Who is your favourite woodworking guru?

[Jack]

Amy Devers. No question about it. Love her implants.

[Jay Pique]

Ian Kirby knows what's up. I like his stuff because he focuses on efficiency of body and work process.

JP

[dudley.storey]

Rob Cosman: not only a great guy and an excellent teacher, but a professional with standards I can aspire to.

T> Hi all,

[charlieb]

In no particular order

James Krenov - do a few things exceptionally well, let the wood do the talking and K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) - or at least make it appear so, use the wood wisely

Sam Maloof - make things that function well and are visually as well as tactily pleasing- a chair or bench that beckons you to sit and run your hand over it

Toshio Odate - japanese tools, their use and approach to their use

Michael Fortune - don't be limited to flat surfaces and straight lines Great teacher, great woodworker, nice person

Frank Klausz - pragmatic and efficient with a bias towards traditional methods and joinery

Ian Kirby - one of the few who passes on the fundamentals with the why as well as the how. open to using the latest materials, appreciating the freedom they bring.

Michael Colca - Central Texas very high furniture maker. He and wife built an amazing home, shop on the first floor full of old heavy iron and wondrous wood, living space above of beatiful woods and craftsmanship everywhere you look.

Tage Frid - cause an upside down belt sander for sharpening chisels is just fine

Can kick myself for drawing a blank on the name - google "Soul of a Tree" - wondrous wood with minimal human modification to make it useful

Norm - for getting people to try woodworking

Roy - for perpetuating the use of hand tools and getting people to try woodworking

should do for a start

charlie b

[Andrew Barss]

charlieb wrote: : Can kick myself for drawing a blank on the name - : google "Soul of : a Tree" - wondrous wood with minimal human : modification to make : it useful

George Nakashima. Amazing work -- has to be seen in person to really appreciate it.

I'd also toss in John Reed Fox and Andrew Craford. And David Marks.

-- Andy Barss

[charlieb]

Nakashima! Saw - and drew - most of the extant great trees. (Now I won't awaken in the middle of the night yelling "Nakashima idiot!")

charlie b

[Renata]

[Tom]

Amy Devers