 4 ▁square ▁inches ▁of ▁b ark ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁expos ing ▁the ▁inner ▁growth s . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁D uff y ▁says ▁the ▁tell t ale ▁sign ▁of ▁bird ' s - ey e ▁map le ▁is ▁a ▁sw ir ling ▁dis ordered ▁surface , ▁b um py ▁and ▁sometimes ▁p itted . ▁ ▁Cur ly ▁map le ▁will ▁reve al ▁itself ▁as ▁an ▁end ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁slice ▁through ▁a ▁wave ▁or ▁r ipp le ▁running ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁Dist inct ive ▁patterns ▁are ▁usually ▁found ▁in ▁map les ▁in ▁dens ely ▁wood ed ▁sites .” ▁ ▁Rad ius ▁Do ors ▁▁ ▁D uff y ’ s ▁current ▁ende avor ▁is ▁the ▁cur ved ▁door . ▁“ Normal