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.

Don’t take my word for it

June 16, 2020

Vic Tesolin believes that if you want to grow as a woodworker, you must try something before dismissing it.
Learning a craft

May 28, 2020

Vic Tesolin believes that a good teacher inspires you and makes you want to learn, but beginners should be careful who they learn from.
I have a few apprentices

May 11, 2020

Vic Tesolin considers the machinery of his shop his "apprentices." He leans on them to make his life easier.
Which first, jointer or planer?

April 21, 2020

It's a tough question. Vic Tesolin argues that if you're armed with a jack plane, the answer is obvious.
Give pine a chance

April 8, 2020

Pine is normally paired with words like cheap, crummy, and a whole host of terms not used in polite company, but Vic Tesolin doesn't understand why.
What’s in a word?

March 20, 2020

Whenever someone asks what Vic Tesolin does, he says ‘I do a lot of things.’ But lately he's been thinking about how he identifies as a craftsperson.
Make your own tools

February 21, 2020

Vic Tesolin thinks that there is something remarkable about using a tool that you have made with your own hands to practice your craft.
Practice, practice, practice

January 20, 2020

Many woodworkers routinely take a drink from the cup of ‘hard knocks’ and get frustrated because a project got ruined or they have to make parts over again, wasting time and material. Vic Tesolin argues it doesn’t need to be like this.
The Ever-morphing Shop

January 7, 2020

A shop is never perfect, and Vic Tesolin thinks that we should allow our shop spaces to change based on the way we work and how we use our tools.
Are You a Collector?

December 13, 2019

Whenever Vic Tesolin gets to know a woodworker, he finds they have far too many of at least one type of woodworking tool. And that's ok.

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