8 items
| # | NAME | DESCRIPTION | STAT | Link | Expand |
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| 1 |  Sam Maloof (1916–2009) | Self-taught maker whose sculpted rocking chairs became icons of American craft. His work proved that craftsman-made furniture could be fine art. Pieces in the Smithsonian. | Smithsonian collection | ||
Self-taught maker whose sculpted rocking chairs became icons of American craft. His work proved that craftsman-made furniture could be fine art. Pieces in the Smithsonian. Self-taught maker whose sculpted rocking chairs became icons of American craft. His work proved that craftsman-made furniture could be fine art. Pieces in the Smithsonian. Smithsonian collection | |||||
| 2 |  George Nakashima (1905–1990) | MIT-trained architect who became the father of the American craft movement. Pioneered the live-edge aesthetic. Japanese-American, interned during WWII, built his legacy from a workshop in New Hope, PA. | Live-edge pioneer | ||
MIT-trained architect who became the father of the American craft movement. Pioneered the live-edge aesthetic. Japanese-American, interned during WWII, built his legacy from a workshop in New Hope, PA. MIT-trained architect who became the father of the American craft movement. Pioneered the live-edge aesthetic. Japanese-American, interned during WWII, built his legacy from a workshop in New Hope, PA. Live-edge pioneer | |||||
| 3 |  James Krenov (1920–2009) | Author of "A Cabinetmaker's Notebook." Founded the College of the Redwoods fine woodworking program. Focused on the why of making, not just the how. His writing changed how craftspeople think about their work. | College of the Redwoods founder | ||
Author of "A Cabinetmaker's Notebook." Founded the College of the Redwoods fine woodworking program. Focused on the why of making, not just the how. His writing changed how craftspeople think about their work. Author of "A Cabinetmaker's Notebook." Founded the College of the Redwoods fine woodworking program. Focused on the why of making, not just the how. His writing changed how craftspeople think about their work. College of the Redwoods founder | |||||
| 4 |  Wendell Castle (1932–2018) | The father of the art furniture movement. Invented the stack lamination technique. Blurred the line between furniture and sculpture. His pieces sold for six figures at auction. | Stack lamination inventor | ||
The father of the art furniture movement. Invented the stack lamination technique. Blurred the line between furniture and sculpture. His pieces sold for six figures at auction. The father of the art furniture movement. Invented the stack lamination technique. Blurred the line between furniture and sculpture. His pieces sold for six figures at auction. Stack lamination inventor | |||||
| 5 |  Wharton Esherick (1887–1970) | Expressionist woodworker whose studio in Paoli, PA is now a National Historic Landmark. Treated furniture as sculpture decades before the art furniture movement had a name. | National Historic Landmark studio | ||
Expressionist woodworker whose studio in Paoli, PA is now a National Historic Landmark. Treated furniture as sculpture decades before the art furniture movement had a name. Expressionist woodworker whose studio in Paoli, PA is now a National Historic Landmark. Treated furniture as sculpture decades before the art furniture movement had a name. National Historic Landmark studio | |||||
| 6 | TF Tage Frid (1915–2004) | Danish-trained craftsman who became the most influential woodworking teacher in America. His "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking" textbooks defined a generation of makers at RISD. | RISD professor, 3-volume textbook | ||
Danish-trained craftsman who became the most influential woodworking teacher in America. His "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking" textbooks defined a generation of makers at RISD. Danish-trained craftsman who became the most influential woodworking teacher in America. His "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking" textbooks defined a generation of makers at RISD. RISD professor, 3-volume textbook | |||||
| 7 | DC David Charlesworth (1951–2022) | British hand tool precision master. Invented the "ruler trick" for plane sharpening. Ran a workshop in Devon from 1977 until his death. His DVDs with Lie-Nielsen remain essential. | Invented the ruler trick | ||
British hand tool precision master. Invented the "ruler trick" for plane sharpening. Ran a workshop in Devon from 1977 until his death. His DVDs with Lie-Nielsen remain essential. British hand tool precision master. Invented the "ruler trick" for plane sharpening. Ran a workshop in Devon from 1977 until his death. His DVDs with Lie-Nielsen remain essential. Invented the ruler trick | |||||
| 8 |  Nick Offerman | Actor and woodworker who runs Offerman Woodshop in LA. Author of "Good Clean Fun." Brought woodworking to mainstream culture and a new generation of makers. | Offerman Woodshop, LA | ||
Actor and woodworker who runs Offerman Woodshop in LA. Author of "Good Clean Fun." Brought woodworking to mainstream culture and a new generation of makers. Actor and woodworker who runs Offerman Woodshop in LA. Author of "Good Clean Fun." Brought woodworking to mainstream culture and a new generation of makers. Offerman Woodshop, LA | |||||