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Jon Binzen, New Milford, CT, US
consulting editor

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 back cover. In the 1980s he taught woodworking at a school for refugees in Philadelphia and later spent several years in Malaysia writing, working in a refugee camp, and making furniture in a Malay shop. These days he lives in New Milford, Connecticut. Between loads of laundry and trips to the elementary school with his daughters, he writes about furniture and interiors.

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Contributions

Pro Portfolio: Doug Mooberry and Kinloch Woodworking

Dec 16, 2009
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In this audio slide show Doug Mooberry describes some of the exquisite pieces of period furniture his company, Kinloch Woodworking, has built over the past three decades.

Brad Smith: Story of a Stool

Nov 3, 2009
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Brad Smith has been making his line of farm-inspired furniture for 25 years, and along the way he's developed a shop full of clever jigs for making the pieces quickly and efficiently. This audio slide show highlights many of them as it follows Smith building a stool.

Pro Portfolio: Michael Hurwitz: Planks into Poetry

Oct 1, 2009
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Philadelphia Furnituremaker Michael Hurwitz is one of the most talented designer/makers currently working. In this slide show he discusses a selection of pieces he's made over the past thirty years.

James Krenov: Virtuoso in Words and Wood

Sep 22, 2009
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An audio slideshow tribute to James Krenov (1920-2009).

Pro Portfolio: Hank Holzer and Judith Ames: Labor of Love

Jul 29, 2009
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Hank Holzer and Judith Ames are shopmates in Seattle. They are also husband and wife. Both have been making furniture since the early 1980s and have developed distinctive styles and loyal followings. This audio slide show presents a selection of furniture by each of them along with their commentary.

Sam Maloof: Reflections on a Master Maker

Jul 29, 2009
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Listen to this audio slide show with prominent woodworkers reflecting on the life and career of master furnituremaker Sam Maloof, who died in May at 93.