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Abbots Living Wood

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Abbotts Living Wood Ltd Bishops Frome - Worcester - WR6 5AS - Tel: 01531 640005
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.

Alan A. Turner

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1725 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 287-7665
Description: 
Alan Turner designs and builds heirloom-quality, solid-wood furniture in a broad range of styles. Each piece is custom designed, incorporating a client’s personal preferences, the piece’s expected function in the client’s home or office, and Alan’s own unique aesthetic.

Antique Refinishers - American School of French Marquetry

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Antique Refinishers American School of French Marquetry 3815 Utah street San Diego, California 92104 (619) 298-0864
Description: 
With the milennium, I realize the the 18th century is rapidly disappearing into the past and the process of working by hand is in danger of being forgotten.

Ashem Crafts

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2 Oakleigh Avenue Hallow Worcester WR2 6NG England Phone Number: (01905) 640070
Description: 
Ashem Crafts are makers of Rotary Planes and allied equipment, essential tools for chair makers wishing to make Windsor or Shaker style chairs. Individually hand made to a very high standard.

Brian Boggs Chairmakers, Inc.

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118 Lester Street Berea, Kentucky 40403 (859) 986-4638
Description: 
Since 1983, I have been intensely focused on designing and producing the finest chairs I can possibly build. I am always reevaluating my work and looking for ways to improve a detail, a joint, or the comfort of the back.
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Center for Essential Education School of Woodworking

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Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village Waco, Texas
Description: 
Our workshops are held at the Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village, surrounded by our 500-acre working farm nestled on the banks of the Brazos river here in Central Texas.

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

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25 Mill St. Rockport, Maine 04856 (207) 594-5611
Description: 
Our woodworking school offers courses in furniture making and related skills such as carving, turning, marquetry and finishing. As a year-round, non-profit woodworking school, our goal is to encourage individual excellence in an inspiring and supportive environment.

Central Jersey Woodworkers Association (CJWA)

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P.O. Box 271 Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
Description: 
The Central Jersey Woodworkers Association (CJWA) is a growing group of woodworkers of various skill levels and interests, who meet monthly to trade ideas, share tips, and listen to various speakers. Various hands-on comparisons of equipment have been offered and there are periodic group purchases of equipment, wood, tools, and supplies

Chipping Away

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808 Courtland Ave East Kitchener, ON N2C 1K3 Canada Order Desk - Toll Free: 888-682-9801 Telephone: (519) 743-9008
Description: 
Chipping away is dedicated to the growth and development of woodcarving and wood art.

Chris Pye Woodcarver

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.

Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking

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249 Spencer St. Manchester, CT 06040 Telephone: (860) 647-0303
Description: 
Based on the idea of “learning by doing”, we provide a wide range of hands-on woodworking classes for men and women of all skill levels. Classes are conducted in a variety of formats to suit the unique needs of our students. They include one or two day weekend classes, series classes that meet one or two nights per week for 4 to 12 weeks, week-long intensive classes and more.

Country Workshops

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990 Black Pine Ridge Road Marshall, NC 28753 (828) 656-2280
Description: 
The woodworking school that focuses on traditional craftsmanship with hand tools. Started in 1978 by Drew Langsner. In many Country Workshops woodworking classes, instruction begins by splitting a freshly felled hardwood log, a traditional method sometimes called “green woodworking.” Air-dried, milled lumber is also used when appropriate. Project work is often done with a drawknife and spokeshave while seated at a shaving horse. We also teach the skills of wood turning, wood bending, carving and hewing with axes and adzes.

Curtis Buchanan

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208 East Main Street Jonesborough TN 37659
Description: 
Curtis Buchanan makes his Windsor Chairs in much the same way they were made 200 years ago. His small, one-man shop is located in the heart of Jonesborough’s Historic District. Buchanan has published numerous articles on chairmaking and has taught in many craft schools both here and abroad.

David Finck

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161 Hickory Trail Banner Elk, NC 28604 (828) 963-6504
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.

David Partridge Coppice Craftsman

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West Barn Higher Honeybrook Farm Cranborne Road Wimborne Dorset BH21 4HW Tel: 01202 691860
Description: 
The core of my work is the production of wattle sheep hurdles. Pleasing to the eye, these hurdles not only make practical wind firm fencing but are also perfect for decorative screening. As well as wattle hurdles I also make functional objects including distinctive rustic chairs, perfect for the patio or conservatory, rose arches, trellis work and many other products. All my products are hand crafted from Hazel. They are adaptable and can be created in various styles and sizes to meet your own particular requirements.

Doug Stowe

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Eureka Springs, Arkansas
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.

Elia Bizzarri

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Pittsboro, NC (919) 967-3321
Description: 
The woodworking tools and techniques I use are many centuries old. All the items I make bear the marks of my hand tools. The quiet of my shop is reminicent of a pre-industrial country woodshop. Like 18th century woodworkers I use safe, non-toxic finishes that protect your health, my health and the health of our planet.

Frank's Cabinet Shop, Inc.

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

Gary Rogowski's Northwest Woodworking Studio

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1002 SE 8th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214 (503) 284-1644
Description: 
Gary Rogowski is the director of The Northwest Woodworking Studio, the center for tradition based woodworking classes in the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Woodworking Studio is dedicated to teaching the art and the craft of woodworking. We welcome people of all abilities and backgrounds to come and use their hands and eyes and hearts in one of our most basic pursuits: building.

Glen-Drake Toolworks

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P.O. Box 2747 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 (800) 961-1569 or (707) 961-1569
Description: 
"Making tools that make a difference" The Glen-Drake Toolworks is located in Fort Bragg, the city that also hosts the world-renowned College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program on California's beautiful north coast. We are dedicated to the task of developing tools for woodworkers that value the woodworking process as a way of life. Our designs are developed, tested, and honed by fine woodworkers. If you are going to be in the area, please do not hesitate to call us. Visitors are always welcome.

Handcraft Woodworks

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Don Weber PO Box 19 Paint Lick, KY 40461 (859) 925-9225
Description: 
Don Weber is a woodworker and furniture restorer with over twenty-five years experience in furniture making, repair and restoration. He has been building English regional-style (Windsor) furniture for the last fifteen years. As a member of the Society of Workers in Early Arts & Trades and the Association of Pole Lathe Turners, he has endeavored to keep the Early Woodland Crafts alive through teaching and demonstrating.

Hendrik Varju's Passion for Wood

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RR#2 Acton, Ontario, Canada L7J 2L8 (519) 853-2027
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.

Inside Passage School of Fine Woodworking

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1-1055 Roberts Creek Road Box 198 Roberts Creek British Columbia V0N 2W0 Tel. (604) 885-9676 Toll Free 1 (877) 943-9663
Description: 
A small school founded on the teachings of James Krenov

J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture

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1774 W. Lunt Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 761-3311
Description: 
Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher, and author of woodworking books and articles.