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Tom McLaughlin
Tom learned to appreciate the fine arts aspect of woodworking in
his teens, but an apprenticeship with 73-year old P.A. “Pug” Moore
launched his 18 years of making furniture professionally. Tom’s emphasis
on combining exceptional materials with traditionally inspired designs has
led to his work being acquired by notable museums. Tom has been featured
in Traditional Home magazine, The New York Times, and Fine Woodworking
magazine, and has received several design awards from the League of New
Hampshire Craftsmen.
Tom has been teaching furniture making workshops for 8 years now. In
addition, Tom serves as Chairman of the NH Furniture
Masters Association. He also coordinates the NHFMA Prison program,
through which inmates receive individual and workshop training as a
rehabilitation effort.
View Tom's Portfolio at www.customfurnituremaster.com. Click on
"Furniture".
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Terry Moore
A Welshman who has lived in the States for nearly thirty years,
Terry Moore paved the way for his ultimate vocation as a furniture master
when, in 1976, he opened his own woodworking shop, designing and making
custom kitchens, architectural woodwork, and musical instruments. When he
began developing his own designs, he was soon showing his work at
exhibitions throughout NH, as well as galleries in Boston and New York.
Many awards for his pieces followed. Along with three other woodworkers,
he formed the Guild of NH Woodworkers and was one of the six founding
members of the NH Furniture Masters Association*. He has been published
extensively and is actively involved with training inmates in woodworking
at the NH State Prison.
View Terry's work, and read his story by visiting the website for the
New Hampshire Furniture Masters
Association.
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Graham Oakes
Graham resides in Derry, NH where he turns in his little shop out
behind the house. He started turning in 2004 and fell in love with it. His
roots in turning stem from Pinkerton Academy where he started turning his
Sophmore year of high school, under the direction of one of New England’s
most renowned woodworking teachers, Jack Grube. He enjoys one of Americas
largest and best equipped school-based woodshops. The second year in
Mr.Grube's program, Graham was introduced to Beth Ireland who took their
class of twelve students through a program called "Creative Enterprise."
Beth is a world famous wood turner and teacher who guided the class in
understanding not only how to turn, but also introduced them to marketing
their wood products.
This young man has quite a future ahead of him as he looks forward to
honing his already developed skill in a studio he hopes to have one day,
while establishing a future of teaching woodturning. He has already shown
himself to be an excellent instructor, one we are thrilled to have join
our team this year.
View Graham's work, and read more of his story by visiting his website
at www.turnatree.com
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