Woodworking in America: Jess Crow
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Jess Crow, an epoxy/wood artist from Alaska. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I entered the [...]
Out of the Ashes
A look at Ken Richards’ life in woodworking. After six years as a draftsman at Boeing—his first job out of high school—Ken Richards had enough money put aside to buy five acres and a barn in [...]
Woodworking in America: Jenny Boles
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Jenny Boles, a woodworker from Kentucky. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I have always had a love [...]
Woodworking in America: Massood & Sasha Nouri
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Massood and Sasha Nouri, a father-daughter woodturning duo from Washington. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your [...]
Woodworking in America: Angela Hollis
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Angela Hollis, a carpenter from Alabama. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? My greatest influence in [...]
Woodworking in America: Anika Gandhi
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Anika Gandhi, a DIYer and woodworker from California. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I got [...]
Woodworking in America: Darryl Dunn
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Darryl Dunn, a furniture maker from Texas who specializes in reclaimed lumber. How did you get started woodworking? Who were [...]
Woodworking in America: Lauren Matthews
We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Lauren Matthews, a custom woodworker from Maryland. How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I [...]
Woodworking in America: Alma Villalobos
As part of our Woodworking in America initiative, we’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Alma Villalobos, a woodworker and artist from Illinois. How did [...]
Great Woodshops: Yankee’s Shop True to Name
Two days on the set of ‘The New Yankee Workshop’ reveal surprising truths about the way Norm Abram works. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the August 2005 issue of Popular [...]
Tools from Down Under
Chris Vesper strives for precision and perfection in toolmaking (and dancing). Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking When it [...]
Great Woodshops: Living the European Dream
A St. Louis physician spent years assembling the perfect shop. The problem with many “dream shops” is that their visionaries never wake up and get on with building any furniture. There’s nothing [...]