Glen Huey, a great furniture maker, teacher and (I hope) friend, died unexpectedly on July 27 after posting a short notice about an upcoming medical procedure on Facebook. You can read his full obituary here. I first met Glen in the late 1990s as he and his father, Malcolm, launched their custom furniture business and…
Read moreWe’ve launched two new products today for those of you who like hatchets – and sometimes need to clean up the blood they leave behind…. — Christopher Schwarz
Read moreOne of the most famous furniture makers and designers in the Midwest is someone you don’t hear much about in woodworking circles: David T. Smith. With this blog entry, I hope to change that – at least a little. Smith is a long-time furniture maker in Morrow, Ohio, who specializes in early and vernacular American…
Read moreScholarship applications are now open for six spots in a special comb-back class in our Covington, Kentucky, workshop Sept. 15-19. The class is offered through The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, a non-profit organization that provides education and support to those who have been historically excluded from the craft. The six students will spend five days building and…
Read moreWe are not fancy here. So when Megan threatened to wear a skirt, I knew this was a serious event. Rob Spiece, director of woodcraft at Berea Student Craft, had scored invitations for all of us to see the opening of a new exhibit at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati: The Crafted World of Wharton…
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