Master Life Member Honor Roll

Name:  Randy Adams 
Home State:  Indiana
Building Since:  1970
First Project: A giraff hall tree w/ seat for my niece
Project: Andirondack lawn chairs
Tools/Materials:  Bandsaw, table saw, drill driver, orbital sander 
Where this project is used:  Front
deck/patio area

Name:  Mike Azzarano
Home State:  Pennsylvania
Building Since:  1969
Project: 18" Carousel
Where this project is used:  I built this 18" working carousel for my daughter's high school play, "Carousel"

Name:  Bob Belli 
Home State:  Central Wisconsin
Building Since:  My late teens
Project: A restored, white oak bench
Where this project is used:  On my property. It's a place for solitude to sit and enjoy nature.

Bob's Master Life Member Profile    

 Name:  Fred Belli
Home State:  Connecticut
Building Since:  1955

Name:  Patrick Benesch 
Home State:  Florida
Building Since:  1967
First Project: Pedistal bed; table for my amateur radio equipment
Project: Hierloom bed
Tools/Materials:  Red oak lumber, router, router table, table saw, hand saw, circular saw, jig saw,
hammer, rooter, power planer, drill
and drill press
Where this project is used:  Bedroom

Name:  Allen Bochmeyer 
Home State:  Missouri
Building Since:  1989
First Project: Fish pond
Project: Fish pond
Where this project is used:  Side of house

Name:  Harry Bordley 
Home State:  Pennsylvania
Building Since:  1970 at age 16
First Project: Wall cabinet for kitchen
Project: Built in cabinet for bathroom
Tools/Materials:  Router, table saw, screw gun, glue gun
Where this project is used:  Bathroom
which I remodeled

Harry's Master Life Member Profile 

Name:  Becky Bourdeau 
Home State:  Arizona - transplanted from Michigan
Building Since:  My grandfather realized I wanted to do more than watch
First Project: My first major solo project was a desk I built in shop class in high school
Project: Restoration of 1917 house in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Tools/Materials:  Hand tools, paint, caulk, wood, etc.
Where this project is used:  Restoring one
of the original homes in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Name:  Tod Braquet 
Home State:  Texas
Building Since:  Ever since I could hold a hammer
First Project: Model case to hold my plastic models in eighth grade
Project: Vanity for my sister
Tools/Materials:  Mostly Craftsman, and any wood I can get my hands on
Where this project is used:  My
sister's bedroom

Name:  Jack Clifford 
Home State:  Mississippi
Building Since:  2008
Project: Deck
Tools/Materials:  You name it... lol 
Where this project is used:  My back yard

Name:  Jack Cook  
Project: Hall table

Name:  Ric Croft 
Home State:  New York
Building Since:  1978 - helped parents build log home
First Project: Cedar coffee table in 1989
Project: Spalted black cherry six-drawer dresser - Christmas present for wife two years ago
Tools/Materials:  Grizzly Planer, Dewalt table saw, Kreg Jig for drawers, drill and router
Where this project is used:  Sits in our
bedroom; she has half and I have half

Name:  Kenneth Denn
Home State:  Washington
My real interest in woodworking began:  When I built a cradle for my fourth child 
Building Since:  My late teens
Project: 16'x16' latticed island deck
Where this project is used:  The backyard

Kenn's Master Life Member Profile     

Name:  Dwaine Diemer
Project: Wagonwheel coffee table
Where this project is used:  I built this on my back porch. It is used in living room.

Name:  Duane Dooley 
Home State:  Arkansas
Building Since:  1970-2010
First Project: Grandfather Clock
Project: Dining Room Table
Tools/Materials:  Table Saw, Router, Drill Press, Quarter Sawn Oak
Where this project is used:  My daughter's
house

Duane's Master Life Member Profile   

Name:  Jim Gill
Home State:  Washington
Building Since:  About as long as I could hold a hammer
First Project: ????
Project: Shed
Tools/Materials:  Carpentry tools and lumber
Where this project is used:  Yard for
storage

Name:  Erik Hagen
Building Since:  Took about one week
Project: Log custom fishouse
Where this project is used:  On 10,000 Minnesota lakes

Erik's Master Life Member Profile    

Name:  Mark Hashiguchi
Building Since:  1970s
First Project:  Installed Norstom rock panel
Project: Fireplace
Tools/Materials:  Norstom Rock panels
Where this project is used: New family room

Name:  Tom Hiday 
Home State:  Kentucky
Building Since:  1985
Tools/Materials:  Dewalt and Craftmens tools with wood
Where this project is used:  Home

Name:  Mike Hood
Building Since:  1968
First Project:  Barn
Project: Kitchen Cabinets
Tools/Materials:  The list would be too long
Where this project is used: Kitchen

