Today’s Woodworker
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Bob Sweazey: When I’m Sixty-Four
At the robust and sensible age of sixty-four, Bob Sweazey professes to be retired, but to the outside observer, it looks as if he traded one job for two active businesses.
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Woodfinder: Helping Find That Perfect Wood
How do you go about finding out who has what you want at the best possible price, and close to home? Go to Wood Finder, of course.
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Joel Eckhaus: An Uncommon Woodworker
Joel Eckhaus’ core work has always been as a musician and woodworker, two fields he conveniently combines in Earnest, a company making non-mainstream musical instruments.
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Geoffrey Noden: Woodworking’s Renaissance Man
With a portfolio that would take your breath away, Geoffrey Noden is the kind of guy that engenders both intense admiration and a good dose of jealousy.
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John Swanson: Giving It Away Makes This Turner’s Day
At a meeting of the Evergreen Woodworker’s Guild last week, fellow guild member John Swanson handed me a bag filled with finished, turned bowls.
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Don Jensen: Landscape Architect Finds Art In Wood
Don Jensen’s woodworking has come a long way from its beginnings. Now, the Morgan Hill, California resident is focused on creating custom pieces of furniture and supporting his local arts community.
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Kelly Mehler: My New Kentucky School
After several years in which teaching at various institutions has become a larger part of his woodworking career, Kelly Mehler…
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Sieg’s Jig: Finally, the Perfect Jig
Originally trained as a metalworker in Germany, Siegmund Scholler ended up as a skilled carpenter building winding staircases and other high-end interiors for upscale homes in Michigan.
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The Wooden Psalmodikon: Enjoying a 21st Century Comeback
If you hear about an obscure single-stringed, 19th Century instrument called a psalmodikon & unseen outside of museums and rarely if ever heard – what would be your reaction?
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Mack Headley: Learning and Teaching 18th Century Craftsmanship
For most of the thousands who visit every year, it’s a once- or maybe twice-in-a lifetime chance to experience a few hours in Colonial America. For Williamsburg craftsmen like Mack Headley, however, it’s an everyday experience.
