Tim Coleman

Tim Coleman makes custom furniture in the shop he built a few paces from his house in Shelburne, Mass. He’s run a one-man shop for 25 years now, since apprenticing in Seattle with Curt Minier and studying at the College of the Redwoods under James Krenov in the 1980s. Coleman’s manuscripts are as well-crafted as his cabinets, betraying his college major in creative writing at St. Lawrence University.

Ep 4: Mortising the Legs
June 20, 2025

Tim Coleman lays out and mortises the legs with a hollow chisel mortiser.
Ep 3: Gunstock Miter
June 6, 2025

Tim creates elegantly shaped legs with a gunstock miter, and also shows his method for creating riftsawn material.
Cabinet on Stand with Tim Coleman
May 23, 2025

This intimate video series follows legendary woodworker Tim Coleman as he designs and builds a cabinet on stand—a timeless form made famous by his teacher, James Krenov. Filmed over the…
Ep 1: Building a Cabinet on Stand with Tim Coleman—Introduction
May 23, 2025

This cabinet is highlighted with circle inlay that reflects light differently depending on its grain orientation.
Ep 2: Lumbercore
May 23, 2025

TIm Coleman shows how he makes lumbercore, a super stable substrate.
A lucky unlucky start
November 14, 2024

Tim Coleman's path into woodworking may have had a slow start, but it has grown into an inspiring journey.
The invaluable cabinet scraper
June 12, 2023

A well-sharpened scraper cuts equally well with, against, or across the grain. Tim Coleman shows you how to sharpen them, tune them, and use them to smooth surfaces.
3-Way miters in 3 steps
April 25, 2023

This joint, often seen in Chinese furniture, is strong enough for the job, but it relies on a complex arrangement of integral tenons, miters, and tricky cuts.
Tim Coleman’s lumber core process
November 3, 2022

There's a method behind the madness.
Threaded rod and epoxy: A versatile option for leg joinery
October 14, 2020

Tim Coleman adapted a technique used with wooden dowels for a cleaner way to join legs to benchtops or tabletops without the need for aprons.

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