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Another Celebrity Woodworker

comments (0) July 9th, 2009 in blogs     
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Actor Nick Offerman, from the new television show Parks and Recreation, is also a woodworker and boatbuilder, according to digitalcity.com.

Actor Nick Offerman, from the new television show Parks and Recreation, is also a woodworker and boatbuilder, according to digitalcity.com.

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Here at Fine Woodworking we get excited when we hear about famous people taking up our quirky craft… It was quite a coup when we got wood turner William H. Macy on the cover of one of our magazines. Then there’s Jon Stewart, Tom Selleck, Jimmy Carter, etc.

Now I read that one of the actors, Nick Offerman, on the new show Parks and Recreation is a woodworker and boat builder, according to an article on digitalcity.com. (Check out his Web site).

Apparently he’s making a canoe and turning it into a how-to video. Check out a preview here:


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It warmed my heart to read Offerman say, “Teaching myself woodworking has involved a lot of Fine Woodworking Magazine…”

I have yet to watch the show but have been meaning to tune in. Anyone else watch it? I should definitely check it out now. Guess the season premier is Sept. 17.



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