Benchmarks Newsletter - FineWoodworking

Benchmarks: Jonathan Brower — When curiosity sparks, all kinds of art are possible
November 10, 2023

My wife caught me again. You know…back on the ground, legs out “wicked witch of the west” style, inspecting every piece of custom furniture in a gallery that showcased the…
Benchmarks: Laura Mays — From technical help to inspiration and community
October 6, 2023

It was the late 1990s; I was 30-odd years old and living in Ireland. I had a degree in architecture and a certificate in furniture design and manufacture, and yet…
Benchmarks: Peter Follansbee — Great teachers, great friends, and FWW
September 8, 2023

I have often blathered on about how this or that event “changed my life.” In 1976, I was an 18-year-old art student. My father had just died the year before…
Benchmarks: Bill Pavlak — The best period furniture makers show us something new
August 11, 2023

Great period furniture makers are innovative. That may seem like an oxymoron, but that’s only because ingenuity tends to hide beneath the surface of period re-creations, while the brilliant newness…
Benchmarks: Kate Swann — Expertise, inspiration, and community—all in one place
July 7, 2023

For as long as I can remember, Fine Woodworking has been a bedrock of the craft. It has led the way on so many practical aspects of woodworking, opened my…
Benchmarks: Rob Hare — Woodworking solutions, right under your nose
June 9, 2023

Making things has always been a focus of my life. Wood and metal have been equal passions. It wasn’t until I'd gotten an MFA in Sculpture in 1974 that I…
Benchmarks: Craig Vandall Stevens—Capturing the imagination with beautiful work
May 12, 2023

It’s hard to imagine a time without Fine Woodworking magazine. My interest in woodworking didn’t start as far back as the magazine’s first issues, but they were still in black and…
Benchmarks: Taimi Barty—FWW is like a letter from an expert friend
April 7, 2023

As I recently started my 50th trip around our sun I’ve been reflecting on how life has gone so far. There are inflection points that drastically change the laissez-faire approach…
Benchmarks: David Douyard — From how-to to inspiration
March 10, 2023

For the past 10 years or so I have been pretty much exclusively building chairs, but I did not start that way. Fresh out of college I already hated my…
Benchmarks: Barry NM Dima — Six years at FWW served up equal parts humble pie and pride
February 3, 2023

February 17 is my last day at Fine Woodworking, bringing me close to six years as associate editor. I’m a sap, so I’m getting wistful and nostalgic—two things that are…

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