Workbenches: From Design And Theory To Construction And Use (Popular Woodworking)
Christopher Schwarzis the editor ofPopular WoodworkingandWoodworking Magazineand is a long-time amateur furniture-maker and hand-tool enthusiast. He began working with wood at age 8 when his family members built their first home on their farm outside Hackett, Ark., using hand tools because there was no electricity. After studying journalism at Northwestern University and The Ohio State University, Chris became a newspaper reporter but studied furniture-making at night at the University of Kentucky and joined the staff ofPopular Woodworkingin 1996. In addition to his duties atPopular Woodworking, Chris writes about hand tools forThe Fine Tool Journaland has four DVDs on traditional hand tool use produced and sold by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. He teaches handwork at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking and Kelly Mehler's School of Woodworking.