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Doug Stowe

Contact information: 
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Website: 
www.dougstowe.com
Description: 
Eureka Springs artist Doug Stowe has made furniture and boxes from Arkansas hardwoods since 1976. He has written 5 woodworking books and numerous articles for Woodcraft, Fine Woodworking, and Woodwork Magazines. At Woodwork he has served as a contributing editor since 2002. He is the recipient of 2 golden Hammer Awards for best How-to writing in the home workshop market. In 2001, in collaboration with Clear Spring School, Doug founded the Wisdom of the Hands Woodworking program for the purpose of illustrating the importance of the engagement of the hands in learning for all students.

Chris Pye Woodcarver

Website: 
www.chrispye-woodcarving.com
Description: 
I've been a professional woodcarver, author and teacher of woodcarving for nigh on 30 years, and am a member of the Master Carvers Association. I bring my enthusiasm, experience and knowledge of carving to this website: helping you learn to carve, or develop good, competent woodcarving skills. I want to support your carving path and progress, and rejoice in the beautiful carvings you can create.

Hand Cut Dovetails

Contact information: 
Dale J. Horst Lancaster county, PA
Website: 
www.handcutdovetails.com
Description: 
Hand cut dovetail lessons on printed sheets for shop use.

Dr. Oud

Contact information: 
Dr Oud Press, P.O. Box 87392, Vancouver, WA 98687-7392
Website: 
www.droud.com
Description: 
This site is for oud builders, players and collectors interested in construction and repair of the oud.
Other writings: 

The Oud Construction and Repair

Zoe Gertner - Professional Woodcarver & Tutor

Contact information: 
Puddleduck Farm, South Wonford, Holsworthy, Devon. EX22 7DR Tel: 01409 261648
Website: 
www.zoegertner.co.uk
Description: 
A professional woodcarver and sculptor since 1980, Zoe is experienced in all aspects of wood carving and wood sculpture, including relief carving, lettering, fairground and carousel work.

Abbots Living Wood

Contact information: 
Abbotts Living Wood Ltd Bishops Frome - Worcester - WR6 5AS - Tel: 01531 640005
Website: 
www.living-wood.co.uk
Description: 
Mike Abbott spent most of his childhood playing in the woods around his home near Bristol. After graduating with a degree in combined science, he returned to the countryside with a variety of jobs in amenity horticulture. While attending a course in arboriculture in 1976, Mike discovered Herbert Edlin’s inspiring book Woodland Crafts in Britain. From this he made his first pole-lathe and set about rediscovering the skills that had been all but lost. Two years later he undertook a course in recreation management which included a study of the recreational potential of small woodlands. Here he developed the concept of the ‘Living Wood’; no longer just a haunt for pheasants and wildlife but an environment where people could re-establish their contact with the natural world.

Robin Wood

Contact information: 
Robin Wood, Right Hand Police House Lane Head Green, Edale Hope Valley S33 7ZA, UK Tel. +44 (0)1433 670321
Website: 
www.robin-wood.co.uk
Description: 
Robin Wood is an internationally respected woodturner and spooncarver. He was introduced to traditional woodland crafts whilst working as a National Trust forester clearing and replanting woodlands in Kent after the 1987 storm.
Other writings: 

The Wooden Bowl by Robin Wood

Hendrik Varju's Passion for Wood

Contact information: 
RR#2 Acton, Ontario, Canada L7J 2L8 (519) 853-2027
Website: 
www.passionforwood.com
Description: 
My primary mission is to provide discriminating consumers with wooden furniture and decorating accessories of unsurpassed quality, and to do so with honesty, integrity and professionalism. Superior service is my specialty. One of my secondary goals is to share my knowledge with others so that they can embrace and enjoy this very rewarding and creative craft.

Stephen A. Shepherd

Contact information: 
Stephen Shepherd 974 East 2100 South #3 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 (801) 455-8659
Website: 
www.fullchisel.com
Description: 
We launched our web site in 1999 where we sell Moses T’s All Natural Wood Care Products, provide historical information and offer publications and plans about traditional woodworking. I think that the Internet will revolutionize how we do woodworking and how we will record (& make) history.
Other writings: 

Check out this link to find the following writings:
www.fullchisel.com/publications.htm

1805 Turning Bench (Treadle lathe) - ©1985 Complete construction plans with parts list and material requirements - 8 sheets, 11" by 17" plus 4 pages of instructions

Take It Out - A guide to screw (& nail) removal, 20 pages, punched for 3 ring binder, 144 illustrations

Traditional Equivalents - Hundreds of ancient, archaic and arcane terms and their modern counterparts, 11 pages, punched for 3 ring binder

Guide to Furniture Hardware Casting - ©1989 - A guide for making molds and casting serviceable, impossible to replace, hardware from tin with simple tools, materials and techniques, 36 pages, punched for 3 ring binder, 113 illustrations

French Polish - Reveals the secrets for this impressive traditional shellac finish

Half Mortice Locks - Illustrations of half mortice locks used in 18th and 19th century furniture

Ormolu - A guide to gilded brass hardware

David Finck

Contact information: 
161 Hickory Trail Banner Elk, NC 28604 (828) 963-6504
Website: 
www.davidfinck.com
Description: 
For the past 19 years, I've taught a variety of workshops on fine woodworking at craft centers, schools and universities all over the country. I've hope to pass on the skills, philosophy, and perhaps, some of the inspiration I acquired while studying with James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods.

James Krenov

Contact information: 
California (707) 964-0304
Website: 
www.jameskrenov.com
Description: 
The author of four crucial books for any serious woodworker, Krenov teaches a philosophy that has become a prerequisite for advanced cabinetry throughout the world.

William Cumpiano

Contact information: 
8 Easthampton Road Northampton, Massachusetts 01027 (413) 586-3730
Website: 
www.cumpiano.com
Description: 
I've been making fretted stringed instruments by hand, of unexcelled quality, for almost three decades.

Frank's Cabinet Shop, Inc.

Contact information: 
Frank Klausz 1992 Burnt Mills Rd. Pluckemin, NJ 07978 (908) 658 4396
Website: 
www.frankklausz.com
Description: 
Since 1967, when Frank and his wife came to America, he has been specializing in fine furniture reproductions and custom architectural fixtures.

The Windsor Institute

Contact information: 
Mike Dunbar 44 Timber Swamp Rd. Hampton, N.H. 03842 (603) 929-9801
Website: 
www.mikedunbar.com
Description: 
The Windsor Institute was founded by chair maker Mike Dunbar and his wife Sue.
Other writings: 

Magazine Articles:
Fine Wood Working 01/22/01
"Michael Dunbar Makes a Windsor Chair..."

Woodworker's Journal 4/99
"Michael Dunbar: Prince of Windsors..."

The New York Times 2/11/99
"In the Shop with Michael Dunbar - Do It Yourself Windsor Chair..."

The Wall Street Journal 8/15/97
"As a Work of Art: Windsor Chair Gets a Standing Ovation..."

Greenwoodworking

Contact information: 
John Alexander 1406 Light Street Baltimore, MD 21230 410-685-4375
Website: 
www.greenwoodworking.com
Description: 
I have practiced greenwoodworking for 30 years. I wrote one of the first books on the subject.
Other writings: 

(Note: At the time of this posting, this book was very expensive on Amazon.com. This book is also available from www.lie-nielsen.com)

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