Peter Korn, the Center’s Executive Director, has been a furniture maker since 1974. He is the author of Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship (Taunton Press, 2003) and The Woodworker’s Guide to Hand Tools (Taunton Press, 1998). Prior to founding the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in 1992, Peter spent six years as Program Director at Colorado’s Anderson Ranch Arts Center and four years as adjunct Associate Professor at Drexel University. His award-winning furniture has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums and his most recent article, “Thinking with Things: Design as Discovery” appeared in the December/January 2012 issue of Woodwork.

Peter’s approach to woodworking calls for a balance between traditional hand skills and effective machine use. “Craftsmanship,” says Peter, “is more than a set of skills; through the process of creating an object, we transform ourselves.”

Eben Blaney builds furniture on commission and creates one-of-a-kind pieces for exhibition in Edgecomb, Maine. He is represented by the Stable Gallery in Damariscotta, ME and was juried into Maine Wood 2012 in our Messler Gallery. In the coming year, Eben will also be showing his work in “The Inspired Hand V” at University of Southern Maine’s Atrium Gallery, the Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, and the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA. Eben’s website is www.ebenblaney.com. 

Giraffe Table by Eban Blaney, maple, plane, and ebony, 2006

Reed Hansuld is a self-employed furniture maker who works out of a cooperative workshop in Toronto, where he builds furniture on commission and originates new designs. A furniture maker for nine years, Reed trained at Conestoga College before taking our Nine-month Comprehensive and being awarded a year-long Studio Fellowship. In 2010 he was honored with an Individual Artist grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Most recently, he was a 2012 NICHE awards finalist. His work may be seen at www.etsy.com and www.reedhansuld.com

Mark Juliana left the world of high tech in 2007 to explore more meaningful work and graduated from our Nine-month Comprehensive in 2008. After assisting in our summer workshops he returned to Ashland, Oregon where he set up a workshop and began to teach locally. In 2011 Mark returned to the Center as a Studio Fellow and in August of that year he joined our staff as Assistant Facilities Manager.

 Demi Lune Table by Mark Juliana, rosewood, walnut, and holly, 2008

David Leach makes furniture in Kittery, Maine, where he has maintained his own studio since 1985. He trained at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Craft and is a longtime member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association. David’s work has been exhibited at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, the New Hampshire Historic Society in Concord, NH, the Lamont Gallery in Exeter, NH, the Messler Gallery in Rockport, ME, and the Boston Design Center, in Boston, MA. David’s website is www.davidleachfurniture.com.

Craig Satterlee builds furniture on commission in his Marietta, Georgia workshop. He also offers private instruction and has taught extensively in the Atlanta area, including courses at the local Woodcraft store and the Dogwood Institute of Fine Woodworking. Craig has been making furniture for twenty six years, following an early retirement from corporate healthcare. He is a graduate of the Twelve-week Intensive and has taught at the Center for the past thirteen years.