Benches, Chairs and Beds

Chris Marshall is the author of hundreds of woodworking and home improvement magazine articles, as well as several books, including Craftsman Furniture Projects, Black & Decker Carpentry & Home Series, and many others. He has been the Senior Editor at Woodworker's Journal Magazine for more than a decade and is also well-known in the woodworking industry as a key content creator for Woodworker's Journal videos on their YouTube channel. A renowned woodworker, instructor, product reviewer and writer, he currently lives with his family in Virginia where his woodworking shop window overlooks the Blue Ridge Mountains.

One of the most respected magazines in the field, brings the voice of expert woodworkers to its readers. The publishers believe in a "community" approach to woodworking, where good design is not a secret to be guarded, but shared, and woodworkers learn from one another's mistakes and successes.

John English is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo.

Ralph Bagnall is a woodworker, author, and instructor with more than 40 years of hands-on woodworking experience. Known for making workshop technology understandable and useful, he has spent decades helping makers gain the skills and confidence to put unfamiliar tools and techniques to work. Ralph has taught woodworking classes around the country and is the author of several Fox Chapel guides, including CNC Woodworking for the Absolute Beginner, Complete Guide to CNC Woodworking, and Beginner's Guide to CNC Machining in Wood. His practical, learn-by-doing approach helps woodworkers move beyond simply owning the tools to discovering what they can make with them.

David Larson launched his writing career after retiring from a forty-year career as an Air Traffic Controller. His bestselling work, Spinning at the Boundary, a memoir of his time as a controller has sold in seven countries, including Japan and South Africa. Also, his Historical novel, One Crowded Hour: the Little Bighorn, has received critical reviews such as "Superb retelling of the 7 th Cavalry expedition to the Little Big Horn. Exhaustively researched and perfectly paced...". His latest work includes a dark comedy series that includes the titles Luther, Out of the Frying Pan, and Son's of Jupiter.