Today’s Woodworker
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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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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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Peter Galbert: Chairmaker Riven to Succeed
It is entirely fair to say that Peter Galbert is a very special sort of woodworker, not only because his work is so impressive, but also because it is especially limited.
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T. Breeze Verdant: Marquetry? It’s a Breeze
“My aim in woodworking,” T. Breeze Verdant told me, “is to create the greatest amount of beauty while consuming the smallest amount of wood.”
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Larry Crossan: History Made to Order, One Piece at a Time
Fitting in perfectly with his surroundings, you will find Larry Crossan assiduously plying his craft in the same manner as did so many before him.
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Doug Bennetts: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
This year, after more than three decades of devoting his life to teaching woodshop to high school kids, Doug Bennetts is retiring.
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Daniel Odhuno: Carving out a New Tradition from a Swahili Background
“I grew up in Kenya,” Omondi explained. “My family owned a furniture building shop, and I started working there with my father at an early age.
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Mark Lackley: Gambling on a High-end Niche
In the world of high-end woodworking, choosing a specialty niche is always a bit of a gamble, but the one Mark Lackley and his wife Kim have staked out is definitely a winner.
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From the Big Dig in Boston to the Big Prize in Providence
At this year’s Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Thomas J. MacDonald captured the Best in Show ribbon for the traditional furniture body of work category.
