Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your pieces and maybe learn a few secret techniques and tips along the way!
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions Interview Series. Here, we endeavour to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
In 2000, a job fair and a tour at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers in Auburn, Maine, set me on my path to become a real woodworker! It was here that I learned patience, persistence and what quality really looks like. I am forever grateful for my time spent there and the incredible wealth of knowledge that was passed on to me by my trainers.
I have been a jack of all trades and a master of none, my whole life. Whatever my focus was at the time, I excelled to the point where I simply got bored too soon and it fizzled out. I have bounced all over wearing different hats, such as construction, heavy equipment operator, baker, mechanic, site foreman, safety tech…the list goes on! I had a 5 year curse when working for someone else and I was never the best at taking orders that I felt were wrong.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
My first real exposure to fine woodworking came about at the age of 16 when I met a woodworker through my church. Stan Austin is an absolutely incredible craftsman. He taught me how to cut my first joints, how to make bent laminations and many other techniques that I use on a daily basis.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Our sincere thanks go to Christina Vincent of North Haven in Maine for sharing her passion and talent with us in the 6th issue of the Woodworker Sessions USA. Christina is the designer and maker of Christina M. Vincent Fine Woodworking and Northshore, a garden and design company.
I am Chuck Thornton of CP Thornton Guitars and I have been designing and building electric guitars and basses since 1985. I was born in 1956 and grew up on a farm in Maine. My dad was an extremely hard working man and taught me the importance of good work ethics.
Self taught in woodworking, I built furniture for a living for about 12 years, before making a YouTube video on how I made my own backsaw. This brought in a number of orders for me to make saws and coupled with a review in Fine Woodworking magazine, I turned my attention to making hand saws on a full time basis.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions. Our thanks go to Brian Harvey of Kirkville, New York for his willingness to share his precious time with us in the 3rd issue of the Woodworker Sessions series.
We are most grateful to David Knittle of the Knittle Studio for joining us for our 2nd Woodworker Sessions USA! David’s woodcraft niche is unique and his passion shines brightly in every piece that he creates. It is extremely seldom that we come across a woodworker whose specialty lies not in independent furniture items, but rather in those created to support and enhance the display of unique and meditative objects.
Woodworker Sessions #1 – “20 Questions” with Kevin Winsor of Bethel, Maine. We are extremely grateful to Kevin Winsor, who has very kindly offered to be our first interviewee for The Woodworker Sessions USA!
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions Interview Series. Here, we endeavour to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
In 2000, a job fair and a tour at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers in Auburn, Maine, set me on my path to become a real woodworker! It was here that I learned patience, persistence and what quality really looks like. I am forever grateful for my time spent there and the incredible wealth of knowledge that was passed on to me by my trainers.
I have been a jack of all trades and a master of none, my whole life. Whatever my focus was at the time, I excelled to the point where I simply got bored too soon and it fizzled out. I have bounced all over wearing different hats, such as construction, heavy equipment operator, baker, mechanic, site foreman, safety tech…the list goes on! I had a 5 year curse when working for someone else and I was never the best at taking orders that I felt were wrong.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
My first real exposure to fine woodworking came about at the age of 16 when I met a woodworker through my church. Stan Austin is an absolutely incredible craftsman. He taught me how to cut my first joints, how to make bent laminations and many other techniques that I use on a daily basis.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions interview series. Here, we hope to discover more about what makes our woodworkers tick, how you became involved in the craft, how and why you build your
Our sincere thanks go to Christina Vincent of North Haven in Maine for sharing her passion and talent with us in the 6th issue of the Woodworker Sessions USA. Christina is the designer and maker of Christina M. Vincent Fine Woodworking and Northshore, a garden and design company.
I am Chuck Thornton of CP Thornton Guitars and I have been designing and building electric guitars and basses since 1985. I was born in 1956 and grew up on a farm in Maine. My dad was an extremely hard working man and taught me the importance of good work ethics.
Self taught in woodworking, I built furniture for a living for about 12 years, before making a YouTube video on how I made my own backsaw. This brought in a number of orders for me to make saws and coupled with a review in Fine Woodworking magazine, I turned my attention to making hand saws on a full time basis.
Welcome to the Rare Woods USA Woodworker Sessions. Our thanks go to Brian Harvey of Kirkville, New York for his willingness to share his precious time with us in the 3rd issue of the Woodworker Sessions series.
We are most grateful to David Knittle of the Knittle Studio for joining us for our 2nd Woodworker Sessions USA! David’s woodcraft niche is unique and his passion shines brightly in every piece that he creates. It is extremely seldom that we come across a woodworker whose specialty lies not in independent furniture items, but rather in those created to support and enhance the display of unique and meditative objects.
Woodworker Sessions #1 – “20 Questions” with Kevin Winsor of Bethel, Maine. We are extremely grateful to Kevin Winsor, who has very kindly offered to be our first interviewee for The Woodworker Sessions USA!
Our Interviewer
Tobias Lochner
Born in Zambia and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I have been converting big bits of timber into small bits of timber since the age of 8. I knew the founder of Rare Woods well, having bought my first pieces of Black Walnut and Mahogany from Rory somewhere in the early 1980’s ( I am still a regular client).
My passion is for 18th and 19th century American and European reproduction pieces and French style marquetry. I write on woodworking for the South African version of Popular Mechanics and other local publications both online and in print. I love to teach and regularly hold one-on-one specialist classes in hand tool woodworking in my woodshop.
Our Interviewer
Tobias Lochner
Born in Zambia and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, I have been converting big bits of timber into small bits of timber since the age of 8. I knew the founder of Rare Woods well, having bought my first pieces of Black Walnut and Mahogany from Rory somewhere in the early 1980’s ( I am still a regular client).
My passion is for 18th and 19th century American and European reproduction pieces and French style marquetry. I write on woodworking for the South African version of Popular Mechanics and other local publications both online and in print. I love to teach and regularly hold one-on-one specialist classes in hand tool woodworking in my woodshop.
Tuesday to Friday:
8am – 4pm
Saturday:
9am – 1pm
Sunday & Monday:
Closed
Rare Woods USA LLC
120 Swift River Road
Mexico, ME 04257
USA