Today’s Woodworker
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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.
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Norman Pirollo: The Refined Edge of White Mountain
Visit the web site of Refined Edge Furniture Design, and you’ll see some beautifully handcrafted furniture. Mosey on over to White Mountain Design, and you are likely to get a strange feeling of déjà vu as you peer at lovely handmade boxes and hand planes.
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Michael Keller: The Eagle Has Landed
Browse Michael Keller’s eclectic mix of wood carvings, and you will conclude immediately that here is a man with reverence for wood, and the ability to draw the mysticism from it.