Gary Rogowski started woodworking in 1974 with a radial-arm saw and his dad’s old hand planes. He now runs his own woodworking school The Northwest Woodworking Studio in Portland, Oregon and has produced numerous articles and videos for Fine Woodworking, including The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery. Gary’s school opened in 1997 and he holds year-round classes for novice to mastery level students.
Gary Rogowski started woodworking in 1974 with a radial-arm saw and his dad’s old hand planes. He now runs his own woodworking school The Northwest Woodworking Studio in Portland, Oregon and has produced numerous articles and videos for Fine Woodworking, including The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery. Gary’s school opened in 1997 and he holds year-round classes for novice to mastery level students.
Alexis grew up in a family of builders and artists. While designing and building her own house and working alongside her dad, a long time woodworker, she embarked on a career of building fine furniture. She apprenticed with many talented and successful woodworkers before starting her business in Bozeman in 2019. Alexis builds custom fine furniture and teaches classes at Montana State University and the Port Townsend School of Woodworking as well as at her own shop. Alexis is a founding member and the president of the Bozeman Woodworking Guild created to help develop the local woodworking community and encourage and support local craftsmen focusing on novice woodworkers.
Alexis grew up in a family of builders and artists. While designing and building her own house and working alongside her dad, a long time woodworker, she embarked on a career of building fine furniture. She apprenticed with many talented and successful woodworkers before starting her business in Bozeman in 2019. Alexis builds custom fine furniture and teaches classes at Montana State University and the Port Townsend School of Woodworking as well as at her own shop. Alexis is a founding member and the president of the Bozeman Woodworking Guild created to help develop the local woodworking community and encourage and support local craftsmen focusing on novice woodworkers.
As a maker Shea is passionate about keeping Appalachian heritage alive through the trades and arts.
Shea spends his days helping clients pick out lumber, sanding custom furniture orders, sipping scotch with a book, or watching his daughter play with her cat. His active social media presence and involvement in his local community are ways he welcomes all people to know and experience beauty in their everyday lives.
As a maker Shea is passionate about keeping Appalachian heritage alive through the trades and arts.
Shea spends his days helping clients pick out lumber, sanding custom furniture orders, sipping scotch with a book, or watching his daughter play with her cat. His active social media presence and involvement in his local community are ways he welcomes all people to know and experience beauty in their everyday lives.
Vic Tesolin's woodworking journey began after 14 years in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. After his honorable discharge, he traded in his uniform for a woodworking apron and dove into furniture design at Rosewood Studio, learning from some of North America’s top furniture makers.
With his newfound skills, Vic launched a small business crafting custom furniture and also worked as a part-time instructor and craftsman-in-residence at Rosewood. His career in woodworking flourished as he took on various exciting roles, including editor at Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement Magazine and woodworking advisor at Lee Valley Tools. With Lee Valley/Veritas, he helped develop innovative tools and traveled the globe to teach and present at woodworking events.
Nowadays, Vic is working at Exotic Woods, a store in Burlington Ontario, Canada that sells wood, plywood, veneer, and finishing supplies. This is a dream job to Vic because he’s surrounded by gorgeous hardwoods and gets to help people realize their woodworking projects. When he’s not working at Exotic Woods, Vic is busy sharing his passion for woodworking through various platforms. He blogs for Fine Woodworking Magazine, co-hosts the FWW Shop Talk Live podcast, and writes articles for magazines around the globe.
Inspired by the stories of people who think they can't woodwork because they don't have a big workshop or fancy tools, Vic authored two books: “The Minimalist Woodworker” and “Projects from the Minimalist Woodworker”. These books prove that anyone can create beautiful woodworking projects with minimal space and just a few essential tools. Vic's mission is to show that woodworking is for everyone, no matter the size of their workshop.
Vic Tesolin's woodworking journey began after 14 years in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. After his honorable discharge, he traded in his uniform for a woodworking apron and dove into furniture design at Rosewood Studio, learning from some of North America’s top furniture makers.
With his newfound skills, Vic launched a small business crafting custom furniture and also worked as a part-time instructor and craftsman-in-residence at Rosewood. His career in woodworking flourished as he took on various exciting roles, including editor at Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement Magazine and woodworking advisor at Lee Valley Tools. With Lee Valley/Veritas, he helped develop innovative tools and traveled the globe to teach and present at woodworking events.
