Kelly Mehler’s professional woodworking career spans 28 years. His formal training began at the University of Cincinnati’s Ohio College of Applied Science in 1974. He continued to study Industrial Arts at Berea College in Kentucky where he was mentored by instructor and wood turner Rude Osolnik.

In 1978, he opened his commercial furniture making shop in Berea, a town known for an abundance of local artisans, and he continues to build furniture, teach at his school of furniture making, and lecture throughout the United States for woodworking guilds and as part of The Woodworking Shows.

The author of more than a dozen articles featured in Fine Woodworking magazine and other woodworking publications, Mehler also is the author of The Tablesaw Book and featured in two Fine Woodworking DVDs: Build a Shaker Table With Kelly Mehler, and Mastering Your Tablesaw.