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 Jim BudlongSPECIALTIES: For 20 years, Jim Budlong has been teaching in the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking program, made famous by its founder and longtime director James Krenov. Growing up, Budlong spent summers do...Read More |  Hendrik VarjuSPECIALTIES: Furniture Making, Restoration, Instruction In 1996, after deciding that Canada had at least one too many lawyers, Hendrik Varju changed careers. Since then, he's devoted his energy to making custom furniture, repairing antiques, and teaching w...Read More |
 Alfred SharpSPECIALTIES: After a half-hearted attempt at a law degree, Alf Sharp decided he was meant to be a woodworker. Thirty years later, he’s still at it with enthusiasm. He specializes in period furniture and was the 20...Read More |  J. SpeetjensSPECIALTIES: Instrument Maker; Furniture Maker Among the most vivid childhood memories of J. Speetjens is building a sailboat with his father. Speetjens began his woodworking career after completing a course in stringed-instrument making at the Ro...Read More |
 Charles NeilSPECIALTIES: In a small shop in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Charles Neil crafts furniture for clients nationwide and teaches woodworking. Known for his Southern style of furniture, he has had his work inclu...Read More |  Ernie ConoverSPECIALTIES: Woodturning, Tool Use, General Woodworking Techniques Ernie Conover is a long-time contributor to Fine Woodworking, a furniture maker, and a tool aficionado. While he is often called upon as a machine designer, having designed and marketed the Conover la...Read More |
 Bob Van DykeSPECIALTIES: Woodworking Instructor After 18 years as an award-winning chef Bob left the business to begin a career in woodworking and teaching. Furniture making had provided an outlet to the pressures of the restaurant business until 1...Read More |  Gregory PaoliniSPECIALTIES: Arts and Crafts Gregory Paolini began woodworking in high school and found that he had an affinity for the Arts and Crafts style. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., he and his wife moved in 2006 to a small town near Ashe...Read More |
 Jonathan BinzenSPECIALTIES: Furniture and Interiors Jonathan Binzen is a former senior editor at Fine Woodworking and continues to contribute to the magazine as an author, identifying and interviewing most of the woodworkers whose work appears on the b...Read More |  Christian BecksvoortSPECIALTIES: Traditional Furniture Making Christian Becksvoort is a Fine Woodworking contributing editor and a furniture maker of 45 years. His portfolio of work is deeply inspired by Shaker design, and he does occasional restoration work for...Read More |
 Daniel ChaffinSPECIALTIES: Daniel Chaffin is a self-taught professional furniture designer and craftsman in Louisville, Ky. After renovating a downtown building, he moved his shop from a tiny basement with just over 6-ft. ceili...Read More |  Jeff JewittSPECIALTIES: Finishing Jeff Jewitt has been writing articles about finishing for Fine Woodworking for more than 10 years and in 2003 won the first-place Golden Hammer writing award for magazine articles. He is the author of...Read More |
 Roland JohnsonSPECIALTIES: Roland Johnson first became interested in wood when he was in high school and worked at a lumberyard. As Roland grew, so did his interest, and in 1976 he started refinishing furniture, building furnit...Read More |  Garrett HackSPECIALTIES: Furniture Making Garrett Hack is a Fine Woodworking contributor, teacher, and professional furniture maker best known for his modern interpretations of Federal-style furniture. Author of The Handplane Book and Classic...Read More |