Nowadays, Vic is working at Exotic Woods, a store in Burlington Ontario, Canada that sells wood, plywood, veneer, and finishing supplies. This is a dream job to Vic because he’s surrounded by gorgeous hardwoods and gets to help people realize their woodworking projects. When he’s not working at Exotic Woods, Vic is busy sharing his passion for woodworking through various platforms. He blogs for Fine Woodworking Magazine, co-hosts the FWW Shop Talk Live podcast, and writes articles for magazines around the globe.
Inspired by the stories of people who think they can't woodwork because they don't have a big workshop or fancy tools, Vic authored two books: “The Minimalist Woodworker” and “Projects from the Minimalist Woodworker”. These books prove that anyone can create beautiful woodworking projects with minimal space and just a few essential tools. Vic's mission is to show that woodworking is for everyone, no matter the size of their workshop.
Mark Harrell is the founder of Bad Axe Tool Works and owner of SawSharp. Hailing originally from Oklahoma, Mark completed a 28-year career in the Army with much of his service spent in Special Forces and officer production assignments. Entering semi-retirement, Mark passed on Bad Axe ownership to his former employees in 2022, and now works independently restoring vintage saws and conducting the SawSharp quarterly array of five-day advanced saw sharpening seminars. He is also completing work on his book, The Continuum of a Toothline: How To Select, Use, Sharpen and Maintain Traditional Handsaws.
Mark Harrell is the founder of Bad Axe Tool Works and owner of SawSharp. Hailing originally from Oklahoma, Mark completed a 28-year career in the Army with much of his service spent in Special Forces and officer production assignments. Entering semi-retirement, Mark passed on Bad Axe ownership to his former employees in 2022, and now works independently restoring vintage saws and conducting the SawSharp quarterly array of five-day advanced saw sharpening seminars. He is also completing work on his book, The Continuum of a Toothline: How To Select, Use, Sharpen and Maintain Traditional Handsaws.
Bob Behnke is Franklin International’s Technical Service Manager for the Construction Division handling all technical aspects of the Titebond Branded product line of wood glues, construction adhesives, wood flooring adhesives and sealants. At Franklin, Bob manages a group tasked with handling all calls to the company’s 800 number, along with technicians tasked with testing of competitive products and new substrates. Bob has worked for over 30 years in the adhesives and sealants industry with experience in the development of emulsion polymers, scale up from bench to production of a range of adhesive technologies and development of breathable technology for organic and inorganic fabrics.
Bob Behnke is Franklin International’s Technical Service Manager for the Construction Division handling all technical aspects of the Titebond Branded product line of wood glues, construction adhesives, wood flooring adhesives and sealants. At Franklin, Bob manages a group tasked with handling all calls to the company’s 800 number, along with technicians tasked with testing of competitive products and new substrates. Bob has worked for over 30 years in the adhesives and sealants industry with experience in the development of emulsion polymers, scale up from bench to production of a range of adhesive technologies and development of breathable technology for organic and inorganic fabrics.
Wilbur Pan is a woodworker from New Jersey, and has been interested in Japanese tools ever since discovering the joys of hand tool woodworking. He has published articles on Japanese tools in Popular Woodworking Magazine, has taught numerous classes on Japanese tools including at Woodworking in America, and is responsible for giant Cypress (giantcypress.net), a blog focusing on Japanese tool use.
Wilbur Pan is a woodworker from New Jersey, and has been interested in Japanese tools ever since discovering the joys of hand tool woodworking. He has published articles on Japanese tools in Popular Woodworking Magazine, has taught numerous classes on Japanese tools including at Woodworking in America, and is responsible for giant Cypress (giantcypress.net), a blog focusing on Japanese tool use.
