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 [...]
A Father’s Legacy
Christmas, 1956. I was a little fella, and my seeing the Tonka Hi-Way series display in the W.T. Grant store months earlier had captured my entire attention. In my letter to Santa, I asked for [...]
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 [...]
Interview with Matt Bickford
Trading Wall Street for molding planes. Editor’s note: This interview originally appeared in the October/November 2012 issue of American Woodworker Matt Bickford’s story is quite unusual [...]
Norm Abram: Life After ‘New Yankee’
Can America’s most recognizable woodworking personality actually retire? Editor’s note: This interview originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Norm Abram first [...]