Interview with Adam Cherubini

I had a lot of fun interviewing Adam. He wears a lot of different hats: Period furniture maker, contributing editor for Popular Woodworking magazine, he writes on two different blogs, volunteers at Pennsbury Manor, and has a day "job" outside of woodworking.

Adam opens up about a variety of topics. He talks about being product oriented vs. process oriented and how there may be many more woodworkers that feel that way than we think.

Adam also explains why he chooses to build period furniture completely with hand tools (his answer will probably surprise you!)

We also get into a discussion on how the museum community is influencing the future of reproduction furniture making.

Our talk also gets into how our forefathers had advantages over us when it came to the availablity of hand tools and also what 18 century woodworkers lacked.

Adam talks about how the hand tool market is lagging behind for cabinet makers vs. specialty woodworkers such as chair makers and why that is and what he's doing about it (check out Adam's line of hand tools on his website: www.adamcherubini.com)

Check out the interview and also hear Adam talk about what classes he will be teaching at this years Woodworking in America Conference being held in Berea, KY.

Let us know what you think by going to our website and leaving a comment on our blog @:

www.WoodworkersResource.com/blog/

Thanks for listening!

Craig Stevens

www.WoodworkersResource.com

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Herb Lapp said: 331 days ago

I listened to Steve's interview of Adam on Chrsitmas Eve '09, so I realize this is sometimes after it was conducted. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have emailed with Adam way beack before he became famous :-)) and it's the first time I've heard his voice. I have been doing wood working using hand tools and some power tools for sometime now in making Windosr chairs. The connection Adam makes to the 18th century and the research element is right on. Understanding the reality of their working world is very important and certainly been missing. The connection to understanding what constitues workmanship and how real men accomplished it during that time when power tools did not exist will add immensely to the movement that is occuring now.