Beth Ireland earned an undergraduate degree from the State University College at Buffalo, and an MFA in sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has been running her company, Beth Ireland Woodworking, since 1983. Her business provides woodworking with a specialization in architectural and artistic woodturning and carving. Ireland has been involved in two traveling art/craft projects, Turning Around America and the Sanctuary Trailer project. She has received 3 Windgate Fellowships, teaches the 2-month Professional Woodturning Intensive at The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, and writes articles for professional journals. Beth lives and works in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Beth Ireland earned an undergraduate degree from the State University College at Buffalo, and an MFA in sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has been running her company, Beth Ireland Woodworking, since 1983. Her business provides woodworking with a specialization in architectural and artistic woodturning and carving. Ireland has been involved in two traveling art/craft projects, Turning Around America and the Sanctuary Trailer project. She has received 3 Windgate Fellowships, teaches the 2-month Professional Woodturning Intensive at The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, and writes articles for professional journals. Beth lives and works in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Phil Huber is the host of the Woodsmith Shop TV show and Editor-in-Chief for Woodsmith. You can find him writing articles, shooting videos, and making connections with readers on social media. In his home shop, he probably has more projects in-process than is good for him.
Phil Huber is the host of the Woodsmith Shop TV show and Editor-in-Chief for Woodsmith. You can find him writing articles, shooting videos, and making connections with readers on social media. In his home shop, he probably has more projects in-process than is good for him.
Logan’s true love, apart from his family, is the craft of woodworking. Having caught the woodworking bug in middle school, Logan attended the University of Northern Iowa studying Graphic Communications with the intent of, one day, working at a woodworking magazine. After spending a portion of his career in the print industry, Logan became an assistant editor at Woodsmith magazine before taking the reigns at Popular Woodworking. During the spring and fall, Logan’s often found on the water or in the woods hunting and fishing. When summer rolls around, Logan’s often found outside, late into the evenings, covered in sweat and sawdust, running his sawmill.
Logan’s true love, apart from his family, is the craft of woodworking. Having caught the woodworking bug in middle school, Logan attended the University of Northern Iowa studying Graphic Communications with the intent of, one day, working at a woodworking magazine. After spending a portion of his career in the print industry, Logan became an assistant editor at Woodsmith magazine before taking the reigns at Popular Woodworking. During the spring and fall, Logan’s often found on the water or in the woods hunting and fishing. When summer rolls around, Logan’s often found outside, late into the evenings, covered in sweat and sawdust, running his sawmill.
Ben Strano is the Editor of FineWoodworking.com. As a youngster, he became engrossed in music, a passion that brought him to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received a degree in music production and engineering. Soon after graduating, he began a career as a recording engineer in Nashville.
While expanding his woodworking and home-building skills, Ben also expanded his job skills, taking on video and audio projects for Lost Art Press, among others. He dove into web production and the social media landscape, connecting with all manner of woodworkers young and old.
In 2016, Ben and his family moved back to his native Connecticut. Since then, Ben has not only expanded and honed his woodworking skills, but also found a way to combine his two passions through lutherie.
Ben Strano is the Editor of FineWoodworking.com. As a youngster, he became engrossed in music, a passion that brought him to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received a degree in music production and engineering. Soon after graduating, he began a career as a recording engineer in Nashville.
While expanding his woodworking and home-building skills, Ben also expanded his job skills, taking on video and audio projects for Lost Art Press, among others. He dove into web production and the social media landscape, connecting with all manner of woodworkers young and old.
In 2016, Ben and his family moved back to his native Connecticut. Since then, Ben has not only expanded and honed his woodworking skills, but also found a way to combine his two passions through lutherie.
Amanda Russell grew up in El Paso, watching both her grandfather and father woodwork and restore antique clocks. She moved to Austin, Texas in 2015 to pursue a Woodworking Certification from Austin Community College. One of her instructors, Philip Morley, took her into his shop as an apprentice for four years. During that time, she did everything from working at a sawmill, running a woodshop in a non-profit, teaching and assisting classes at Austin School of Furniture, to building fences and installing custom cabinets.
Amanda Russell grew up in El Paso, watching both her grandfather and father woodwork and restore antique clocks. She moved to Austin, Texas in 2015 to pursue a Woodworking Certification from Austin Community College. One of her instructors, Philip Morley, took her into his shop as an apprentice for four years. During that time, she did everything from working at a sawmill, running a woodshop in a non-profit, teaching and assisting classes at Austin School of Furniture, to building fences and installing custom cabinets.