MOMENT WITH A MASTER: Warren May will soon have made and sold 18K beautiful dulcimers in his Berea, KY shop. To call Warren the “King of the Dulcimer” would not be a stretch! Warren also builds beautifully proportioned Kentucky furniture from his locally harvested cherry and walnut. Listen to Warren as he plays you a tune, sings(…)
Moment with a Master: Sabiha Mujtaba’s woodworking is extraordinarily beautiful and organic. Her many influences come alive and look alive in her work. A chair’s backrest becomes a snake, while a blanket carved from wood adorns a bench. Sabiha is not only an artist she is an excellent teacher. Hear her story and find out(…)
This special episode of “The Highland Woodworker” is all about Henry O. Studley, the man, the tool collection and his famous tool chest. Chris Schwarz and Don Williams discuss what we know and don’t know about Studley — the person and the genesis of the tools and his hand built chest. With accompanying photographs by(…)
MOMENT WITH A MASTER: Peter Galbert is a specialty toolmaker, teacher, sketch artist, author and an authority in Windsor chairmaking! He shares his wonderful story, and shows us how he splits out oak bows and spindles! You’ve got to see this! FEATURE: Handworks 2015 — Christopher Schwarz said it best when he described it as,(…)
Moment with a Master: Matthew Teague was able to merge his passion for woodworking and writing into a fulfilling career at a handful of woodworking magazines. He invites us into his much blogged about Music City workshop for a tour of his renovated 2-car garage, which is now a perfect workspace for building fine furniture.(…)
Moment with a Master: Furniture maker, Michael Gilmartin, invites us inside his Atlanta workshop and spills a few secrets on his masterful design techniques. Feature: We take a step back in time to learn how folks on the frontier did their woodworking without modern machinery. If you like 18th century tools — you will really(…)
