Today’s Woodworker
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David Gray: One Man’s Retirement Becomes Another Man’s Career
Few people choose their life’s career, as Pacific Northwest woodworker David Gray did, based on something sold in the want ads.
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Doug Berch: Coaxing Music Out of Trees
One of the country’s foremost experts on both playing and building the unpretentious dulcimer is a modest, gentle man named Doug Berch.
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John Maki: Tiny Victorian Treasures
“I always liked tools,” John Maki admitted to me. “As much as working with them, I always liked collecting them.”
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Ken Richards: Elegant Design, Flawless Execution
For the past quarter century, Ken Richards has been designing and making world-class furniture in the Pacific Northwest.
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Kate Taylor: Thinking Inside the Box
As with most woodworkers, Kate Taylor’s website nicely displays her work, a delightful collection of beautifully made boxes, furniture and turnings.
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Bob Gasperetti: Woodworking is a Meaty Occupation
I have to admit that it is rare to hear a woodworker credit his time in a butcher shop for his precision and attention to detail in the woodshop, but that’s exactly what Bob Gasperetti did when I asked him about his early influences.
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Martha J. Roberts: Her Work is for the Birds
Martha Roberts, or Marty to her friends, is definitely a latecomer to woodworking.
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James B. Sagui: From Dust Hound to Artisan
The first thing that caught my eye at James Sagui’s website is a photo of a simple round table covered completely with a white cloth that drapes naturally to the floor.
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Texas Toy Boxes: A Toy That Stores Toys
Considering the state of motor vehicle sales these days, hearing about the success of a business making non-motorized ones is heartening.
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William LaBerge: Santa Fe meets Japan
If you look at the bulk of William LaBerge’s work, you’d probably call it Greene and Greene, though by his own admission…
