{"product_id":"notable-woodworkers-since-the-1600s-designers-craftsman-and-educators-9781610354097","title":"Notable Woodworkers Since the 1600s: Designers, Craftsman, and Educators","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn about the influential woodworkers who shaped the craft and inspired us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Woodworkers Since the 1600s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise, informative, and essential reference manual for both hobbyist and professional woodworkers. It describes the evolution of woodworking from the time when individual craftsmen were first recognized as masters at the trade and carries us through centuries of style to modern methodology and materials. The book depicts the journey from adze and spokeshave to CNCs and CAD, with stops along the way in the woodshops of the finest practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the primary focus is on cabinetmakers and furniture builders, the umbrella also covers designers, educators, and decorative artists such as carvers and turners who have made significant contributions. From Chippendale to Norm Abram, design\/build has intrigued both furniture buyers and builders as both a creative art and a way to soothe the soul. \u003ci\u003eNotable Woodworkers\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the portfolios of familiar names who have guided that quest and personalizes them. It also opens windows on work that may not be so well-known but is equally significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA perfect gift for the woodworker in your life, this is a sequential, chronological index to those who have piloted growth in the craft--in essence, a Who's Who of woodworking since the seventeenth century from Sheraton and Stickley to Krenov and Maloof. Come, meet the masters . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn English\u003c\/b\u003e is a cabinetmaker and woodturner who has written widely for woodworking and how-to magazine and book publishers. He is perhaps best known for his regular contributions since 1993 to \u003ci\u003eWoodshop News\u003c\/i\u003e, a trade magazine. John was an assistant editor and then the editor of \u003ci\u003eWoodworker's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in Minneapolis in the late '90s, and has written hundreds of magazine articles for leading publications, including \u003ci\u003eToday's Woodworker, Popular Woodworking, American Woodworker, American How-To, Fine Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e, and the U.K. publication \u003ci\u003eThe Woodworker\/Good Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Ireland, he trained as a cabinetmaker in South Dakota and was the director of the Black Hills School of Woodworking from 2007 through 2013. In the studio, he worked extensively with artist and beader Anna Achziger to create fine furniture and beaded hollow vessels. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHarvest Your Own Lumber\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTurning Wood with Carbide Tools\u003c\/i\u003e. He contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Book of Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e (Landauer) and the \u003ci\u003eCollins Complete Woodworker\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published under the imprint of the Smithsonian Institution. Several of his projects appear in two series of how-to books by the editors of \u003ci\u003eAmerican How-To\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoodworker's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter in association with Fox Chapel Publishing. John also writes fiction and has received a Fellowship from the Arts Council in Fiction Writing (Wyoming, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linden Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623565590802,"sku":"9781610354097","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c0e2ee2-f615-4932-ad27-75c74c6eb8e0.jpg?v=1758640386","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/notable-woodworkers-since-the-1600s-designers-craftsman-and-educators-9781610354097","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}