Director: Bob Van Dyke
After 18 years as an award-winning chef, Bob began a career in woodworking and teaching.
Chuck Bender
Charles (Chuck) Bender is one of the most highly regarded furniture makers in the country and the founder of the Acanthus Workshop.
Peter Follansbee
Peter lives in Kingston, Ma., in an early 19th-century house. He worked as a joiner at the Plimoth Plantation for more than 20 years.
Mike Pekovich
Mike Pekovich studied both furniture making and graphic design in college and is Editor and Creative Director for FineWoodworking magazine.
Dave Douyard
David Douyard is a chairmaker building Windsor and ladderback chairs in his shop in northwest Connecticut.
Mike Mascelli
Mike is a professional upholsterer with more than 40 years of experience in working and teaching.
Will Neptune
Will Neptune is a furniture maker and master carver working in the Boston area.
Sue Muldoon
Darrell Peart
Darrell Peart lives in Seattle and is best known for his Greene & Greene style furniture.
Steve Latta
Steve Latta has been a professional furniture and cabinetmaker for nearly four decades.
Frank Strazza
Chris Schwartz
Chris Schwarz is a long-time woodworker and writer who has spent the last 15 years encouraging woodworkers to embrace more handwork in their shops.
Matt Cianci
Matt is a professional hand-saw sharpener, hand-tool woodworker, and saw enthusiast who has been using and sharpening hand saws since 2002.
Randy Wilkiinson
Randy Wilkinson is an engineer, furniture conservator, and student of wood. His insights into the microscopic nature of wood reach across many professions.