Why Popular Woodworking Magazine?
Over the last few years I’ve been frequently asked why I write for Popular Woodworking Magazine. The conversation usually begins something like, “Someone with your experience could [...]
Greene & Greene’s Thorsen House
When you think of the work of Greene & Greene, you usually think of Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena is home to the Gamble, Blacker and Robinson houses, and there is a...
Aspiration Achieved – A Maloof-inspired Rocker Build
For his first curvilinear project, self-taught woodworker Brad Ferguson decided to go with something simple , a Sam Maloof-style rocking chair. Ferguson (a field clinical engineer by day) has been...
Learning History With a Hammer
I spend way too much time looking at, and thinking about details of old furniture. But I stumble on something useful often enough that I won’t stop. A case in...
Wood Whisperer Guild's 'Best of 2009' DVD
Members of Marc Spagnuolo’s online woodworking club , The Wood Whisperer Guild , get access to tons of how-to videos when they join the Guild. But because so much information...
Wood Talk Online: You’ll Want to Catch It
The March 18th, 2009 edition of Wood Talk Online (WTO) is a program you’ll want to tune-in to hear. As you may remember, we , the hosts of WTO, the...
The Wood Whisperer's Favorite Books
My collection of books really isn’t very unique or unusual. I have some of the essentials by the more well-known authors, but it doesn’t go much deeper than that. I...
Greene and Greene Fans Get Ready
Last October, David Mathias reported from Pasadena’s Craftsman Weekend with photos and first hand accounts of the events. The only criticism we received was that these reports were too late...
Of Interest to Arts & Crafts Fans
The other day I was e-mailing back and forth with a Japanese guitarist who was kind enough to share some of his arrangements with my son. He mentioned how interesting...
Greene & Greene: Final Report From Pasadena
Popular Woodworking contributor David Mathias wraps up his coverage of Craftsman Weekend in Pasadena, California. Wednesday October 24 I planned my trip to Craftsman Weekend for about a year and...
Greene & Greene: Craftsman Weekend Days 3, 4 & 5
Popular Woodworking contributor David Mathias continues his reports from the Craftsman Weekend in Pasadena, California. Pasadena Heritage Craftsman Weekend is a three-day event. My trip to [...]
Greene & Greene: Report From Pasadena
As I mentioned last week one of our authors, David Mathias, is spending a week in California immersing himself in all things Greene & Greene. Here is the first of...
