Benchmarks Newsletter - FineWoodworking

Fine Woodworking

Benchmarks: Megan Fitzpatrick

July 3, 2020

I learned the words, and then the craft
Benchmarks: Tom McLaughlin—The more we give, the more we receive

June 5, 2020

During my early apprentice days in eastern North Carolina, I heard the story of a highly skilled local craftsman. He made many pieces of beautiful furniture that decorated stately homes…
Benchmarks: Mike Korsak’s journey as a designer

May 1, 2020

I recently started doing yoga to improve my strength and flexibility. Making furniture is a fairly physical undertaking, which is one of the reasons that I enjoy it so much.…
Benchmarks: Mary May—Carving really isn’t that scary

April 3, 2020

When I first became interested in woodcarving, I tried to find any information I could find on traditional carving techniques through books or magazines. I found a lot of information…
Benchmarks: Justin Fink’s Late-Night Woodworking Textbook

March 6, 2020

For a lot of people, the introduction to Fine Woodworking came sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, when they stumbled upon a fledgling issue of the magazine in…
Benchmarks: Asa Christiana’s Favorite Shop Improvements

February 7, 2020

I walked into my first real workshop in tech school—a big industrial space where I spent half my time in high school learning the machinist trade. Like all good shops,…
Benchmarks: How Michael Cullen Learned to Put Things Together

January 6, 2020

I don’t remember the exact issue of Fine Woodworking I first came across, but I do know I was at the local public library when I was either a freshman…
Benchmarks: John Tetreault Doesn’t Worry About Mistakes

December 6, 2019

The first piece of “real” furniture I built was a kitchen table. I was newly married and we needed one. I remember working with my dad one day, clearing out…
Benchmarks: Nancy Hiller, The Passionate Professional

November 1, 2019

Shh! Don’t tell anyone, but I haven’t always been a big reader of woodworking books or magazines. Nor have I ever watched a woodworking show on TV. I’m not revealing…
Benchmarks: Tim Rousseau’s Source of Inspiration

October 4, 2019

It could be said I got my start in woodworking when I took my first class at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in 1997. But the truth of it is…

No results found.