Harley Griffen – video profile
Ottawa, Ontario furniture maker Harley Griffin on solid wood, failing and building with LEGO.
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Video profiles of Canadian Woodworkers
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Barrie, Ontario studio furniture maker Adam Bezzina on design, live edge dining tables and making pieces others aren’t sure they can make.
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Vancouver, British Columbia wood artist Jesse Toso on sketching, sharp tools and his love of sanding.
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Steven Der-Garabedian – video profile
Mississauga, Ontario furniture maker Steven Der-Garabedian on patience, veneer and getting bored.
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Fernie, British Columbia woodworker Mark Qualizza on functional art, curves and the relationship between form and function.
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Brocklen Johnson – video profile
Vancouver, British Columbia furniture maker Brocklen Johnson on inspiration, commissions and why new makers should imitate, then innovate.
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Penticton, British Columbia studio woodworker Samuel Hunt on historical design, accuracy and the importance of sourcing his own logs.
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John Glendinning – video profile
Sutton, Quebec furniture maker John Glendinning on dovetails, design and his love of tools.
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Victoria, British Columbia furniture maker and teacher Sandra Carr on live edge, breaking out lumber and the benefits of teaching.
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Jackie Chapman – video profile
Blue River, British Columbia wood sculptor Jackie Chapman on design, nature and the challenges of working with foraged wood.
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Toronto based furniture maker and instructor Tom Fidgen on music, woodworking and how they make a great match.
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St. Catharines, Ontario woodworker Vic Tesolin on hand cutting dovetails, making maquettes and his understandable hatred for makore.
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Melanie Hamilton – video profile
Melanie Hamilton of Rothesay, New Brunswick, on planting trees, female woodworkers and being shameless about self-promotion.
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Felix Mckenzie – video profile
New Westminster, British Columbia based furniture maker Felix Mckenzie on sapele, masking tape and epoxy river tables.
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Ottawa, Ontario furniture maker Alex Low on historical design, accuracy and the importance of sourcing his own logs.
