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The Future of Woodworking: Justin Nelson
June 11, 2025

When Justin Nelson started Fernweh Woodworking in Bend, Ore., in 2014, he was coming off four years in the Marine Corps and then a season on a Forest Service Hotshot crew fighting wildfires. A couple of years in, he was introduced to Sam Maloof’s work. “It boggled my mind,” he says. And it convinced him to turn his business toward furniture.
The Future of Woodworking: Dawson Moore
June 4, 2025

Dawson Moore was farming in Southern California when he happened to take a woodcarving class. From acanthus leaves and ball-and-claw feet, to flatwork cabinetmaking, Dawson was eager to learn. Then one day he read a blog about spoon carving. “I carved a spoon and was immediately hooked."
The Future of Woodworking: Matte Bentzen and Lasse Kristensen
May 28, 2025

Danish furniture designers Mette Bentzen and Lasse Kristensen create expressive table sculptures inspired by forms from nature: melting glaciers, icicles, and stalagmites, the face of the moon.
The Future of Woodworking: Germán Peraire
May 21, 2025

Peraire’s freestanding cabinet, with a locking tambour door that slides down from the top and rolls up in the base, is derived from a utilitarian file cabinet common in Europe in the 19th century.
The Future of Woodworking: Álvaro Aramburu
May 14, 2025

The seat of Aramburu’s bench features inlaid and stained patches of pine and spruce, randomly placed in a plank of Swedish pine. The legs and stretcher, also solid pine, are coated with milk paint.
Fine Woodworking Build Challenge
May 13, 2025

Join our Discord channel to participate in our bimonthy build challenge.
From the Bench: Moving Day
May 13, 2025

When August R. Reichert III decided to move his complete collection of Fine Woodworking magazines from his attic to his shop, he thought the process would simply be a matter of lifting, hauling, and organizing. He wasn't prepared for the emotional journey he found himself on.
Seth Rolland: Trees Transformed
May 9, 2025

For a recent exhibition, furniture maker and sculptor Seth Rolland created sculptures made with tree trimmings and fallen branches, with a focus on joinery that highlights the natural joinery of trees.
The Future of Woodworking: Beatriz Zuazo
May 7, 2025

Zuazo has built a range of furniture but feels most at home making boxes and embellishing them with marquetry or parquetry. The marquetry designs, created with natural and dyed veneers using the double-bevel technique, were inspired by urban photographs taken in Mexico by Guillermo Rodriguez.
Give Your Pipe Clamps Unlimited Reach
May 6, 2025

This pipe-clamp adaptation allows just a few clamps to replace a whole stack of pipes of different lengths. And the whole system fits into a shoebox.

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