Vic Tesolin

Vic Tesolin is a graduate of the furniture design and making course at Rosewood Studio in Ontario. After graduating, he ran his own studio furniture business while working at Rosewood as a part-time instructor and craftsman in residence. His current shop is a small space where he uses mostly hand tools. By day, Tesolin is the Woodworking Technical Advisor at Lee Valley & Veritas Tools and by night he teaches privately and for Lee Valley’s seminar program. He maintains a blog at minimalistwoodworker.com.

What’s the Lead in Your Pencil?

July 15, 2019

Vic Tesolin is really picky about what pencils he uses in the shop, and he's narrowed it down to three that cover all of his marking needs
Are You Anti-Social?

July 4, 2019

Some woodworkers like social media and others despise it but I think like any technology, it should be used as a tool as opposed to taking over our lives
Handwork: Three ways to cut a rabbet joint

May 24, 2018

The rabbet joint is a useful joint to know. Here, hand-tool expert Vic Tesolin shows three ways to cut one by hand—with a rabbet plane, with a shoulder plane, and with a chisel and router plane.
7 Questions with Vic Tesolin

January 16, 2018

Simple really, we ask Vic questions, and he answers them
Sharpening a Router Plane with Vic Tesolin

December 15, 2017

A hollow-grind makes a difficult task simple and fast
Shop Tour: Vic Tesolin

October 31, 2017

Vic Tesolin is known as “The Minimalist Woodworker.” You’ll see what that means when we show you how many tools he has stashed away in his shop.
4 Planes for Joinery

February 4, 2015

Get perfect dadoes, grooves, rabbets, and tenons in no time

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