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Benchmarks: Danielle Rose Byrd—It’s more than plans; it’s inspiration and conversation – Fine Woodworking

September 2, 2022

I honestly can’t say that I remember how I came to know about Fine Woodworking magazine, or even when I did. But once it was on my radar, I instantly…
Benchmarks: Owen Madden—From articles to video workshops to podcasts to blogs, there’s something for every woodworker – Fine Woodworking

August 5, 2022

I'm a complete super fan of Fine Woodworking. I work through every new issue like a teen devouring a Twilight novel, feverishly reading and examining the beautiful imagery painstakingly laid…
Benchmarks: Jeff Miller—Medicine may have saved his life, but woodworking saved his soul

July 8, 2022

Going into business as a woodworker wasn’t really what I intended. I had trained as a classical musician, and after several unsuccessful auditions, had finally found a job. While holding…
Benchmarks: Liz Knapp—Fine Woodworking? You know it when you see it.

June 3, 2022

I have made my living from woodworking for 15 years. Even so, I am not a woodworker. I have never been a woodworker, and much to our publisher's dismay, I…
Benchmarks: Kevin Kauffunger—Inspired by the creativity in our craft

May 6, 2022

I don’t remember when I first heard of Fine Woodworking, but it changed my life. I was a rudderless teenager in the early 1990s in Pittsburgh, Pa. I was arty…
Benchmarks: Tim Manney—Rebuilding tools and building knowledge, by way of FWW

April 1, 2022

After working for a few woodworking businesses for several years and a nine-month apprenticeship with a Windsor chairmaker, I decided to strike out on my own and set up my…
Benchmarks: Ivy Siosi—A lifetime of woodworking. Actually, two lifetimes.

March 4, 2022

Similar to anyone born after 1975, Fine Woodworking has been around my whole life. My first knowledge of the publication came at an early age. My Pa (my maternal grandfather)…
Benchmarks: Audi Culver—When your woodworking community grows with you

February 4, 2022

Ivy Siosi and I started SIOSI Design in 2012 with a goal to make art and a living. We found a space for $300 per month, bought basic equipment, and…
Benchmarks: Brian Newell—When youthful zeal wasn’t enough anymore, expert advice came in handy

January 7, 2022

As a youngster interested in woodworking, I was guided by two principles: (1) I wanted to make the world’s greatest furniture (dovetailed-carved-inlaid-ebony), and (2) I wasn’t about to let anybody…
Benchmarks: Rodney Diaz—A designer, an interest, a hobby, a career

December 3, 2021

While finishing up a BA in graphic design in the early 1990s, I spent a couple of afternoons each week assisting my brother-in-law in his fledgling cabinet shop, where I…

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