Posted on July 15th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
This week's Woodworker Wednesday features expert carpenter and cabinet maker Aaron Underdahl of Benchmark Woodsmiths! Aaron crafts beautiful custom cabinetry for both home interiors and commercial businesses, along with other refacing and woodworking projects.
Learn more at http://www.benchmarkwoodsmiths.com and follow Aaron on Instagram (@woodsmither) to see more projects! :)
Posted on July 8th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
It's Woodworker Wednesday and we're in love with the gorgeous work of Aleksandra Zee, woodworker and installation artist! Aleksandra uses repurposed wood and materials to create small, intricate art pieces and large-scale wood installations inspired by the natural world and Native American textile designs.
Posted on July 1st, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
This week's edition of Woodworker Wednesday features all-American woodworker, engineer, and tool aficionado, Chris Kuehn ("Keen") of Sterling Tool Works! With degrees in mechanical engineering and business, he has worked on the NASA Mars Curiosity rover and has over 20 years of manufacturing experience. Chris is "passionate about manufacturing in the USA and supports a Maryland state initiative to keep manufacturing in the United States."
Posted on June 25th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
Happy Woodworker Wednesday! Check out the incredible work of Sarah Marriage, a talented furniture designer and woodworker from Hoboken, NJ! Sarah is also the co-founder of Works & Days, an online quarterly of arts, letters, music, and no small amount of craft."
In her essay "A Call to Practice," Sarah shared, "Ten years ago, when I began to dream of becoming a woodworker, I didn't know exactly what that would mean... I had been enamored of the idea of this work before, it was with the practice and doing that I found myself in love."
Posted on June 17th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
It's Woodworker Wednesday and this week we're excited to feature Dave Picciuto of The Drunken Woodworker! Inspired to create affordable photo frames for himself, Dave discovered the art of woodworking and never looked back. He strives to share his love of the craft, along with tips, ideas, and a variety of beautiful woodworking projects on his website and in video tutorials.
Posted on June 10th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
Happy hump day! Er... Woodworker Wednesday!! This week we're featuring Jeff & Ange, the innovative makers behind PERRY AND CO.! Perry & Co. is a Pittsburgh-based design + build furniture studio with a passion for innovative design, craftsmanship, and simple living. The gorgeous nesting table in the center was finished with our Rosewood Water-Based Wood Stain. Isn't it gorgeous?
Posted on June 3rd, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
Guess what day it is? If you guessed Woodworker Wednesday, you are correct! This week we're excited to feature the incredible Leslie Webb of Leslie Webb Design, furniture designer and woodworking extraordinaire! Beauty and function is the name of the game when it comes to Leslie's aesthetic in furniture design, as you can see with her intricately woven media center, gravity-defying "stacked" dresser, and delicate rocker, as well as her other pieces.
Posted on May 27th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
"In honor of Memorial Day, this Woodworker Wednesday we're very excited to feature Colonel Ellis D. "Bing" Bingham, a retired US Army Colonel and excellent woodworker! At 84 years old, Col. Bingham still enjoys hand-crafting beautiful pieces for his family, neighbors, and friends.
Posted on May 27th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
"It's our favorite day of the week, Woodworker Wednesday! Today we are featuring Aron Fischer, the talented woodworker behind Facture Goods. Aron hand-crafts functional and intentional home goods and utensils with a level of craftsmanship passed down through generations of makers.
Posted on May 18th, 2015 in DIY Furniture & Projects Blog
Check out the work of masterful woodworker Rosanna Coyne in this week's Woodworker Wednesday series! Rosanna studied under several expert woodworkers and is highly skilled at wood carving, wood turning, carpentry and furniture making.
In one of her largest and most detailed works, Rosanna designed and hand-carved the intricate Borgund Stave portal replicas at the ancient church in Norway (seen in the left and right center photos).