Hoosier Tribute to Woodworkers

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• Historic Woodworker Videos #49: Norway's Medieval Timber Framers - 01-02-2022 03:28 PM | 2 comments

  Today, I am re-issuing my tribute video on the culture, vision, and construction that went into t...

• Raising the Bar on Millwork Production - the Farley & Loetscher Manufacturing Company - 11-12-2021 12:41 PM | 0 comments

  At the turn of the last century, one company expanded its factory to create mass produced doors, ...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #48: Samuel Bentham creates power tools for the wooden Royal Navy in the Age of Sail - 05-28-2021 01:39 PM | 3 comments

  This is my historic video tribute to Sir Samuel Bentham. This is the life-story of an upper cl...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #47: How did the Tar Heels Woodworkers save the Royal Navy with pine resin & turpentine in 1700s - 02-12-2021 02:12 PM | 1 comment

  Learn the inside story of how the citizens of the colony of North Carolina distilled tar and turp...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #46: The Vintage Tales of the Village Carpenter - 11-26-2020 12:05 PM | 2 comments

  Because we are all cut off from relatives this Thanksgiving, I thought I would share a short trib...

• Sears Mail Order Homes - 07-24-2020 12:19 PM | 1 comment

  After praising a lot of craftsman over the past ten years, thought it was appropriate to praise t...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #45: Gus Baumann with the Spark of Wooden Puppets - 04-17-2020 12:23 PM | 0 comments

  This is a tribute video to Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) and his woodblock prints and his pursue of...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #44: Sir Ambrose Heal, Arts and Craft Retail Furniture Designer - 02-15-2020 11:49 AM | 3 comments

  Today, am releasing my historic woodworker tribute on Ambrose Heal, the furniture designer, manuf...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #43: Francis Trumble – One of America’s first Windsor Chair Makers - 11-27-2019 11:48 AM | 0 comments

  This month, I have been researching one of the first American Windsor Chairs – our first na...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #42: The Origin of the Black Forest Carvers in Brienz Switzerland - 07-02-2019 12:09 PM | 0 comments

  Thought you would like to see this re-post of a historic video tribute to the wood carvers in Bri...

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