Today’s Woodworker
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Jim Anderson: Scandinavian Bentwood Boxes
“I’ve been working wood since I was old enough to wield a hammer,” Jim Anderson told me when I asked him how…
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Michael Gurian: A Phoenix Up From the Ashes
When word came of the disastrous fire at the Gurian Guitar plant, a lot of fellow guitar makers felt something more than mere sympathy.
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Barry Semegran: Apiary to Furniture, or How I ‘Bee-came’ a Woodworker
For Barry Semegran, it all started with bees; at least, after college.
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Andy Chidwick: Sitting Pretty
I have a picture of me in a little shop apron when I was about five years old, Andy Chidwick told me when I asked just how far back his woodworking experience actually went.
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David Western: Love Spoons
I’ve got a lot of wooden spoons in my kitchen, and I can assure you not one of them bears the slightest resemblance to what David Western carves.
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Jim Tolpin: Experiencing and Teaching the True Joy of Woodworking
By any set of standards, Jim Tolpin is a maven of the woodworking world. Throughout a 40-year career, he has built everything…
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Austin Clark: High-strung Wood, High-toned Sounds
Pick up one of Austin Clark’s exquisite mandolins, turn it over in your hands and play a few notes, and you may be convinced that this is the product of a man who was destined from birth to build these fine musical instruments.
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Mark Laub: Nature’s Influence, with Hidden Treats
“I still remember the day my dad brought home a Shopsmith,” mused Mark Laub, a Minnesota woodworker who designs and builds decidedly striking high-end furniture.
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Matthias Pliessnig: Around the Bend
“As far as comfort level goes, chairs are the hardest thing to make,” insists Matthias Pliessnig.
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Sylvia Cook: Have Saw, Will Travel
Put in simple terms, Sylvia Cook is an itinerant chainsaw carver, but before you rush to judgment, let me assure you that she is not one of those people who crank out an endless stream of ramping bears, grinning bears and, for variety, bears holding signs.
