Podcast—Time and Money with Furniture Maker Tyreik Jackson

In this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Tyreik Jackson, owner of the Hudson Valley, NY based company The Fixer LLC. Furniture maker, renovator, family man—Jackson is all those things, but not always in that order. Jackson has six years of formal training in woodworking and carpentry through high school and college. When he […]

Podcast—Get To Yes, By Saying No: Scott McKinnon of Urban Reclaimed

In this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Scott McKinnon, owner of the Oakville, Ontario-based furniture company Urban Reclaimed. McKinnon has been in this industry for a while. Since the early 1990s he has been renovating homes, building furniture, being a TV personality, and basically taking part in every aspect of the furniture business. […]

IWF Announces ‘Influencers Lounge’ for IWF 2022

Atlanta, GA—The International Woodworking Fair will stage its first ‘Woodworking Influencers Lounge’ during IWF 2022, taking place August 23-26, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The Woodworking Influencers Lounge will serve as a gathering spot for the dozens of woodworking social media personalities to meet with their thousands of fans during the […]

Podcast—Being About Doing It with Nick Sawyer, Sawyer Design

In this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Nick Sawyer, owner of Portland, OR-based Sawyer Design. Not all those who wander are lost. This could easily sum up the beginning of Sawyer’s working life. He had the drive, he just didn’t know what that drive was pushing him towards. Sawyer had been waiting tables […]

Podcast: Joe Clark’s Big Small Business, Architectural Elements

In this episode, woodworker Ethan Abramson sits down with Joe Clark, owner of Bellingham, WA-based Architectural Elements. Before Clark started his company, he tested a lot of different waters to find what was right for him. His path was a winding one, full of good and bad experiences which shaped what his company would become. […]

A Business Built on Woodworking: Mike at Coffey Custom Builds

Coffey Custom Builds is an El Dorado, CA custom furniture business founded by Mike Coffey. His shop produces heirloom quality furnishings, custom doors, built-in cabinetry, as well as signage in wood, plastics and other materials. “What started as a hobby to keep myself busy between my newborn son’s naps, quickly turned into a passion, and […]

Jonathan Katz-Moses Visits Building a Furniture Brand With Ethan Abramson

Every issue, host Ethan Abramson talks to your favorite furniture makers and woodworking professionals to give you a look at the business behind the furniture and cabinetry business. Learn about how these entrepreneurs went from just keeping the lights on to succeeding in the industry. Go inside their companies, inside their pricing, and get inside […]