Carl Stammerjohn has taught many woodworkers in his years at Cerritos College. Here's a tribute from one of them, as he gets ready to enjoy retirement.

A nine-drawer dresser sat in mid-build for nearly 30 years, its drawers half-built, its pockets stuffed with student supplies, clippings, letters, and other stuff. Then David Welter retired, and the dresser came home, rose to the top of the "to-do" list, and found a new life.

In the midst of a pandemic, this newly retired woodworker is amusing himself, his wife, and their neighbors with his furniture adventures.

An inmate in the Wisconsin prison system testifies to the power of woodworking and great mentors in turning around his life.

Tony O'Malley's thoughts turn to retirement, role models, and how he learned to deal with life's setbacks through the example of his grandfather.

Adam Godet explores the mental side of woodworking, from the initial dreams of perfection to the final, flawed (but actually very good) result.

After a career as a commercial furniture designer and maker, the man who brought Gorilla Glue to the U.S. market finds fulfillment again as a simple woodworker.

When Leonard Butler set out to re-create the Jefferson lap desk, he didn't realize he'd be opening a window into history for aspiring woodworkers of all ages

Sometimes, in teaching, you learn as much from your students as they learn from you. Michael Colca has learned this lesson more than once.

Sometimes, life has a way of taking us back to our beginnings by going full circle.