Philadelphia woodworker Michelle Lipson runs ML Woodworking, a 3,500-square-foot shop focused on hands-on furniture-making classes, workshops and private lessons. Lipson brings a long career in custom furniture to teaching, using small-production-shop methods and a learn-by-doing approach that takes students from rough lumber or pre-cut parts to finished pieces. The shop also offers dedicated bench space and machine access for woodworkers who need a place to build.
Thornbury Wood Design BuildDave Cloud, a lifelong woodworker and former Boeing manufacturing technology leader, founded Thornbury Wood Design Build in 2015 after more than four decades in furniture design and construction. Working from the New Hope area of Bucks County, Cloud creates individualized furnishings shaped by careful material selection and a blend of traditional craft with aerospace-informed technical experience. He also passes that knowledge on through small woodworking classes and apprenticeships.GLEN MILLS, PA
The Main Line Woodshop LLCThe Main Line Woodshop LLC provides custom furniture and woodworking services on the Main Line of Philadelphia.HAMILTON, OH
Shawn Hollenshead CabinetrySince 2003, woodworker Shawn Hollenshead has shaped a custom woodworking company from lessons learned on Chester County job sites and during an apprenticeship with a French cabinetmaker near Paris. Based in Chester Springs, the company creates one-of-a-kind cabinetry and furniture for homeowners, architects, and designers, handling each project from its own woodshop through installation.CHESTER SPRINGS, PA