I was saddened to hear of the death of Sam Maloof on May 21, not just because of his loss to woodworking but because of the man he was. I've met a lot of famous and successful woodworkers over the ...

Dallas Gara is an artisan woodworker who creates one-of-a-kind art furniture under the name GaraWood, located in Calgary, Alberta,with his work exhibited at the Bluerock Gallery there. Gara says he is ...

In the pantheon of American woodworking, Californians Sam Maloof and James Krenov are regarded with special esteem. Both are recognized as master craftsmen of particular skill; their cabinetry and ...

Mike Johnson remembers the moment his life changed and the unlikely place it happened. He was at J.C. Penney in Montclair when he recognized a fellow shopper as Sam Maloof. The famed woodworker, who ...

Sam Maloof formed a friendship with Jimmy Carter that seemed to join as perfectly as one of the woodworker’s handmade rocking chairs. The local woodworker and the former president, eight years his ...