Today’s Woodworker
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Nora Hall: Carving Out a Life in the New World
Nora Hall is a European-style woodcarver. She also happens to be one of the premier woodcarvers in the United States.
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Ian Kirby: Keeping the Ideals of Arts and Crafts Alive
In a 40+ year career that’s included woodworking, writing, designing, teaching and consulting, Ian Kirby has achieved national renown.
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Sam Maloof: A Master Craftsman Doing What He Loves
His work is included in permanent museum collections and has found a home in some of the finest houses – including the White House collection and the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA.
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Chris Marshall: Writing His Way Into Woodworking
Chris Marshall is a familiar name to readers of both print and online versions of Woodworker’s Journal. Over the past 12 years, he’s established himself as a uniquely accessible author of articles and books.
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Simon Watts: Furniture Maker, Boatbuilder, and Teacher
“From a very early age, I had an interest in how things worked and in making things with my hands,” explained Simon Watts.
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Frank Klausz: The Economy and Philosophy of Cutting Wood
Frank Klausz left Communist Hungary in the late 1960s, more for economical opportunities than political reasons, and he and his wife eventually settled in New Jersey in 1968.
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From Williamsburg to Kingsport: A Woodworker’s Progress
A trip to Colonial Williamsburg in 1968 was a life changing experience for Gerry Mayberry. There he saw furniture from the William and Mary period.
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Parma Sawdust Club: Woodworking with a Civic Twist
It was a pretty interesting challenge. The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, near Parma, Ohio, had to cut down a fine old red oak tree to make way for its expansion.
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Robert McRay: From Ventriloquist to Hollywood and Back to Ventriloquism
As a woodcarver and sculptor, specializing in ventriloquist dummies, Robert McRay today is considered one of the best in the world and has been invited onto the Tonight Show.
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Luis Costa: Creating Depth in Wood
When you first look into one of Luis Costa’s ship murals, you have to remind yourself it’s really only a two-dimensional work in wood. So closely has the Portuguese craftsman captured the depth and detail from stern to bow.