Mario Rodriguez

In the 24 years that Mario Rodriguez has been a contributor to FWW, he has written articles on such wide-ranging topics as making a rocking chair for two toddlers, building custom fireplace mantels, and numerous project articles on tables, stools, cabinets, and more. He’s also written extensively for us on design, using hand tools, and specific woodworking techniques. He has renovated urban buildings and restored a classic 18th-century farmhouse, and has built everything from garden gates to dining tables and spice boxes. Suffice it to say he’s passionate about furniture making, and he shares that passion in his full-time gig as a teacher at the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop (philadelphiafurnitureworkshop.com). The rowhouse he renovated in Philadelphia’s leafy Mount Airy neighborhood is full of his furniture and contains a studio where Mario pursues his other passions: painting and printmaking. Oh, and he wants you all to know he makes a mean Bolognese sauce.