Volunteer Woodworker

Designs from the Garden

Craig Nutt is a garden variety artist. His wooden chairs, tables, and sculptures unbelievably feature corn, butter beans, and other vegetables as legs, stretchers, and back rests.

Designs from the Garden

26m 46s

  • Mandolin Man: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mandolin Man

    S1 E112 - 26m 46s

    Dan Voight became interested in the mandolin at an early age. He not only wanted to play, he wanted to build mandolins that would perform to his high standards. Eventually performance and the art of lutherie led him to the Music City, where his work is in constant demand.

  • Prolific Perfection: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Prolific Perfection

    S1 E111 - 26m 46s

    Ronnie Young is always busy, always doing, always figuring things out. He has been awarded the highest honor in woodworking for his American furniture reproductions, including his work in the Federal Style adorned with Paterae Inlay.

  • The Windsor of Chairs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Windsor of Chairs

    S1 E110 - 26m 46s

    Greg Pennington is a master Windsor Chairmaker. He's also a master teacher of the art and an influencer at the center of a specialized genre of woodworking.

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.