Nancy R. Hiller, who passed away in August, was a professional woodworker for over 40 years. She garnered a wider following through her witty articles on woodworking in Fine Woodworking and Popular Woodworking, as well as teaching at the Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking in Berea, KY and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, IN. Her background is further related in Woodworking Observations on page 6.
Her books included The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History 2009), A Home of Her Own 2011), Historic Preservation in Indiana: Essays from the Field 2013), Making Things Work: Tales from a Cabinetmaker’s Life 2017), English Arts and Crafts Furniture 2018), Kitchen Think 2020), and Shop Tales: The Animals Who Help Us Make Things Work 2021).
To provide a sense of her writing style, we have edited an excerpt from the concluding chapter of Making Things Work: Tales from a Cabinetmaker’s Life Lost Art Press, 2017). Using a jobsite cabinet installation as an example, it demonstrates the very premise that woodworking is all about solving problems and making things work is the real payoff.
Nancy’s books—Making Things Work: Tales from a Cabinetmaker’s Life 2017), Kitchen Think 2020), and Shop Tales: The Animals Who Help Us Make Things Work 2021)—are available from Lost Art Press: lostartpress.com/.
Learn more about Nancy at: nrhillerdesign.com/.
What's the best piece of advice you ever got from a fellow woodworker?
A: It’s all problems,” as my first British woodworking employer would say whenever things went wrong. There’s something you've got to understand if you’re going to get anywhere: It’s all problems. That’s what we do: solve problems.” Over the years, I’ve found perverse comfort in Raymond’s dictum.
There was a job for an interior designer. I'll call him Bennet.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November - December 2022 من Woodworker West.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Education: 2022 Design Emphasis
The next generation of furniture designers were on display at the 2022 Design Emphasis, the biennial student design competition exhibition held in conjunction with last summer’s International Woodworking Fair IWF) in Atlanta, GA.
Profile: Leo Litto
Leo Litto of Austin, TX is an award-winning maker of heirloom quality furniture. Here is Leo's story, in his own words:
Tools & Techniques
It’s All Problems
Profile: John P. McCormack
As the Port Townsend School of Woodworking welcomes master woodworkers from around the Northwest to their November Woodworking Show, we caught up with its newest faculty member, John P. McCormack. Here is John’s story in his own words:
From David Marks Studio- Patina Applications & Questions
For years, many of you have read my discussions about gilding and chemical patination techniques, but are unsure about its application to your own work. I'd like to share a recent email from Sandra Walkin of Louisiana, who took my Gilding & Chemical & Patination class and a 2-day private class in 2015:
Education: NW Woodworking Studio
Education: NW Woodworking Studio
Tools & Techniques Small Shop Design
Tools & Techniques Small Shop Design
From David Marks Studio Answering Reader's Questions
From David Marks Studio Answering Reader's Questions
Profile: Marco Cecala
Marco Cecala of Phoenix, AZ is a talented craftsman, beginning a transition into full-time furnituremaking. Here is Marco’s story, in his own words:
Turning Topics AAW Members' Exhibition
Continuum
