John Nesset

After John Nesset began woodworking in 1978, he used an apartment bedroom and a four-season porch as shops. Today, he shares a communal workshop in Minneapolis. His bench, “I Am Nature,” was featured on the back cover of FWW #155. He’s at work on a commission for a large dining table, but he still works part time as a meat cutter to subsidize his woodworking habit.

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