Hoosier Tribute to Woodworkers

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• Historic Craftsman - Thoughts on Design and Craftsmanship #2: Lilly Reich, Mid-Century Furniture and Exhibition Designer - 04-19-2019 11:34 AM | 0 comments

  If you were inspired by a female woodworker lately, you will want to see my historic design tribu...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #41: The Adventures of Lemuel Chenoweth to create timber-framed covered bridges - 02-01-2019 05:06 AM | 4 comments

  The last few months I have been researching the science and techniques to create a timber-framed ...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #40: Historic tribute to a Japanese carpenter - 10-13-2018 11:33 AM | 2 comments

  In 1893, America celebrated Columbus Day with a World’s Fair in Chicago. The Fair represen...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #39: Leslie Garland Bolling created dignity and beauty in award winning wooden sculptures - 05-17-2018 04:07 PM | 1 comment

  In the last three months, I have researched and put together a video tribute to another woodworke...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #38: John and Thomas Seymour, 18th Century Federal Cabinetmakers - 12-21-2017 06:36 PM | 4 comments

  Three days before the big holiday, I wanted to publish another historical woodworker tribute on a...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #37: Israel and Albert Sack, Godfathers of Early American Furniture - 07-13-2017 01:02 PM | 0 comments

  This historic woodworker tribute video flashes back to the days when the price of antique furnitu...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #36: The Romance of the Mahogany Tree - 04-27-2017 12:46 PM | 6 comments

  Today, I just completed another woodworking tribute video. This time, I looked at the discovery ...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #35: Gustave Baumann Spark of Wooden Puppets - 02-24-2017 02:28 AM | 1 comment

  Taking my grandson to his first puppet show inspired me to research the life of Gus Baumann. T...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #34: Andre Roubo, 18th Century Marquetry Educator - 12-23-2016 04:42 AM | 3 comments

  Over the last two months, I have spent some time reviewing a book by Silas Kopf and Lost Arts Pre...

• Historic Woodworker Videos #33: Charles Lathrop Pack, Father of Forest Education - 10-06-2016 10:43 AM | 2 comments

  This month, I have been researching Charles Lathrop Pack, a lumberjack who finally saw a problem ...

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