Christian Becksvoort

Christian Becksvoort has been a professional woodworker for 40 years and a FWW contributing editor for 25. “After all these years,” he says, “I still work alone. Each piece is designed, laid out, constructed, glued up, sanded, and finished by me.” He builds between 20 and 30 pieces each year, and they range from chairs, tables, and chests of drawers to lamps, clocks, and small sleighs.

Favorite furniture style? “Shaker, of course.”
Favorite rock band? “The Cowboy Junkies.”

Make A Contemporary Swing-Arm Lamp

January 30, 2019

Christian Becksvoort's wall lamp swivels on a wooden bracket and can be made to hold different types of shades
Build a Basic Tablesaw Outfeed Table

October 30, 2018

Christian Becksvoort's outfeed table is durable, versatile and easy to build
Build A Classic Shaker Bench

May 30, 2018

A straightforward way to build a stunning, classic Shaker settee
Shaker single-step stool

November 29, 2017

A quick-to-build classic that's sure to get used
Tricks For Working at the Right Height

November 1, 2017

Optimize the elevation of your workbench for the task at hand
Four Handmade Gift Ideas

September 27, 2017

Christian Becksvoort gives you four ideas for handmade gifts that will please your friends and family and use up the scraps lying around your shop: a versatile flatware carrier, a two-piece desk set with tray and pencil holder, a tea light holder, and a hanging mirror.
Chris Becksvoort, the dovetail master at work

September 22, 2017

Just another dovetail video? Not really, when you can watch Christian Becksvoort dovetail a drawer packed into a 7-minute edit
Handmade Gift: Tea Light Candle Holder

September 8, 2017

Christian Becksvoort shows you how to empty out that scrap bin by making a beautiful handmade candle holder
2 Options for Lipped Drawers

July 26, 2017

Clever construction tips for both
Shaker Sewing Stand

March 29, 2017

Blending two Shaker traditions—furniture and sewing—this small stand has a central post, three dovetailed spider legs, a rectangular top, and two underhung drawers that open from either side