Michael Dresdner
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Janet Collins: A Winding Path to Traditional Furniture
“When I was in high school in Massachusetts, girls could not take shop,” Janet Collins told me.
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Lawrence McFadden: A Tiny Dynasty for Over 130 Years
Their cans may not be a common sight on the shelves of the big box stores, but Lawrence McFadden, a family-owned…
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An Articulate Geppetto Crafting Articulated Dolls
Imagine a place where you could order a handmade wooden doll with fully moveable limbs that looks like anyone you choose.
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Drill Doctor: Mere Seconds to a Mirror Finish
In 1997, Drill Doctor changed the way many of us look at sharpening bits by creating an inexpensive tool that made this previously mysterious process fast and foolproof.
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Earlex: And Now, for Something Completely Different
Made by Earlex, the HV5000 is a small, self-contained unit that has a carrying handle on top, a built-in well where the cup sits, a recess to coil the air hose when not in use and another recess to wrap up the power cord.
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Beth Ireland: From Gender Bias to Woodworking Excellence
Over the years, Beth Ireland has made quite a name for herself in the field of woodworking as a cabinetmaker, furniture maker, architectural turner, spiral stair maven, lathe artist and woodworking instructor and lecturer.
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Ryobi Introducing: a Collapsible Table Saw and a Pair of Router Tables
Ryobi, the quintessential DIY supplier best known for combining price point and features, is about to come out with a new table saw and two new router tables.
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Steve Johnson: Collecting History for Collected Wisdom
Somewhere along the way, Steve Johnson got sidetracked from simply using woodworking tools and started to accumulate them.
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Clair Bossum: Fretting over Intarsia
At an age when most people are looking back ruefully on how much quicker they used to be, Clair Bossum was galloping toward becoming the fastest, and possibly most accurate, scroll saw virtuoso in the West.
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Philadelphia Furniture Workshop
Call Alan Turner in the early hours of the morning, and you are likely to find him hard at work as a lawyer, one of two day jobs that split his time.