Name:  Peter Jahnke

Name:  John Johnson  
Home State:  Indiana
Building Since:  1970
Project: Apartments
Tools/Materials:  Paints, brushes, rollers, carpenter tools, plumbing tools and electric
Where this project is used:  Home

Name:  Glen Kadelbach 
Home State:  Minnesota
Building Since:  1994
First Project: Small portable steps
Project: Department of Defence Sign
Tools/Materials:  Wood, foam, cardboard
Where this project is used:  Stennis
Space Center

Name:  Douglas Kiefer  
Home State:  Louisiana
Building Since:  I was a teenager
First Project: Wooden tool box
Project: Shop workbench with 32 drawers
Tools/Materials:  2x4's, wafferboard, MDF
Where this project is used:  In my home workshop

Douglas's Master Life Member Profile    

Name:  Lawrence Kiewra 
Building Since:  High School

Name:  David La Flair
Home State:  Michigan
Building Since:  1958
First Project: Too old to remember
Project: Country Group Enclosed Mailbox Station
Tools/Materials:  Used Treated Lawn & Garden Post, Spare Shingles, 1 Sheet of Plexi Glass, and a 36" Piano Hinge 
Where this project is used: At our country
home

Name:  Bonnie Mahiques 
Home State:  New York
Building Since:  1985
First Project:  Picnic Table
Project: Memorial Benches
 Where this project is used: The cherry bench is
in our gazebo. The maple bench was a gift
to my cousins.

Name:  Michael Mann  
Home State:  Kansas
First Project:  Helping Dad with the new tin roof for the calf shed.
Project: Bathroom cabinet
Tools/Materials:  A fallen dog-eared fence, chicken wire, and hinges and door pulls from a junk cabinet.

Michael's Master Life
Member Profile    

Name:  Steven Marlow  
Home State:  Tampa Bay area
Building Since:  Oh, come on! I've been nailing things together since I found my dad's hammer on his workbench when I was a kid.
Project: Potting/Party Bench
Tools/Materials:  Standard 2x4s and outdoor grade plywood. Painted with exterior latex paint
Where this project is used:  Our
screened-in pool/patio area

Steven's Master Life
Member Profile    

Name:  Paul Marwedel
Home State:  Utah
Building Since:  2010
Project: First project will be a work table with folding sides.
Tools/Materials:  I am in the process of getting the basic woodworking tools. I believe I have the tools now to help me get started. I am studying and feel
ready to begin my first project.
Where this project is used: On back patio

Name:  Michael Mceuen 
Home State:  New Jersey
Building Since:  1980
First Project:  Rocking horse
Project: Fireplace mantel and surround with built-in cabinet and door to hold stereo unit and wooden logs
Tools/Materials:  Table saw/drill driver/router/miter saw/clamps/glue/1-4'x8' 3/4" plywood/crown molding and 3/4' molding used for edging
and door front
Where this project is used: Living room

Name:  Eugene Miller  
Building Since:  1958
First Project:  Soap Box Derby Car
Project: Cherry Cedar Chest
Tools/Materials:  Table saw, band saw, router, dovetail jig, sanders, hand tools
Where this project is used: Wedding
gift for nephew and graduation gift for
granddaughter

Name:  Clifford Millman
Building Since:  1958
First Project:  A clubhouse out of a shipping crate when I was 8
Project: My home
Tools/Materials:  Cedar bead board 1 X 2 'S, saws, hammers, nailgun, brad nailer
Where this project is used:  Living room and
dining room

Name:  Bryan Morris  
Home State:  Texas
Building Since:  1977
Project: Treasure chest
Tools/Materials:  1" thick oak boards, two piano hinges, hasp and lock, brass banding, bench sander, router
Where this project is used:  Teenage
girls jewlery treasure chest   

Name:  Charles Mummaw
Building Since:  1984
Project: Painting my back deck.

Name:  Richard Nichols
Home State:  Illinois
Building Since:  1973
First Project: Pine bookcase
Project: Lighted miniature display case
Tools/Materials:  Table saw, router, drill/walnut, glass, electrical components
Where this project is used:  In the home

Name:  Jeffrey Owen 
Home State:  Kentucky
Building Since:  1990
Project: My workshop

Name:  Frank Pratt 
Home State:  Tennessee
Building Since:  1980
Project: Hawaiian Koa music box
Tools/Materials:  Hawaiian Koa, Ebony, Wenge; 128 Note Romance Movement "Unchained Melody" 
Where this project is used: Anniversary gift
for my wife

Name:  J. David Schmelzer 
Home State:  Pennsylvania
Building Since:  The early 1970s
First Project: Remodeling an old house in Waynesboro, Pa.
Project: Renovated a turn-of-the-century house
Tools/Materials: Lots of power/hand tools for framing, drywalling, painting, wiring, plumbing, etc.
Where this project is used:  It is now a Bed
& breakfast

Name:  Dave Schumacher  
Home State:  Wisconsin
Building Since:  The '40s
Project: 10'x14' storage/garden shed for the backyard
Tools/Materials:  Floor: circle saw, nail gun, tongue and groove pressure treated plywood. T1-11 siding. Roof: particle board,
roofing felt, fiberglass shingles.

