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Tom Brewer has worked in construction for nearly twenty years. He started as a roofer in New Jersey, moved into new construction and remodeling in northeast Pennsylvania, and now specializes in custom remodels and furniture-quality cabinetry. Tom also writes occasionally for the Journal of Light Construction.
When Tom isn't making sawdust in his shop, he's on the road. For more than ten years, Tom has been the Road Manager for JLC Live, keeping all the tools, materials—and presenters—organized. Tom is also the Road Manager for the Katz Roadshow. He makes an almost impossible task enjoyable. |
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Greg Burnet, like a lot of carpenters today, is largely self-taught. He started his career at the age of 14, hiring on with contractors while attending high school. and has been honing his craft for over 25 years. Greg currently owns and operates Manor Services, Inc - a design/build remodeling and carpentry contracting firm based in Chicago. Greg's projects have included whole house remodels, frame to finish room additions, and custom interiors. Historical restoration and authenticity are a favorite challenge for Greg; he recently updated the lower level of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Oak Park.
In addition, Manor Services specializes in challenging window replacement work. Greg is a Certified Installer of Marvin Windows and Doors. With a full woodworking shop, Manor Services offers complete finish carpentry and millwork services, from furniture-quality custom cabinets to built-ins and one-of-a-kind moldings. Greg is a frequent contributor to JLC magazine, and presents clinics on finish carpentry techniques at JLC Live and the Katz Roadshow. |
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As a child, Jed Dixon wanted to be a scientist, but under the influence of a great art teacher in high school, he decided to be a sculptor. At the Rhode Island School of Design, Jed studied woodworking with Tage Frid, and changed his mind again-this time he chose furniture making. He started in the industry at a large commercial cabinet shop, but left after a year, following a girl to Europe. Figuring he knew everything about woodworking, he struck out on his own in the mid 1970's, making furniture (and collecting food stamps). Eventually, in Boston, with his brother Andy, he started Dixon Bros. Woodworking, where they built and installed every kind of architectural millwork. In 1985, Jed moved to rural Rhode Island and founded North Road Woodshop, where he built a shop behind his 1805 Federal-style farmhouse.
With three talented employees, Jed builds one-of-a-kind curved stairs, cutting, carving, and turning all the balustrade parts in a shop that mixes 19th century craftsmanship with 21st century technology. His study of 18th and 19th century woodwork, mixed with an excitement for Auto Cad, Sketchup, and CNC routing has made him a specialist in historic reproduction and restoration throughout the New England area.
Jed writes articles on stair building for Fine Homebuilding, the Journal of Light Construction, and Tools of the Trade; he teaches stair building techniques and lectures on architectural woodwork at trade shows throughout the country, including JLC Live!, Builder's Trade, and OnSite Education events. Jed believes strongly in understanding and designing projects properly before starting them; and that a good carpenter should build his work to last 200 years. After nearly 25 years as a stair builder, Jed believes he finally knows a 'little' about the craft, but he learns something new every day. |
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Gary Katz is a licensed general contractor based in California. For more than 30 years, Gary has specialized in finish carpentry, working on a wide range of projects - from tract housing to expansive custom homes; from office tenant improvement to schools and hospitals.
During that time Gary has trained many carpenters on everything from basic techniques to advanced design and joinery. Gary is a popular presenter at national trade shows and lumber yards, where he demonstrates finish carpentry techniques and leads carpentry seminars and hands-on workshops. Gary has also shared his expertise for almost twenty years as a frequent contributor to The Journal of Light Construction, Fine Homebuilding, Fine Woodworking, Tools of the Trade, and other leading trade magazines. He is moderator of JLC's online finish carpentry forum, he moderates two forums on Woodweb, and is author of the The Doorhanger's Handbook (Taunton) and Finish Carpentry: Efficient Techniques for Custom Interiors (JLC/Craftsman).
Gary's latest project, the OnSite Educational Homebuilding series, has produced six Mastering Finish Carpentry programs. The latest program, Wainscoting & Paneling should be released by late fall, 2007. |
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Mike Sloggatt is a Wizard at math and angles. I wish he'd been my math teacher in high school! - Gary Katz
For nearly thirty-five years Mike Sloggatt has been working in construction; he's spent the last twenty-eight years specializing in high-end challenging remodels near his home on Long Island. A master of many trades, Mike works on everything from framing mind-bending roofs to installing fine finish work. He juggles his time in the field with demonstrations at JLC Live, The Remodeling Show, IBS, local NARI events, and Katz Roadshow clinics at lumberyards around the country. Mike is a frequent contributor to the Journal of Light Construction; he writes for Fine Homebuilding and Tools of the Trade, and moderates the JLC Rough Carpentry Forum.
Like many carpenters, school failed Mike-he learned trigonometry on his own, working on jobsites, first with a framing square, then with a calculator. Those hard-earned lessons make Mike an ideal math instructor. When it comes to math, he won't let an audience down. Mike's motto: "No Carpenter Left Behind." |
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