Dave's Master Life Member Profile    

Name:  Jeff Scott  
Project: Dome Clock

Jeff's Master Life Member Profile    

Name:  Jeffrey Smith 
Home State:  Georgia
Building Since:  1985
First Project: Key rack
Project: Cedar and stained glass door
Tools/Materials:  Cedar, purple heart, stained glass
Where this project is used:  Installed in a
8,838 sq. ft. house in Rome, Ga.

Name:  Willis Smith  
Building Since:  1976
First Project:  Shelves
Project: Floating (Queen) platform bed
Tools/Materials:  Built primarily of poplar. Tools: Table and circ saws, router, Kreg pocket hole jig and drill
Where this project is used: Built for
my brother and his wife as a
wedding present

Name:  Travis Spitzer 
Home State: Virginia
Building Since:  Old enough to help dad
First Project: Built a play hut 8x8x8 one door one window I was about 12 years old,me and three friends
Project: Planter
Tools/Materials:  Plywood, dowels, jigsaw, skillsaw, nails, glue, paint
Where this project is used:  Flower bed

Travis's Master Life Member Profile   

Name:  James Stachkunas
First Project:  Yes
Project: New woodshop
Where this project is used: Home

Name:  Ken Stalans
Home State:  Tennessee
Building Since:  Teenage years (long ago)
First Project: Living room end table
Project: Two cedar chests
Tools/Materials:  Circular saw, Planer, router, orbital sander, bar clamps, band saw, finishing materials
Where this project is used:  Christmas gifts
for my two 12-year-old granddaughters

Name:  Joe Szarwinski
Home State:  Arkansas
Building Since:  1983
First Project: Kitchen remodel
Project: Deck
Tools/Materials:  Miter saw, power saw, jig saw, screw gun, pressure treated lumber
Where this project is used:  At my house

Name:  Ronald Tappan 
Home State:  Mississippi
Building Since:  1986
First Project: Table and four chairs (bar height)
Project: Entertainment center/Curio cabinet
Tools/Materials:  Makita circular saw, finish nailer and cordless drill
Where this project is used: Master suite
in my home

Name:  James Thomas  

Name:  Richard Tompkins 
Home State:  New York
Building Since:  1980
First Project:  Cabinets
Project: Bar
Tools/Materials:  Oak, kreg system, bisqet jioner
Where this project is used:  In a new
restaurant

Name:  Gredon Turner 
Home State:  Nebraska
Building Since:  1960s
First Project: First piece of furniture was an end table in high school wood shop
Project: Oak quilt rack
Tools/Materials:  Red oak, Minwax finish. Table saw, router, 4" jointer, jig saw, drill press and various hand tools.
Where this project is used:  I've
made seven of these so far as gifts for
our children, and others.

Gredon's Master Life Member Profile

Name:  Eric Vidacovich 
Home State:  Texas
Building Since:  1983
First Project:  Bookcase
Project: Maple bed
Tools/Materials:  Maple - Mortise and Tenon joints
Where this project is used:  Wedding
present for friends in North Carolina

Name:  Keith VonHall  
Home State:  Florida
Building Since:  1954
First Project:  Walnut desk
Project: A fireplace in the kitchen
Tools/Materials:  Hammer, saws, tape measure, plumbing tools, framing lumber, drywall,
firebox, chimney pipe, gas line
Where this project is used:  My
wife's kitchen

Name:  David Webster
Building Since:  1983
Project: Maintenance-Free Portico
Tools/Materials:  Table saw, router, compound slide miter, framing gun, trim gun/Azek PVC 3/8 x 4 x 8 sheets, standard framing materials
Where this project is used:  Home entryways

Name:  Leo Wheeler
Home State:  Utah
Building Since:  1965
Project: Granddaughters' doll cradles
Tools/Materials:  Oak, planer, jointer, bandsaw, drill press, miter saw
Where this project is used: Granddaughters'
Christmas gifts

Name:  Jack Wyrick
Home State:  North Carolina
Building Since:  2006
Project: Cabinets
Tools/Materials:  Tablesaw, planer, nailer, glue, pine wood
Where this project is used:  Garage

Name:  Ernie Zimmer  
Home State:  PA
First Project: Soap box car for a Cub Scout race
Project: Customized, hand-carved cane
Tools/Materials:  Glue (head is 3 pieces of white oak), router table, hammer/mallet, chisels, files/rasps, dremel drum sander, drill press (for walnut pins), mortise and tennon for the
shaft. Finished with Spar Urethane.

Ernie's Master Life
Member Profile